Is Benjamin Button just fiction?

I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the cinema last night. Written in the 1920s by F Scott Fitzgerald, it recounts the life of Benjamin, born in 1918, aged 80! Living life in reverse, he becomes younger as the years pass - until he eventually dies a baby 80 years later.



Personally, I thought the film over long, but nothing can take away from the technical achievement of making Brad Pitt geriatric and then gradually rejuvenating him as the years pass.

Director David Fincher spent an estimated $150 million telling the story of this fabulous evolution. He says that his key challenge was to achieve this feat without the film-goer being aware of all the make-up.

Wouldn't it be good if we could all rejuvenate - without the make-up and the expense? The good news is we can.

The book 'You Can Be As Young As You Think' shows how changing mindsets and adopting youthful thinking can help each and everyone of us rejuvenate during our lives - a bit like Benjamin Button.