A Beautiful Mind : Movie summary !!

 

A Beautiful mind: Movie Summary

2020 had given us loads of time at home and the best way to wallow in was watching movies. Netflix, amazon prime all these online platforms took up a great troll that year. And everyone was dipped into the flavors of binge-watching and movie time!!

One of the movies that magnetized all my heart and tears was A Beautiful Mind. Produced in 2001, the movie is based on the life of the famous, schizophrenic mathematician, John Nash. It is a story about the mystery of the human mind showing the richness of behavior that John Forbes Nash depicted during his entire life from being a genius to being schizophrenic and to re-awakening of his Beautiful mind.

The movie commenced with Nash entering into Graduate college at Princeton, where he is the best among the mates. But he never fits in with those maths geniuses. He is a  lone wolf and enjoys his company with his roommate, Charles. Charles is a lighthearted humorous friend that fills Nash’s life.  Nash did groundbreaking discoveries because of his clear, genius, and innovative thinking. He later became an instructor in the college where he met his student Alicia, and eventually, Nash and Alicia got married.

After their marriage, when Alicia was pregnant Nash’s behavior changed drastically.  At this time their relationship is rocked and Alicia finally discovers that Nash suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and the most important people in his life are hallucinations of his mind. Oh, and just to add some heartbreak into the mix, it came out that  John's super close friend and former roommate, Charles, was imaginary too. That's a kick in the teeth because Charles was super-awesome. The difficult part of Nash’s life has begun when he starts off his medication and shock treatment. This made Nash more stressed and depressed. He stopped taking his medicines and ends up having delusions again but Alicia, however, refuses to give up on him. She stands along with him every moment, while her husband was undergoing electroshock therapy and heavy doses of medication. All it shows that how important such a relationship is to a person struggling to emerge from mental illness. All thanks to the selfless devotion of Alicia and the continuing patronage of the mathematics community, Nash emerged after a crazy life to win a Nobel Prize.

 All through the movie, John’s personality never deviated much from where it started but his mind does change as the movie progresses, which contributes to an actual portrayal of schizophrenia patients. However, there is some exaggeration too. But it is so true that a supportive environment can lead to better outcomes for schizophrenic individuals. The movie is a great and accurate blueprint of what is to get going with a schizophrenia patient. The movie accurately portrays the intricacies of schizophrenia to the audience. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture of 2001, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Connelly, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Akiva Goldsman, the movie helps people learn to love, care, and a beautiful mind… is all that goes along in life !!