The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. Russell Crowe stars as the brilliant but arrogant and conceited professor Nash. The prof seems guaranteed a rosy future in the early '50s after he marries beautiful student Alicia Jennifer Connelly and makes a remarkable advancement in the foundations of "game theory," which carries him to the brink of international acclaim.
But evidence suggests that Nash's perceptions of reality are cloudy at best; he is struggling to maintain his tenuous hold on sanity, and Alicia suspects a diagnosis ofparanoid schizophrenia. Battling decades of illness with the loyal Alicia by his side, Nash is ultimately able to gain some control over his mental state, and eventually goes on to triumphantly win the Nobel Prize. Additional Details. Technical Information. Subsequent prints, starting from the home media releases, replaced the variant with the Universal Studios Home Video logo.
User reviews 1. Top review. Superb Acting and a Gem of a Film. The film had great balance and is worth a viewing. The story boldly addresses mental illness as a handicap. Because of the quality of the acting and directing, this movie is a beacon of hope for people of all disabilities. The film illustrates to the viewer how deeply a handicap can infiltrate the domestic, professional, and personal lives of those unfortunate to have these types of issues.
I hope Ron Howard and the acting crew can get together again for something similar. This was a great film, that also serves an important role for awareness to people that might not understand how deeply debilitating these issues can be, and also gets the message across that not all should be marginalized. FAQ 9. What is 'A Beautiful Mind' about?
Is "A Beautiful Mind" based on a book? What is paranoid schizophrenia? Details Edit. Release date January 4, United States.
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Effects usually were modest, but they still seemed clean and accurate, and they appeared clear and rich on the few occasions when the volume jumped. The soundtrack of A Beautiful Mind provided an unambitious but solid auditory experience that worked for the movie.
How did this Blu-ray compare to the original DVD? Visuals were tighter, and audio seemed a little warmer. Flawed though it may be, the Blu-ray surpassed the DVD. The Blu-ray includes most of the extras from the original two-disc DVD.
We start with two separate audio commentaries. One comes from director Ron Howard , who provides a running, screen-specific piece. Overall, Howard gives us enough useful information to make the track worth a listen, but it seems inconsistent. On the positive side, the director covers a lot of his intentions for the movie, and he also goes into the reality behind the fictionalized film and chats about working with the actors.
He even acknowledges the absence of his brother Clint, who actually does appear in the film - sort of. The track works well enough to merit a listen, as it contains a lot of good material, but it remains a mixed bag. The second commentary offers remarks from screenwriter Akiva Goldsman , who also offers a running, screen-specific track. Although he seems chattier than Howard does - fewer empty spots occur - Goldsman also provide less useful information.
The writer delves into character development well, and he also offers some remarks about the facts behind the story and production notes. However, Goldsman frequently does little more than relate information that already seems obvious to us.
I should note that the commentary improves as it progresses, though, and it appears reasonably interesting and informative for fans of the movie.
All of the clips can be viewed with or without commentary from director Ron Howard. Some of the clips seem interesting. Actually, most of them appear interesting, but I think virtually all of them deserved to be cut. In his comments, Howard usually - but not always - discusses the reasons for the deletions, and he adds some other useful remarks as well. Most of the remaining features provide short featurettes. A Beautiful Partnership takes a five minute and 22 second look at the working relationship between Howard and Grazer.
This program seems mediocre. The two cover a few interesting issues, but overall they present little insight into their partnership. Development of the Screenplay provides a more informative affair. The eight-minute and second program offers interviews with Grazer and Howard but it mostly focuses on writer Goldsman. Goldsman gives us a good chat about the working process and collaborating with others that helps flesh out how they created this aspect of the film. It includes some interview clips with Howard, but mostly we watch a videotaped chat between the director and Nash in which the latter discusses one of his concepts.
That factor makes the eight minute and 27 second program fairly dry, but it remains cool to get a better look at the real person behind the film. We see more of Nash in Accepting the Nobel Prize in Economics , a second clip from the ceremonies. This just depicts his formal receipt of the award.
Casting Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly obviously discusses the actors. During the five minute and 56 second program, Howard and Grazer go over their casting and chat about what it was like to work with the pair.
The piece includes some decent information, but it seems puffy as a whole, and it suffers from the absence of the actors in question. More interesting is The Process of Age Progression , a seven minute and 13 second look at that topic.
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