So as each year goes by, I’m beginning to realize that I’m actually growing up into an adult, and quicker than I’d like to. Every year seems to be flying by that much faster than the one before it. I see my grandma and wonder how she feels as she nears the later stages of her life. How have her experiences shaped her into the woman that she is now? What if she had led a completely different completely and I wasn’t even brought into existence? These things you start to wonder as you grow older by the day. If you’re a college student reading this, you must realize that after college end, the rest of your life begins. You will technically be an adult and must be willing to take on the multitude of responsibilities that come with maturation. But what if you didn’t have to grow up?

In the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Benjamin Button, played by the always-entertaining Brad Pitt, has the curious condition of growing physically younger as he grows chronologically older. In the trailer, we see that he’s born into the world as a frail old man/baby , and in each year that passes, he becomes less wrinkley and more youthful. I’m excited for this film because I want to know what they can do with this type of story. Aging has always been a topic that has fascinated me, and when regaining your youth naturally as opposed to using Rogaine and receiving Botox injections, the life of that person would be unimaginable to anyone else. This movie directed by David Fincher, who also directed Fight Club is one that I’m greatly anticipating and can’t wait to see how a person could reminisce about being old again. It hits theaters this Christmas.