Curious Case of Benjamin Button equals Forrest Gump Redux

I have talked to many people about how The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has many story lines that are identical to Forrest Gump. This is not a new concept on the web but I thought I would go over them here.

This contains spoilers:

Both films span the life of a less then ordinary man and center on the people that he meets as he ages.

Benjamin learns to walk without his crutches…Forrest bursts out of his braces and learns to walk

Benjamin has Daisy his childhood and one true love…Forrest has Jenny his childhood friend and one true love.

Benjamin has an endearing mother figure…Forrest has an endearing mother

Benjamin works on a fishing boat…Forrest works on a shrimp boat

Benjamin is friends with this sea boat Captain Mike…Forrest is friends with Lt. Dan who goes out with Forrest on the Shrimp boat

There is a hurricane coming while Daisy tells the story of Benjamin to her daughter…There is a hurricane that Forrest and Lt Dan get caught up in while on the shrimp boat.

Benjamin sees action in World War II...Forrest does time in Vietnam

Benjamin has a child with Daisy…Forrest has a child with Jenny

There are some I probably don’t have here. If you think of some more please feel free to leave a comment--Sean Marshall Metcalf