The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – Benjamin Button’s a long strange trip

Much has been made about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button being curiously similar to screenwriter Eric Roth’s biggest hit, Forrest Gump. Sure, each film’s lead is an unusual man with unusual circumstances who meets the love of his life as a child before going off on a series of adventures and returning when his mother passes away. But this case is a far bleaker and more poetic affair. More…