BENJAMIN BUTTON—THE MOVIE.

February 22, 2009 at 2:30 PM · Literature

BENJAMIN BUTTON—THE MOVIE. I posted last summer about Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, saying that I had just read the story and that until then “I could never imagine how anybody—even a genius like Fitzgerald–could make a successful story with that plot—too grim, too many inconsistencies, too implausible.” I also said that: “It seems to me that it’s impossible to make a successful movie of the story.” The movie is obviously a success, with best picture being one of its 13 Oscar nominations for tonight.