The Curious Case of Forrest and Benjamin

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eyebrowcinema A comparative analysis of Forrest Gump and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Two movies that could not be more similar and more different. Like and subscribe for more film analysis. Follow me on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/danpgsimpson.bsky.social 0:00 - Forrest and Benjamin 8:32 - The Historic vs. The Human 19:41 - Conformity vs. Impermanence 28:17 - Cruel Truths and Gentle Lies Photoshop by Myles Brett Works Cited: The Art of Screenplay Adaptation - Forrest Gump Blu-Ray An Evening of Forrest Gump - Hosted by the University of Southern California The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button - Directed by David Prior Forrest Gump - What Are American Values? | Renegade Cut - https://youtu.be/PVfmIOWY6go Getting Past the Impossible - Forrest Gump and the Visual Effects Revolution - Directed by Kim Aubry The Man Who Watched the Hours Go By - Written by Kent Jones Music Featured: Parade by Nctrnm Symphony No. 1: Hope? by Steve Combs Symphony No. 3: Failure by Steve Combs Both Flanks by Small Collin Carnival by smalltertide Tender Moment by John Bartmann Small Spaces by Steve Combs Serial Killer by John Bartmann One Track Lover by Stig Baasvik (based on a melody originally whistled by Garth Marenghi) Facing It by Komiku And Never Come Back by Soft and Furious Setup With an E by Small Collin I Feel You by Soft and Furious More Eyebrow Cinema: Learning to Love Batman Returns - https://youtu.be/J9v9bC3R9oA Fan Entitlement and the Quick Fix - https://youtu.be/OWflw2xzGWY The Godfather Part II - How Coppola Quotes Himself - https://youtu.be/eotARUgv-Ac The Great Bondian Identity Crisis - https://youtu.be/oHTdxKloljo Writing in the Disney Renaissance - https://youtu.be/7xg4sTLg8CA The Death of the American Gangster Film - https://youtu.be/DGEfSsScdAA Silent Films are Like Hard Liquor: A Guide to Silent Movies - https://youtu.be/hwcY20J2kJg The Apartment and How to Write Movies Good - https://youtu.be/ImF4-YbPh8g Night of the Living Dead and the Prison of Intent - https://youtu.be/uo0CUDdi1ow The Citizen Kane Effect and the Rashomon Test - https://youtu.be/0gkCJORqegQ