A Beautiful Mind ased on the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a Nobel Laureate in Economics.
The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a
bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film
stars Russell Crowe, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer and Paul Bettany.
Early in the movie, Nash begins developing paranoid schizophrenia and endures delusional
episodes while painfully watching the loss and burden his condition brings on his wife and friends.
over $300 million worldwide, and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture,
Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for
Best Leading Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Score. The film has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of some aspects of Nash's life. The film fictionally portrayed his
hallucinations as visual and auditory, when in fact they were exclusively auditory. Also, Nasar
concluded that Nash's refusal to take drugs "may have been fortunate," since their side effects
"would have made his gentle re-entry into the world of mathematics a near impossibility"; in the
screenplay, however, just before he receives the Nobel Prize, Nash speaks of taking "newer
medications.
The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a
bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film
stars Russell Crowe, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer and Paul Bettany.
Plot
The story begins in the early years of a young schizophrenic prodigy named Johnathan Nash.Early in the movie, Nash begins developing paranoid schizophrenia and endures delusional
episodes while painfully watching the loss and burden his condition brings on his wife and friends.
Extra Facts
The film opened in US cinemas on December 21, 2001. It was well-received by critics, grossedover $300 million worldwide, and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture,
Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for
Best Leading Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Score. The film has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of some aspects of Nash's life. The film fictionally portrayed his
hallucinations as visual and auditory, when in fact they were exclusively auditory. Also, Nasar
concluded that Nash's refusal to take drugs "may have been fortunate," since their side effects
"would have made his gentle re-entry into the world of mathematics a near impossibility"; in the
screenplay, however, just before he receives the Nobel Prize, Nash speaks of taking "newer
medications.
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