The Curious Case of Benjamin Button…
Movie Quotes Review (by me….)
“My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances. While everyone else was agin', I was gettin' younger... all alone.”
I’m not really that interested at first, as I read the summary of the film… I thought this would be another sci-fi slash awkward-trying-to be-funny-drama-movie. The title isn’t helping enough.
But scene after scene then delivers the audience to a journey of this man’s life, Benjamin…. which can inspire n teach us a lot of things and made us to started thinking about this whole things…
Banyak hal yang ngajak kita untuk melakukan perenungan yang dalem sebenarnya. Awal film sendiri udah memberikan gambaran kisah hidup bagaimana yang akan dijalani Benjamin nantinya sepanjang idupnya.
“Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life…”
Yes… to this I agree, that none of us met by coincidence. Bahwa setiap orang ada sebagaimana dirinya ada sekarang… Saya kenal A, A kenal B, C kenal D, D menjalin hubungan dengan E yang juga adalah teman saya, adalah sebuah tatanan apik yang sudah tersusun dengan sedemikian rupa di alam semesta. I’m here because a purpose. Either u, created just as u are to fulfilled ur destiny… Dan bahwa tiap jalinan sosial yang kita rajut, dilahirkan di keluarga mana kita, siapa orangtua kita telah demikian adanya ditentukan, sebagai pembentuk diri kita menjadi orang-orang yang lebih baik. Setiap kita telah ditempatkan pada lingkungan yang terbaik sebagai pengasah kita.
Pertanyaan dan pengandaian terkadang muncul… “Why I met him…?”, “What is the purpose of meeting u?”, or “Why I have a mom like u?”
See, nothing is coincidence… If they are not there, u won’t become the person u have to be…. That’s the point.
“ Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss….”
About opportunities... That opportunities are always there. The problem is weather u SEEK for it or not. or weather u SEE it or not. It usually happened like this, that a door closed, a window opened. But we rarely see the opened window, because we used to focused on the closed door.
“Some people, were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people, dance.”
None of us are perfect. Therefore, The Creator gave us each speciality n ability. None of us get the 100% perfect point. But we are here to complete each other.…
“Sometimes we're on a collision course, and we just don't know it. Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it.
If only one thing had happened differently: if that shoelace hadn't broken; or that delivery truck had moved moments earlier; or that package had been wrapped and ready, because the girl hadn't broken up with her boyfriend; or that man had set his alarm and got up five minutes earlier; or that taxi driver hadn't stopped for a cup of coffee; or that woman had remembered her coat, and got into an earlier cab, Daisy and her friend would've crossed the street, and the taxi would've driven by. But life being what it is — a series of intersecting lives and incidents, out of anyone's control — that taxi did not go by, and that driver was momentarily distracted, and that taxi hit Daisy, and her leg was crushed.”
That everything in this whole world are meant to be. Everything happened for a reason. Sekali lagi dan sekali lagi… Bahwa benang merah termanis hanyalah akan terlihat ketika kaki Daisy sudah tertabrak. Peristiwa demi peristiwa yang dijabarkan Benjamin boleh saja terjadi dalam tempo waktu 10-20 menit. After 20 minutes, everything change. But often we experience it in a long term… 1, 2 or 5 month…. a year maybe.
Seringkali benang merah peristiwa dalam hidup kita harus bergulir dalam fase yang jauh lebih lama… Bahwa hikmah dari sebuah kejadian lama tertutup oleh kabut gelap terlebih dahulu… Menunggu peristiwa lain, lalu peristiwa lain lagi, kemudian menampakkan dirinya di kecerahan hari. Sering yang ada hanya ketidak sabaran. Ketidak relaan untuk menunggu. Maybe we have to learn that the most beautiful things often comes at the end. Pelangi datang setelah hujan. Langit cerah datang setelah badai usai…
Dibalik awan gelap terdapat langit yang cerah. All we have to do is wait. Nikmati proses penantiannya…
“ 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.”
Tentang perjuangan… Bahwa sebenarnya yang membatasi seorang manusia adalah pikiran manusia itu sendiri. Bahwa yang terbaik dan yang terburuk ditentukan oleh diri kita sendiri. Bahwa apa yang kita lakukan sekarang menentukan akan menjadi apa kita nanti….
Dream on, because there are no limitation for a human to dream. Dream, believe in ur dreams. Put hope on ur dreams. N it’s all yours. Only if u wanna believe.. Just dream on, n God will hold ur dreams.
“You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go..”
Yeah, and at the end.. Just let Him, The Ruler of the Earth complete all. According to His Will. Manusia berencana, Tuhan yang menggenapi. Beberapa boleh berjalan just like what we thought. Tapi kita harus bersiap sedia ketika beberapa poin dari proposal kita harus direject demi kebaikan kita.
Kita harus bersiap ketika jalan yang kita rencanakan dengan matang adalah belok ke kiri lalu lurus, tetapi sayangnya bahu kita diputar, diarahkan ke sisi kanan jalan.
“You never know what's coming for you.”
Just live it like u should….
Cheers…..
