As we've been discussing longevity and the prospects of immortality in class, I'll recommend some books and movies connected with those issues which I think you might enjoy:
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Both a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, and a film which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life.
BICENTENNIAL MAN
Bicentennial Man is a 1999 American science fiction comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams. It is based on the novel The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg (which is itself based on Asimov's original novella of the same name), the plot explores issues of humanity, slavery, prejudice, maturity, intellectual freedom, conformity, love, and mortality.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction comedy-drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories, then re-met and started dating again. The ensemble cast includes Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope.
The film uses elements of the psychological thriller and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and romantic love.
HIGHLANDER
Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery.The film chronicles the climax of an ages-old battle among immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines.
