Taraji Henson gives Oscar Worthy performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Tis the season when Hollywood starts to argue about the Oscars. But one thing just about everybody is agreed upon: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the most highly anticipated film of the year. It stars Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button, a man who ages backwards, and Cate Blanchett as Daisy, the woman he loves and who loves him. The lavish epic, with a running time of just under three hours, is film-making on a grand scale, financed by two studios and costing north of $150m.
Its the third collaboration between the controversial director David Fincher and Pitt, who also starred in Se7en and Fight Club. The film, which covers a span of more than 80 years and ends in the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, is very loosely based on a 1922 short story by F Scott Fitzgerald, which itself was inspired by a quote from Mark Twain: Life would be infinitely happier if only we could be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.
Much of the anticipation comes from a carnival-attraction curiosity about seeing Hollywoods most beautiful actor aged to look both much older than his 44 years, and, more disconcertingly, much younger than the young man who first excited us 17 years ago in Thelma and Louise. The startling special effects are a marriage of old-fashioned make-up, modern prosthetics and ground-breaking computer-generated techniques that have never been used like this before.
During the film, which opens at the end of the first world war, Pitt ages by looking increasingly younger, starting his curious life as a baby with the physical characteristics - baldness, coarse skin, liver spots, cataracts, deafness and arthritis - of a very old man. He has all the deterioration, the infirmities, not of a newborn, but of a man well in his eighties on the way to his grave, says the doctor who delivers him.
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[@rudysinz9769]

When she died in the movie I cried my eyes out she played a mother role that we can all relate too that one mom raising her kid on her own

[@Angell_Lee]

My throat still get heavy every time I watch that, what an amazing master piece.

[@Equint77]

I remember the first time i saw this movie and how utterly blown away i was by her performance. I cant imagine anyone else playing that role better. Every acene she was in she stole. Just amazing.

[@realfredwithtires]

She should have won the Oscar for this performance!

[@bornyesterday2994]

Olly4Ever no way she sucks

[@kelanievassor4253]

John Nodoe Nah, you suck!!!

[@zuberkgolechha]

@@bornyesterday2994 you're an idiot

[@giovannyespinoza6013]

She was good but the other four nominated actresses are better, specially Amy Adams and Viola Davis both nominated for Doubt.

[@candypietravels]

13 years later guess she made it

[@SassyFlower61]

She is the heart of this movie. Deserves Oscar nom!! Queenie's just somebody you have to love -- regardless of anything!

[@Emptiness512]

She was over the charts an amazing actress

[@starlitwisher]

She got nominated for an Oscar! Congratulations to her!

[@Nostalgic684]

This comment is 15 years old!! That is wild!

[@kmcru]

Without Taraji in this film it wouldn't have been good!!!!This girl TRULY showed her acting ability I was VERY impressed!!!!

[@aedancael1717]

If she actually played reality, she would be abusing him because blx women have a history of abusing old defenseless white men when no one is looking

[@scrateshooter]

One of the most beautiful women I have seen!

[@littlehype]

Taraji is and was the best part of this film. Hard to say due to me not liking her much. But she killed it and deserves the OSCAR, period.

[@AnimeBlaque]

yes,she was an extremely vibrant actress throughout the movie, and despite all the age changes. i found her character to be an underlying current during the movie. it was a pleasure to watch her, cate blanchett, and brad pitt perform.

[@nemera34]

I saw it on Christmas Day. Just so beautiful. No other word could do. Brad was great/Oscar... Taraji needs an Oscar too. You should see it if you have not. A Classic.

[@outlaws2b]

I have seen Taraji twice. With a Q&A for S.A.G members. She was very good and I hope she wins.

[@ominous450]

she looks good for 42

[@SophyaAgain]

I love, I adore this movie and Queenie is the best thing of the movie.

[@dylanpsinakis7930]

She was perfect and a first rate actress.... her performance was great. But we know that Penelope did a great job in Vicki Cristina Barcelona.

[@bdennis19851]

One of my favorites still watching it in 2024

[@skorcemerlang6934]

Everything appeared to be oddly nice in this movie. Never get bored in repeating it.

[@THAQUEENB82]

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BEEN BORN AGAIN.....LOVE IT!

[@HavootuMusic]

that was a good movie... strange but good

[@Dinqnash]

I can't wait to go see this movie! I have been watching Taraji since Baby Boy, I saw potential in her in that film...I think she played that role extremely well. Its funny because I was preparing to see this movie and I didn't know Taraji was in it... but now I'm even more excited to see it!

[@iaintmadatcha]

I didnt have a clue that was Brad Pitt until Taraji mentioned it

[@andrescontt8906]

Dan Osanu do u remember writing this ??

[@dolphiiar4286]

I love taraji since her acting in hustle and Flow, my good she's Everything

[@blasianluvschocolate397]

Her first movie was baby boy

[@dolphiiar4286]

@@blasianluvschocolate397 but hustle and Flow makes me rallin live with her

[@blasianluvschocolate397]

@@dolphiiar4286 that's what's up

[@nastaranniki]

she is an incredable actress

[@Nostalgic684]

You know this movie made an impact on you when you carry it for 15 years

[@thielenm]

i hope this movie wins the oscar over slumdog. its just pure magic and the embodiment of great american film-making. i think its an instant classic.

[@citticat2]

Loved Taraji in "Hidden Figures" - wonderful actress.

[@bekanimal]

Did you notice -- her love interest in Hidden Figures is also in Benjamin Button ! I just noticed that while watching this KZbin vid !! 😲

[@duinnerfs]

Taraji Henson was the whole show and the others were just faking it, great job Taraji!!!

[@JsLords1990]

She deserves recognition for this and more

[@luisfuentes862]

I love that reaction 4:06, greetings from Venezuela.

[@user-qf8dp4mi3k]

Yeah! She is a legend!

[@desmit4406]

The message of the entire movie was summed up when: He tells Daisy that "it's a shame that things change"....& She replies "some things NEVER change"...

[@asareaddi950]

You never know what is coming for you

[@tribefan2693]

saw the movie last night. it was FANTASTIC. truly epic.

[@lotteleymoore-daigle9623]

Wow. I remember seeing the trailer but not the movie. I like some of the scenes I have seen.

[@AminEL7]

Can't wait to see it

[@canihelpyou9067]

the movie was amazing...luved it!!! and taraji did such a great job :)!

[@tamaracole3702]

You can tell she did not like playing this role because they payed her so little

[@l.b.2592]

They robbed her. I haven't seen it yet because of how she was treated

[@THAQUEENB82]

COMPUTER GENERATED!

[@mrdkhall33]

a common theme for winners: British accents (The Queen and many movies like that bore people). gay males in movies(Milk, Brokebackmountain)..decent acting but not the best compared to some that wasnt even nominated.

[@docgumbo4979]

Your point being......

[@firebreather333]

i know right? looks interesting

[@SKTPSY]

how did they make him look so small?

[@l.b.2592]

The studio took advantage of her by knowing that Black actresses are desperate for "quality" integral roles. She asked for 500k in pay and I think she got a disgraceful 50k, after paying off irs and assistant, less than 30k...I wish she could have sued them. Brad Pitt and Blanchett received millions.

[@kendall7086]

They originally wanted Beyonce for Taraji's part but they knew she wasnt doing it for six figures. Thats why they used Taraji.

[@l.b.2592]

@@kendall7086 Taraji was racistly paid five figures.

[@zenrocksfan]

amazing movie- amazing acting

[@thesingerperson]

Now this looks like a awesome movie :D

[@mrdkhall33]

4 sho..black people always getting snubbed at oscar time except for a few exceptions lets mention a few over the yrs. Denzil washington Malcom X, somany from denzil i cant remeber. he is the most consistant good actor of our day.Morgan Freeman Lean on me(not even nominated), the bucket list (jack nicholas good inthat one too),laurence fishburne,and C. gooding jr boyz in da hood,don cheadle hotel rwanda and talk to me, terrence howard hustle taraji henson hustle and flow.

[@RachelFrankie]

where cn i see tiz full movie??

[@reesesncreme]

It was a great film but taraji's part reminded me of a mammy role...

[@l.b.2592]

I haven't seen it coz of her low pay. And I read about it. W people love making up fantastical stories about B people.

[@Bbvb579]

she needs an oscar for the color pirple

[@clintonthomas7211]

After seeing this, baby boy was beneath her.

[@blacktreemedia]

I don’t know about that. You can say this was good but I don’t know why baby boy is somehow lower class product for her

[@bombom7123]

Please upload this full move

[@zuberkgolechha]

It's on KZbin already.. search for it

[@cvsdvd1]

I’m here because of Wendy Williams lol

[@sumitsarkar3148]

If you hate Taraji, you my friend are the problem.

[@kaderathebeekeeper22m3]

And she only made $ 40K while others wer paid millions :-/

[@blacktreemedia]

tell me about it! A lot of wrongs need to be corrected in Hollywood!

[@mrdkhall33]

the common theme: if give a oscar worthey perfomance and you a play a role about black culture ie. struggles in black life (boyz in da hood, lean on me), civil rights (malcom X, Hotel Rawanda) you are not likely to win. unless you get pressure from media ie. Jamie in Ray, J hudson Dream girls. a few blacks have had oscars to keep NAACP out of that bias mess.. but many many many snubs

[@mscocacola24241]

She is a beautiful dayum woman I wish i knew her oh yea her acting in this movie was awesome!! CHECKOUT MY VIDEO _"CLEVELANDS NEW DIVA"_

[@BabiiK13]

DANNNNGGGG you ok????LOL

[@marlonfred395]

of course she deserves it!!! was stolen

[@bornyesterday2994]

She shouldnt even be thought of being oscar worthy for this role.