If you know me at all, you know that one of my favorite books of all time is The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer (it was the only book I read the year of The Time Traveler's Wife that affected me as deeply). In fact I wrote a post about The Confessions of Max Tivoli earlier this year. Anyhoo, it's one of my faves and it was, of course, adapted from Fitzgerald's short story which is now a cinematic sensation starring Brad Pitt.
I saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Christmas Day and it was splendid. I enjoyed it immensely and the performances are superb. Blanchett is miraculous. I highly highly recommend the film...but I do think this is one of those rare cases in which you should watch the movie first. Maybe because the story is so short and the movie so long...? But when you know exactly what is going to happen next in an epic film, it does steal a little bit from the raw emotion that watching this movie with no preconceived notions induces. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the movie, but I knew it like the back of my hand. And in a 3 hour movie, it's not the best to know it all. Luckily, Pitt's & Blachett's performances stole the show.
At any rate, when you do venture out to read the short story, might I recommend this delightful graphic novel adaptation? It's freakin' rad.
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You are not the first person that has mentioned The Time Travelers Wife. It keeps coming up in conversation again and again, so it has been officially written down on The List. With that, if The Confessions affected you similarly I guess it goes on The List as well! Sigh. I need to clone myself...
I am extremely envious that you saw the movie Benjamen Button. Usually, if a movie is not child-friendly, it must wait for Netflix. This does not help my attempt to see the movies before Oscar time, for which I think this movie will be nominated...
Sandy, you HAVE to see this movie! And then you have to read the short story, and then you have to report back =-) But, do add Time Traveler's to your list PRONTO and The Confessions of Max Tivoli...especially if you're not going to see the movie (Button) anytime soon; at least you'll have a sense of why it's affecting everyone so deeply!
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