It says, "if you not proud of the life you had, then I hope you find the strength to start all over again." Boy have I started all over again more times than I care to count.
williamwallace1307 ...I hope that this time we make this start over the final one...and I hope that it is the right one...this has to go on my list of the most beautiful monologues I've ever heard...and I am glad that it is touching and teaching people. May the good forces be with you. Much love everyone...Started over with you as well...on the fourth and final of my ideal self....finally......and on my birthday...I think of him and hope that he finds his ideal self too...I send strength to him...Through Christ alone...
I died and came back to life fighting for our country. I lost more than you know i start over every day or die eventually. So i find and feel whats worth living for and finding that makes me happy and strong everyday. It could always be worse son be happy with what you got.
"For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. You can make the best or worst of it, and I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. You can make the best or the worst of it, and I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
Whenever I feel low, I listen to these. It gives me inner peace. Everything is temporary, you, me, the world. Nothing will last forever. We all are guest here. I hope all your dreams come true in this short life. Peace to y’all’s.
I once read a comment by someone that appreciating Benjamin Button requires some life experience and maturity. I can't remember who wrote this, it was just some random guy on a message board, but I think he nailed it. I first saw BB when I was 23 I think. I enjoyed some aspects of the film, but overall it dragged too much and seemed too boring to me, with Benjamin's life not being particularly interesting or adventurous. I'm 10 years older now, a lot has happened in my life, including aging and feeling nostalgia for the younger years. Which IMO is key to appreciating the film - knowing how it feels to grow older and knowing how it feels to look nostalgically back at your own past life. When you're young, you seldom self-consciously think about any given thing/moment you're experiencing, you're just absorbing it. Once you hit 30, you start to look at things with perspective more, so now if you're for example with your girlfriend/wife on a holiday and something is particularly nice (scenery, weather, sunset, whatever), you often realize it in that very moment (and you also realize it's not going to last). When you're still in your early 20s, living life to the fullest, full of optimism, parties, sex, travelling the world without a concrete idea of what the future will bring and very few bad experiences, you can't fully understand a movie like BB. You just can't. You can understand the idea behind it, you can understand what it's going for, but without experiencing more of what it's like to be older and how life changes, you can't entirely absorb and understand the film. It really requires life experience and maturity. It needs a viewer that truly understand by his own experience, what it's like to feel older and grow older. And that the story and its message wouldn't work as good if Benjamin lived some amazing, fantastically adventurous life. I think that any experience from the film must be stronger the older you are and the more you understand the passage of time and all that it brings with it. It's not a complicated movie and it's not an overly sophisticated movie (in storyline terms), but I think it's quite poignant and special, because it neatly, effectively and sweetly summarizes what it means to be alive and what life is for each and every one of us. A special piece of work by Fincher and co.
I saw this film when I was 15-16 and I loved it. I'm 24 now. I've always appreciated it even though my friends parents didn't care for it when I asked them how they liked it when i was younger. What stood out to me, regardding your comment was "you often realize it in that very moment you can also realize its not going to last" really hit me, because I already feel as I age that these good times aren't lasting forever. And that's what makes it beautiful knowing that it wont. It's that very reasoning of seeing the beauty at that given moment, but the beauty of it not lasting is what makes it beautiful, to be human. It made me realize how important relationships are, doing the right thing, always having good intentions, and embracing life for the good and bad and everything it is. Thanks for your comment.
Damn right. I used to think how unlucky we are to grow old but after seeing this I think it's as it should be. Having our childhood burdened by memories would have been a curse.
There’s a perfect timing for everything. I watched this when I was 18 and I thought it was good. But I watched it the other day and cried my eyes out because everything just made sense. The timing is just perfect.
I started all over again at 38. Im 42 now. I dont look it or feel it but I'm 42 years old...i have job that i love, friends that I'd do anything for. I lost alot early through bad decisions and immaturity but i turned it around. No I'm not married and i don't have kids and that is something i regret at times but i try to make a difference in the lives of other people's kids and try to give advice and support if they need it. I have loved and lost and lived and gained and im sure I'll lose some more but life isnt as sweet without the sour. Its all perspective.
I really liked how he said Daisy “danced” but wasn’t a “dancer”. It felt almost like he knew that she was more than that, and she proved that. It was her passion but it didn’t define her. It showed how much she understood and loved Daisy, and she in return she loved him to the very end. He died in her arms, which I know is a way most people want to go, to die in their lovers arms. Even though Benjamin didn’t have a normal life he still found someone to love him as much as anyone can.
He did, it's similar to interview with the vampire. I'm wondering if you believe the legends of the fall or a river runs through it are better performances by Pitt
My favorite scene in the movie...I didn't even realize until this point that this montage is in reality him growing older and older while he travels and get's younger...I mean it must have come to my mind but it didn't quite jump out at me like right now...And it's brilliant :)
One of the most powerful movies I've ever seen in my life. I once reunited with a girl from my past, who would go on to be my first love. We saw this movie, sharing the pleasure of each others company. I experienced the rollercoaster of feelings this wonderful movie can provide, along with the joy of a new life experience. Thinking back to how that relationship crumbled away and life has moved along, I can't help but live in that moment again and again when I watch this movie. Benjamin has taught me that life can often be so out of your control, and you never know what's coming for you. Make the best of it. These are my favorite scenes, so thanks for posting
This is my favorite movie, and I have quite a few. The messages if you actually listen are numerous. It is a truly moving story about life. It is a beautiful story about love. It is full of meaning, we could really use more movies like this one. I hope that someday the story of my life might be as moving as this story is to me. Bravo to everyone involved in this movie, it is truly done well.
Everytime I listen to this, I believe in humanity again. I am so glad to know there are people out there who look at the world this way and express the meaning of life like this.The message is so gentle, so understanding of the struggles of being human and encouraging to live life with the kindness. I just love this!
It doesn't matter if I'm happy or sad but every time when I watch this scene it makes me cry. Idk why but these words means a lot to me. I mostly come here to rewatch it when I'm upset or lost. If you are also feeling the same I hope you will figure everything out soon!
I’m almost 50. I saw this movie when I was in my 30s. This movie is a masterpiece. I learn something new every time I see it. I tear up every time that I hear Bethena. I have been working in the same type of industry for about 30 years. I feel like it’s time for a change. There’s lots of reasons why I should stay doing what I’m doing, but I’m watching BB right now, watching this scene and feeling like I have to change…there no clock on this thing. It scary, but I have to do it. Wish me luck in my search!
"For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
It becomes so rare in cinema industry to films being so well made like this one . Absolutely amazing film.Very emotional piece of art shows how us as humans we are so fragile and at the end no matter how wealthy we are still we come to this world and leave when time comes...and you have to let it go.
I won't watch this movie now. I will watch it after 2 months, ie, after exams when i am alone at my flat , drinking scotch watching this. Right now at hometown with family. This feeling of watching such a beautiful movie is so good.
I watch this movie at least 4 times a year, around once every season. It's amazing how every time I see it, it feels like the first time. Meeting Daisy, going to war, the moment when his father died by the river, and of course this scene are giving me the same feeling. I guess this his why I love story movies like Forrest Gump and Boyhood.
I fell in love with this movie when I went away for college. Ended up using this monologue for an acting class I took. I used to drive for Lyft and if I ever had one of those real good deep conversations with a passenger, I’d share this monologue. I share it with anyone who is feeling stuck or feeling like the world is spinning too fast. I think it’s always helped me kind of come back to balance.
This film is pretty much second Forest Gump to me. But maybe in some aspects even more impacting. I saw it first time when I was 20 and it was really powerfull altough I didn´t know why I felt like that and I didn´t understand the message. Now I am 25 ...young .... just 5 years older .... and still these 2 scenes especially hit me harder than anything. That message he wrote to his daughter is SO TRUE and yet SO SIMPLE. I think that everybody who really contemplate about life more than just where to get money and what to buy will eventually start to feel real message this film send. The beauty and meaning of life is in its temporality. It doesn´t really matter how rich you are what car you have how big your house is ... those are just tools you should use and not look up to .... when you are healthy and you are not shot at you have all you really need to live full life and it is completely up to how you will feel about things that you come across. As one person I knew once said "Slowly you live longer" And he was right ... you can either run through your life not looking right or left or walk slowly and look even on things that you don´t find pretty. Only that way you can make that gift of life valuable and therefore have the ability to create something valuable. There´s always time to do this. PS: sorry for my english ... it´s not my mother tongue
It takes age to appreciate this. I asked a friend who was in their 20;s what they thought about it. They could not understand it. I said "Give it time"
They'll understand it when it's too late. Not too late to start all over. But too late to live in the moments of the past and appreciate the transitory nature of the unique happiness of their younger years.
"You can be as mad as a mad dog to the way things went, you can swear and curse all you want...but when it comes to the end you just have to let go" -My favourite quote
Did anyone noticed the number of that bullet ? Those RTO numbers were from 1980s era . Even such small details are executed precisely in this movie.. David Fincher is genius .
Saw this movie for the first time at age 12 and thought it was beautiful because Benjamin just lived his life the best way he could despite his condition and never saw anything wrong with old age im in my 20's and I still think this is a timeless film and a masterpiece.
All parents should give a handwritten note to their kids with these words of wisdom. There can be no other gift like that one. Memorable film. Visually feels like a painting. Very underrated and unfairly compared to Forrest Gump. This one is much deeper and more philosophical.
I think it’s pretty hard to deny the comparison to Forrest Gump, especially since it’s from the same screen writer in Eric Roth. I don’t think that makes the film at all worse, but again it’s hard to deny some of the similarities
Came here looking for some inspiration, saw my family name on the wall at 0:12 second of the video, maybe its just a co-incidence maybe its to inspire me...
You know the film is a classique when more than 10 years passed, you watched it again and understand the meaning of the film’s message when you are older. A film to grow old with.
This movie es so Perfect 👌🏼 and the narration is emotional. Es la narración mas Profunda Y de palabras tan sabias que tiene esta espectacular pelicula. Adoro esta pelicula.
This film was just amazing. Everyone of those people had an impact on Benjamin’s life and each of them had their own story which impacted him. Kind of like every person in this planet who comes across someone with their own dream
I dont have the strength to start all over again. I bet it all and lost three times. Twice in vocation and once in love. I dont know why im still here. Im too scared of the void to kill myself and too jaded to attempt something new. Ive done nothing but hurt people and myself and have nothing to show for it but burned bridges, a wrecked body, and an empty mind. Im pushing 40 and cry or at least wail meaninglessly every day. I experience physical pain when i reflect - hard to breathe when im nostalgic and chest pain when i think of my ex whom i thought understood me but actually didnt. I dont like anybody or anything and would rather be alone if not for the feeling that the pain will kill me or drive me mad. I dont understand society or the world, but whenever i try to engage, i feel like im the sane one and everybody else is fucked up. Im so very tired. Why am i here? Why is anyone? I wish i could start all over again. I really wish i could. But ive used up my passion and my past is who i am. I cant throw it away yet i cant move forward with it weighing me down. I can only exist meaninglessly till the end. If youre reading this, please learn from my mistakes, though i dont see them as mistakes. My God, this is who i am. I really tried my best.
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
I remember when this movie came out, there were comparisons to Forrest Gump. And while I understand why, this story had far more beauty to it. Forrest Gump was basically 20th Century United States told through a series of tall tales. And while Benjamin's aging condition was the premise of a tall tale, the story itself truly was about the human condition and impermanence.
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
@@Ryan-qr8yl Totally worth it. I travelled, sold my condo, returned to work, which is extremely stressful. Now onto my next step, leaving my job, the money I got from that condo, and going to leave the huge city I live in and move to a smaller place and be who I want to be. If you can do it, take a year off
After having succeeded and subsequently failed working in a different country, I am moving back home. Sometimes I feel dejected and disillusioned but I hope I have the strength to start all over again.
Most of the Indian people don't know the value of their motherland. Too pity for them. Live the life to the fullest in India. There is no other country like India.
I once read a comment comparing this film to Forest Gump and the distinction between the two was very simple; Forest Gump is about an Ordinary Guy with an Extraordinary life. Benjamin Button is about an Extraordinary Guy with an Ordinary life. both of these may be equally inspiring because both of these men did something nobody would think they could do. Benjamin was born an old man and aged backwards, but he lived his life all the same.
I don't know if it has been said before, but Benjamin failed to mention who he was... I think his earlier monologue (that his daughter was reading out loud) makes you understand that some people live their lives trying to figure out who they are and what they're supposed to do--most artists fall in this category--that's why you see Benjamin traveling all over the world and doing any and all jobs... I feel he was always trying to figure out who he was and what he was meant to do with his very peculiar life (again, another allegory for an artist's life and their never ending quest for inspiration). If anything, I think Benjamin would've been a very good writer... his perspective on life (that we get to witness through his letters) would've made him very successful and maybe even fulfilled in that profession.
continue moving on man, it’s gonna be okay bro. I love you. This year will be ours. Come back a couple years from now and check on yourself from now and then.
The scene in India takes place in Varanasi, the oldest and most holy city in India. Would like to go there some day. Bathing in the waters also frees you from the cycle of reincarnation
Ah man truly mine as well. That was the greatest part of the quote. It’s so true and we all forget it and try to rush life and let it keep us down for things we haven’t done. When I’m reality, it’s never too late to change or start something new.
@@alexr8717 True for certain things. Not everything, as long as you take care or yourself and have a bit of luck with not having medical issues, or really anything that can hinder you. But people are different and will want different things, have different goals, etc. and life paths will be different for everyone. Point being it’s never to late to make a change as long as you’re living and able to do so physically and mentally.
In fact, Benjamin is just a passer-by in the world like everyone else. His life may be humble, but through his flashbacks of life, we seem to be able to see our own souls
This move is such a life reflecting movie. I'm only 31 years old but I can clearly see the meaning of this life and movie. Thus movie got me so hard now I seen it when I am 10 years older than first time I saw it. I see the movie with a different perspective. Reflecting my own life and life choices I take. A value each moment much more and reflect life as a beutiful gift from god. This movie gives me a hard lump in the throat days after. And the quote -'' I hope you are strong enough to change your life if your are not happy with it '' is so powerful. I see many people miserable but they never take change to overcome it. So sad. What matters is life is that you have lived this life to the fullest, and the people you meet and see and exchange thought and different views. You go to different places and see beutiful world. God.. I hoped that we all would get 3 life's to enjoy this world. But 1 life is so short.
“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. You can make the best or the worst of it, and I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. You can make the best or worst of it, and I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
