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Title: Tales of the Jazz Age Author: F Scott Fitzgerald Table of Content INTRODUCTION Post your review or comment Your review or comment will be placed here on this page Name: Chloe C. _____ [Date: 8/17/06] Title: Subject: Review/comment: A wonderful short story - written with wit, poise, sentimentality and beauty, as is to be expected from Fitzgerald. Definitely a new favorite work by this author. To be the basis of a 2007 film starring Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/). Name: Glenn Peterson _____ [Date: 6/26/08] Title: Subject: Review/comment: I was extremely interested in this book when I first found out about it. The concept of being old and growing younger was something right out of science fiction and it being written so long ago was very interesting. I really enjoyed the book and am excited to see the movie when it comes out. Name: Abby _____ [Date: 12/04/08] Title: Subject: Review/comment: Wow. I just read "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and wow. Made me want to cry. Awesome story. Name: _____ [Date: 12/24/08] Title: Subject: Review/comment: OMG I really enjoyed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was much better than I expected and I'm happy I took the time to read it. The ending is really sad, but the plot of the story was so original! Props to fitzgerald! Name: Caitlin _____ [Date: 12/26/08] Title: College Student Subject: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Review/comment: After seeing the motion picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night, I immediately came home to read the short story. Although the film took much liberty with even the most basic aspect of the story, Benjamin's relationship with the young woman, I actually liked the way Hollywood interpreted this story more than I liked the original (sorry, F. Scott Fitzgerald). The film is incredibly moving. I've been thinking about it constantly since leaving the theatre last night. I'd like to read comments from others who have seen the movie and since read the story. Comparisons? Likes/dislikes? Name: Johnson Arloo _____ [Date: 12/28/08] Title: Haunting Story Subject: Review/comment: Having fallen in love with F. Scott-Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" during my undergraduate years, i've always considered everything by my favorite author as "sacred writ" and was deliciouly surprised to discover-upon googling the story-that it was penned by him.I enjoyed the story immensely, in spite of its haunting "melody" and wistful ending.I am now gathering my depression dollars to catch the movie tonight and, judging by initial rave reviews,i know it will be an unforgettable experience.I will post my comments as soon as i return from the theatre. Name: EMT _____ [Date: 12/29/08] Title: Subject: Review/comment: A life lived in reverse. Very good story. Although the end was somewhat predictable in light of the premise. It makes one glad that one does not have to go through life starting from the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Name: jdit _____ [Date: 12/31/08] Title: On Seeing Benjamin Button the movie. Subject: Review/comment: I've only just come in. Not for a long time have I been so moved by a movie, a good story and no surprise at that, the original, written by a master American storyteller, and set in magical cities. Every single character so dynamically important there was no space between them. They belonged perfectly well together. A romantic take on the human condition with something to grasp for everyone I think. I shed a tear at a single simple line, I have seen many things. Many times the emotion conveyed on a character's face or in their eyes carried everything or simply engaged me so completely that I was sucked right into the atmosphere of the scene. Every creaking floorboard and richly painted hallway wall or plentiful window dressing. I left the theater feeling a little lightheaded and burdened with all kinds of questions about what is going to be next. Not next in the story or even my life but maybe even a greater next. The richness of the music and the colors, the romance of New Orleans and the substance of age, set before the big storm and the end of that romantic city, it seems to celebrate all kinds of feelings at the same time. Glancing around the elements in a single shot there is enough to make a movie in every frame. So much devotion and promise, promises kept and experiences forever linked even without knowing why. It left me reeling. It respected original and complete beauty. I don't know if seeing it alone was the best choice, many rows were filled with couples and cooing and swooning bunches of devoted fans of the lead. That alone could have made the experience almost unbearable but the depth of effort made by the actor could only have robbed the fans of a surface fawning and guided them into being lost in the thickness of the story. All of the actors were as strong and their collective efforts could only have won them new fans. Maybe this is what happens when you do not get out to movies often but I don't believe I've missed much over the past while and doubt if any come close to the height of this one. A promised gift to me when I first saw the trailer many months ago I avoided it like trying to prolong a surprise. Finally just going to it, it was a perfect Christmas gift. It could only have been better if I could share the experience. If you cannot see it with someone you love, see it without them and then miss them like crazy. Name: Bri _____ [Date: 12/31/08] Title: College Student Subject: Review/comment: I was inspired to read this when I heard that the new movie was based on the story. The movie seemed interesting to me and when I heard it was based on a Fitzgerald story, I was even more anxious to read it, for I love Fitzgerald and his writing! Classic Fitzgerald beauty -- I was certainly not disappointed! The plot is very original, and despite the fantastical theme, basic themes of life and humanity can be detected. From the movie previews, it seems like many liberties are taken, but that is to be expected since afterall it is based on a short story. I definitely want to see it now! Name: Brad Regier _____ [Date: 1/01/09] Title: Subject: Review/comment: I first read this story about five years ago and was delighted to hear that a movie has been made based on it. While the film is a bit of a clunker, it nevertheless so impressed me that when I left the theater last night I walked backwards in a vain attempt to reverse time! The film gets off to a slow start with the explanation of how the reversal of time takes place--the backwards clock. But I suppose with such a long film a little explaining is in order. It is interesting how the movie made a fundamental change in the character of Benjamin: while his body ages backwards, his mind goes from child to old man like the rest of us. This makes for a more complex character with even more contradictions, allowing him to learn from his life. I thought one of the biggest glitches in the film was how Benjamin leaves Daisey so soon after the birth of their daughter; it seems too selfish for the kind man we've come to know up till then. He could have stayed a few years longer. But I suppose the story must go on. Hats off to Fitzgerald and hats off to the makers of the film. Thanks for the thought-provoking entertainment. Name: Anne _____ [Date: 1/02/09] Title: The Art of Story Telling Subject: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Review/comment: After viewing the movie starring Brad Pitt and noting F. Scott Fitzgerald's credit of the story, I just had to read the original for comparison. The screen play elaborated on the original story, beautifully adapted it to a more current period time and changed the location to a very familiar backdrop of New Orleans. I found the movie thoughtfully refreshing. It reaches into the depths of your soul to feel the raw bonds of human attachments. I cried. I laughed. I felt. This what the art of storytelling is all about. Stimulating the audience to reevaluate how they think, feel, and live their lives and why because they just lived a life through someone else eyes. I will definitely see this movie again. There is always something that was missed the first time. FSF short story is smartly written; a fantastic foundation for the highly creative story the screenwriters developed. Talented actors throughout and elegantly directed. Name: Rabbi von Manck _____ [Date: 1/05/09] Title: (Retired) Subject: Theology & Medicine Review/comment: Sad and sweet. I haven't read any Fitzgerald since my undergraduate days so long ago, but my wife Ruth is an ardent Fitzgerald fan, hence my interest. Saw the movie before reading this, and actually enjoyed the movie over the story, as it was more "fleshed out", and impeccably cast as well. That being said, this is after all a SHORT story, and was an enjoyable read. It's refreshing to see Hollywood utilize the story of a great author for a change, but perhaps they are just running out of ideas, and if that IS the case, then I hope this lack of ideas introduces more classic literature to the masses. I would like to see some D.H. Lawrence goodies come to the silver screen as well. |