A Beautiful Mind

Directed by: Ron Howard

(2001)

     

     An extraordinary motion picture based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. features the story of a mathematical genius who finds himself caught up in decoding secret information to provide Intel to the united states government to prevent a catastrophe.  He then must cope with the immense and fearful challenges faced due to schizophrenia. 

   
  The film is an amazing portrayal of overcoming.  Overcoming a challenge incredibly difficult to bare and just as difficult to comprehend.  This film, however, introduces insight as to what it is to participate in the grueling battle of schizophrenia.  An inside look, if you will, that not only shows the difficulty, but delivers the feeling the illness brings to it's victims in a way that provides you with a solid beginning to comprehend on the deeper level to which the illness truly occurs.

     SPOILER ALERT!- applicable to the following paragraphs AND the posts coming soon about this film.

     As you view the film, you become a part of the film, the story, the deception, and the eventual overcoming of the challenge at which you feel to be a participant in by the time you have reached the major turn around point...the point at which you, along with Nash, see what you know to be true vanish from what you thought to be the just of your two hour reality, and his life, to be then thrown into the fearful reality of the illness.   

     "You see the nightmare of schizophrenia, is not knowing what's true.  Imagine, if you had suddenly learned the people, the places, the moments most dear to you were not gone, not dead, but worse...had never been.  What kind of hell would that be?" 

(Dr. Rosin (Nash's doctor in the film))    

     A Beautiful Mind holds true to this quote, and the illness, as you are torn from what you believe to be happening...pure deception, just as the reality of schizophrenia.  

This was the introduction post in my process of analyzing this film. 

 Coming up...

Analyzing,

• Scene by scene 
• Deleted scenes
• Director's cut

I will do my best to attend to all questions/comments I receive.  I enjoy discussing film.