‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ movie review Brad Pitt in

In the short story, Benjamin Button is born as an old man and dies as a baby in a crib. Throughout his life, he encounters many obstacles regarding the discrepancy between his age and his appearance.. Benjamin Button was born with the physical appearance of an elderly man and ages in reverse. Throughout his life, he experiences love and heartbreak, moments of ecstasy and sorrow, eventually.

Benjamin Button (third-person singular simple present Benjamin Buttons, present participle Benjamin Buttoning, simple past and past participle Benjamin Buttoned) (informal, idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.. Benjamin Button, also known as Ben, was a man born on November 11, 1918 in Louisiana, New Orleans to industrialist Thomas Button and his wife, Caroline Button. At birth, Benjamin had the characteristics of an elderly man—he had arthritis, cataracts and his limbs were ossified—and, thus, was born "old".