Benjamin Button, the 2008 movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story is a must see as it has quite an unusual plot. However, when I looked up the short story from Wikipedia, it is way different from the screenplay. The only elements that remained faithful to the original story is the name of Benjamin Button and the idea that the man was born old and as years go by he gets younger and younger until he dies as an infant.
In some way I think it is nice to be born old and to die young. At least you get stronger through the years and you do not worry of losing some of your hair, having poor eye sight or having wrinkles. Instead, you gain a youthful look and you have more vigor and vitality as you "un-age".
I wonder what will the world look like if that was the natural course of events? Imagine guys in their 20 years of existence looking like in their 50s romping around trying to get the attention of ladies who seem to be already in their menopausal stage but have yet to experience intimacy. Or boys and girls in their 60 years of being alive dressed in shorts and jumpers making a run for ice cream and candy. So confusing and strange when you think of it now but if that was the norm, I think it wouldn't matter at all. Which prods me to contemplate of more what-if scenarios and thus giving me a mild headache.
Going back in time is an idea that has been a subject of movies, books, theories and has fascinated both geniuses and the uninitiated. Going back gradually and living in a reverse kind of way however is mind boggling! And something tells me I gotta stop thinking about it. Aaargh! there's that headache again.
