A Beautiful Mind (DVD)

'''My Reason For Purchasing A Beautiful Mind DVD.''' I wrote this review a year or so ago for another review site which has since closed. I thought I would upload it here as A Beautiful Mind is one of my favourite Drama films ever and I just wanted to recommend it and give some opinions on it. There is quite a few reviews already about it, but I just wanted to give my two cents worth also. A Beautiful mind is one of my favourite Russell Crowe Movies. ...
...I watched this film a few years ago at the Movie house and I enjoyed it so much, that I bought it on DVD when it first was released. I have watched it several times over the years and each time I do, I love it more and always seem to pick up on something I missed in the film the previous time I watched it. This really is an excellent film that really will keep you glued to your seat in my opinion. Well this Movie was first released on December 21, ...

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...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 ...
...find a way to talk about this film without giving away what happens. I hope all readers will understand… I also hope you won't think me going 'off-topic' too much as I want to talk about personal experiences in this review - but I do feel it relates well to the film & may be something others can relate to. To me, to be able to relate to a film on this level & be so keen on talking about it, it must mean this film is something very special. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

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...meantime he asked to assist a secret government agency in cracking some highly complex soviet codes. He finds himself getting deeper and deeper involved with the government agency and into the centre of a stressful conspiracy. All of this causes him to become increasingly paranoid until Alicia makes a discovery that will turn their lives upside down. No with Alicia's help, they attempt to rebuild their lives and also Nash's career as a successful ...
...thought that I would find a biopic film on the life of a mathematician enjoyable, interesting, thrilling, moving, education and finally absolutely brilliant, but that is exactly what A Beautiful mind is. Directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe in the lead role, A Beautiful Mind details the life of one of the world's greatest mathematical minds. It follows his life from his ground breaking discovery whilst studying at Princeton, through ...

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THIS IS A FILM-ONLY REVIEW ------------------------------------------ I consider "A Beautiful Mind" to be one of the greatest movies ever made... here's why: The film's plot is based on the true story of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash. (Already riveted, aren't you?!?) Fortunately for those of us who wouldn't find mathematics itself the most involving of subjects for a film, Nash's battle with paranoid schizophrenia is one of the most ...
...not of the "let's have a love interest for the sake of it" variety), intrigue, heartbreak, well… everything. (Unless… if your idea of a great film is lots of violence, swearing, jokes about body parts, and naked bodies, you might as well stop reading now… but then you probably realised that…) I'm not going to say anything more about the plot because you really should see this movie for the first time not knowing too much about it. Then you should ...

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== 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. ...
...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 the scale between the two. The mind is a mysterious, and delicate object, as I myself found when studying for my degree. You can only push yourself so far before something gives, and intense commitment to one subject can all too easily result in complete mental breakdown, and ...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 23.02.2008 · Read full review
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...up all the time. A Beautiful Mind (2002) stars Russell Crowe as John Nash, a mathematics genius and Nobel prizewinner who also suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Maths. Paranoid schizophrenia. Hollywood. Entertainment industry. Can you see what a tangled and incompatible mess we're dealing with already? Oh yes, and it's directed by Ron Howard, he who did a great job on 'Parenthood' many moons ago, but has abused countless movies since with ...
...us through Nash's life as a Princeton University student in 1948 to a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in 1994. It's a 'true' story (can you see what a tangled and incompatible mess etc. etc?). Anyway, Nash is something of an oddball. He looks a little disheveled, doesn't meet anyone's eyes and often talks to himself and acts in strange ways. He's liable to lose his temper over something tiny, and he scrawls mathematical equations all over the hallowed ...

sandrabarber 11.02.2003 (12.02.2003) · Read full review
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...of this film away! It’s a really good watch if you don’t know much about it because that’s what makes this a brilliant film. I first watched this film not knowing hardly anything about it and when I think back it made the film more enjoyable to watch. A Beautiful Mind is based on a true story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. also based on the biography “A Beautiful Mind” by Sylvia Nasar. A Beautiful Mind directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer ...
...a mental disorder (I’m not going to tell you which) which had gone un-diagnosed for many years, besides from this Nash is an extremely talented mathematician who believes that there is a mathematical solution to everything. The film starts off with Nash at Princeton University as a graduate student who doesn’t seem to quite fit in with everyone else. He starts to get a reputation as being a bit “weird” yet everyone knows of his intelligence. Nash ...

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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 ...
...with his brilliant career as a mathematician? And will Alicia stay with him? Russell Crowe plays John Nash. Not knowing the real man - the film is based on the real story of John Nash, who is still alive - I have no idea how close to type Crowe's performance is. I have read criticism of the film by some, claiming that huge parts of Nash's life, including some homosexual experiences and affairs. However, within the confines of his role in this film, ...

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...difficult to try and discuss a movie without giving away the entire plot; I therefore have only delved slightly into the plot as I feel it is important to watch the movie to get the full effect of the movie without knowing the plot first. John Forbes Nash Jr still walks the campus at Princeton University (New Jersey USA) and still teaches classes. On a recent visit I was privileged to see the University, which boasts many great geniuses including ...
...game theories has earned Nash a Nobel Prize. What makes this more incredible is that throughout his life, Nash has been suffering schizophrenia. ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is Ron Howard’s portrayal of this enlightening, sad and wonderful real life story. Starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Nash, and Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth) as his wife, this portrayal puts you inside Nash’s schizophrenia very cleverly allowing you to see the ...

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A Beautiful Mind…….. This Is A Must See Movie…….. This film has been put forward for a few Oscar awards including Best Film and Best Actor. It is directed by the ever talented Ron Howard and has a star line up with Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Ed Harris and Chrisopher Plummer….The film runs for 135 minutes and carries a certificate 12……. Our two main characters are Crowe and Connelly. We ...
...L A Confidential. Connelly is no overnight sensation as she has been around for a while. She was of course the girl in that great film Labyrinth. Who will forget her as the young girl being pursued by David Bowie. And then she was the brunette in the Rockateer were her talent was spotted for what it was. After that film she quit acting to study at Yale but in this film she returns to play the role of Alicia Nash and she plays the part of the wife ...

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...“A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you are keeping.” Kenneth Tynan You wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it with your own eyes. How many times have you seen things and taken it for truth. After all, you saw it with you own eyes, didn’t you? What if you couldn’t trust your own eyes. What if you couldn’t tell the difference between seeing it and know it to be real. What if you couldn’t believe your ...
...finding out that he was a schizophrenic didn’t really entice me to watch this movie. But now that I have, I honestly have to say it is brilliant. The movie opens at Princeton University, with John Nash, played by Russell Crowe, as a student. Other than being found odd and quirky, he was brilliant in the field of mathematics. He had very unusual social skills and most found him to be very strange, except his room mate, Charles, played by Paul ...

Shadowtwinchaos 08.01.2003 · Read full review
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...to write my op on A Beautiful Mind (henceforth ABM) right after I saw it as when there's a few days delay (like with O11) I tend to only remember the bad, not the good. So here it is. A simple rundown of the story: The film is an almost biopic of genius mathematician and ultimately Nobel Prize Winner John Nash and his descent into and dealings with schizophrenia. The bulk of the film is about his early years 1946-1960, althoughthe narrative carries ...
...biopic is that this is a very controversial term these days - how much truth does there have to be for it to be a real biopic (I hate the word anyway, but it is convenient)? There have been various accusations of prettifying the story by removing certain aspects of Nash's life, for example his apparent sexual relationships with men. Maybe so. I know nothing about Nash, and if this was removed just to make him more sympathetic to middle America (and ...

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Intro A journey it is , a journey through a mind of a mathematical genius , sounds interesting isn't it, well there's a twist to it, he is a schizophrenic. A Beautiful Mind directed by Ron Howard stars Oscar winner Russel Crowe, Jenniffer Connely, Chrishtopher Plummer and Ed harris in lead roles. This movie is based on a book by Slyvia Nasar which is a true story about Dr John Nash a celebrated mathematic genius whose theories have revolutionized ...
..., the dean is addressing a batch of post grad hopefuls, the camera shifts to a young man who is nervous , keeping his head low his eyes keep darting everywhere, his fingers nervously fidgeting each other. Well that's Prof Nash for you !!! , the story spans from 1947 to 1994 , starting from his life at the university wherein he submits a paper on a revolutionary theory , to his life thereafter, wherein he falls in love with his student, is diagnosed ...

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...record it to watch on a rainy day. I had a rough idea of the story behind the film, in that I knew it was about a brilliant mathematician (sp?) that becomes famous for his work but who struggles socially and who ends up suffering from schizophrenia but that was about all I knew of the movie before I sat down to watch it. I was aware of the fact that it is a bit of a slow movie and its not a particularly action packed movie, but as my other reviews ...
...of blockbuster speal effects within a movie for it to leave a mark on me, so to speak. So I started off with the credits rolling at the start of the movie, being a bit wary that I might end up stopping it after half an hour or so, out of boredom. I also should probably mention that personally, maths was never a particularly favourite class of mine, infact its very much the opposite, I always struggled as a child and hated it! so I did wonder if ...

IzzyS 03.11.2007 · Read full review
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I have a confession - I'm a psychologist. So, like historians who despise films like Gladiator, I get very upset with films that attempt to portray psychology-relevant topics. Now, I am well aware of the poor reputation of psychology and the problems within the discipline, but I think it is still distressing to see poor representations of major issues like mental health within the media. I believe it is important that these things are well represented ...
...a dangerous situation. Ok - rant over - lets get onto the film. This film is about J. Nash - the famous mathematician who succumbed to schizophrenia. I know little else about the man, I'm afraid, and was utterly ignorant when I went to see this film. The story is that of Nashs' life -we start at university and meet various colourful characters who he studies with and competes against for intellectual acknowledgement. Nash is in search of the totally ...

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