The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dakx97gRCx0


The music and narration of this clip from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button add a dramatic effect to the scene. It makes it more emotional and more impactful on the viewer. It focuses on the importance of little things by zooming in on them (the alarm clock, the boutique, the shoelace, etc.). This scene emphasizes the impact of small events and how they can lead up to and contribute to a bigger life event. There is a hidden lesson in this clip and it is that life is out of our control. The writers of this scene/movie want the viewers to learn this when watching this scene and they want them to actually get something meaningful out of it. The aspect of color is also very important in this short clip. For the most part everything is gray colored except for Daisy (the main character with the red hair), she is wearing bright yellow. This puts the focus of the scene on her and makes her stand out more to the viewers. The writers of this film do this on purpose to center the attention on Daisy because of the fact she is about to be hit by a taxi. It also starts off the scene by zooming in on Brad Pitt's shoes then his whole body. Simply from his body language, his tone, and his outfit the viewers can immediately understand that he is sad and that something bad has likely happened.