The beginning of the 2000s was the time of the rise of the global film industry. Filmed “Gladiator”, “A Beautiful Mind”, “Vidok” and many others.
Of course, A Beautiful Mind has a special place. This is a film in which Russell Crowe perfectly played a brilliant schizophrenic mathematician.
The film is based on the book by Sylvia Nazar. An excerpt from it was published in the famous American magazine Vanity Fair. There, producer B. Grazer read it for the first time and bought the rights to make the film. Ron Howard became the director after long negotiations. Filming did not start immediately, as the director was not satisfied with the schedule of the process.
In addition to the director, a screenwriter was also needed. Goldsman volunteered, who worked a lot with the mentally ill, as he developed methods for their cure. It was he who came up with a move in which visually for a long time he cannot understand that next to Nash are fictional characters. For example, the niece of a roommate. Either the CIA agent looks very convincing for a long time. This is done so that the viewer can feel in the place of Nash.
During filming, very complex make-up was applied. Helping the hero grow old. Silicone pads, dentures. All so that in old age Russell Crowe becomes like the prototype of the protagonist.
What is the movie “A Beautiful Mind” about?
Biographical film. Depicts the life of Nobel Laureate in Economics John Nash. Accordingly, in the film, the hero’s name is exactly the same. An introverted genius student is studying at Princeton University. There, he is unfriendly, but strikes up a relationship with a roommate. He has a niece.
Then a talented scientist begins to teach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is still closed, like all geniuses. But he draws attention to a student named Alicia. Their sympathies become mutual, relationships develop, and young people get married.
Soon, a CIA agent comes to Nash, offering to work for a special unit. He is given the task of analyzing information from open sources. Because it contains some important information. And Nash’s task is to decipher this information. This data is exchanged by real enemies of the United States. This information is not available to ordinary people. But Nash is so brilliant that one cannot do without his analytical abilities.
He leaves the results of his research in the mailbox. On one of these visits, he is attacked by conspirators. But later it turns out that all important work is fiction.
Alicia is shocked by an unpleasant discovery – her husband has schizophrenia. Once he almost drowned his little daughter in the bathroom, carried away by a new task from a CIA agent.
For a long time, Nash departs from work at the university, is being treated. Alicia helps him in every possible way. Then he returns to work and real research. He received the Nobel Prize for his discoveries in game theory. And during the award ceremony, he thanks his wife for her support.
What is the meaning of the ending of the movie “A Beautiful Mind”
The meaning of the movie “A Beautiful Mind” with Russell Crowe. Shortly before the Nobel Prize is awarded, the professor is presented with pens by his colleagues. This is a recognition of the genius of a scientist. John Nash is very happy, and the moment in the film looks very touching.
When the hero himself accepts his schizophrenia, he learns to live with it. He understands that over the years the friend’s niece does not grow, she is still the same small, and the friend himself does not grow old. It’s the same with the CIA agent – he doesn’t change at all. During the award ceremony, he thanks his wife for her support. And when he leaves, he sees that his fictional friends have come to congratulate him. He sees them, but tries not to pay attention to them, not to talk. He understands that these people are the fruit of his imagination. Nash learned with age to coexist with his hallucinations, and they ceased to harm him. Of course, the support of his wife played a big role, who did not leave him during the most difficult period of his life, but supported him, helped him to treat, taught him to live with this disease, not harming others, but only benefit. After all, the scientist was always looking for unusual solutions to the most complex equations, teaching this student. He figured out the games of his own mind and was able to survive, become a recognized scientist and a Nobel laureate.
