What's it about: David Fincher brings to life a short story by F Scott Fitzgerald that talks about love, compassion and the eternal hope for a better tomorrow. We all know it's a story about a man who ages in reverse. Born as an old man, he starts getting younger asu00a0 time ticks away. Told in a flashback style, the story begins when 80-year old Daisy (Cate Blanchett) starts reading from a diary belonging to Benjamin Button (Tom Cruise) who she dated at some point in her life. Filled with events happening in different time lines, the story revolves around Button and his strange condition. It's a premise never before attempted or told, and that's what sets it apart from the rest. As the film nears its end, we travel along with Button as he approaches his childhood after experiencing both love and loss along the journey.