A Beautiful Mind (DVD)

== A BEAUTIFUL MIND == Released in 2001 and starring Russell Crowe. This film falls into the genre Biography/Drama, and is loosely based on the biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, written by Sylvia Nasar. Directed by Ron Howard, and for which he received an Academy award for Best film of 2001. The film chronicles the life of highly regarded mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr, who throughout his life suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. They say that between sanity and madness, lies a very fine line, and the main protagonist shows us with great clarity just how fine a line this can be. Genius in one form or another can tip ...

Please do not read if you want to watch this film without knowing what happens - this review has spoilers! My explanation for this is that this is a true story - so well known in many circles anyway - & also it is impossible to really discuss the depth of this film without knowing what happens in it. I have to admit I had not heard anything about this film when I first saw it & so had no idea what to expect. I was amazed with what I saw & would certainly agree that part of my experience of this film was so good because I did not know the story. The trouble is, no matter how I try to work it out, I simply cannot find a way to talk about this film without ...

John Nash is a brilliant mathematician, but has great difficulty in building relationships with other people. Luckily his room-mate at University befriends him and ensures that John's University life is happy outside of studying. On graduation, John lands an excellent job as a code-breaker, and manages to snare a beautiful young wife called Alicia, a former student. Then his life comes crashing down around him one day when he is committed to a mental asylum, his doctor claiming that much of his life, including his relationship with his former room-mate, is fabricated and part of the delusions that accompany schizophrenia. Can John overcome his illness and continue with ...