A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and produced by long-time partner and collaborator Academy Award winner Brian Grazer. A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe in an astonishing performance as brilliant mathematician John Nash on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. Now only his devoted wife (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly) can help him in this powerful story of courage passion and triumph.System Requirements:Running Time 136 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 025193026521 Manufacturer No: 61030265 Product Description

Beautiful Insight

This movie is probably my favorite movie of all time, and that's saying a lot due to the fact that I own no movies but this one and do not own a tv or even go to the movie theater ever. It is rare that you see such a well put together film that takes you into the agonized mind and thoughts of someone suffering from a psychotic disorder. This is a definite must see and addition to your video collection. April 5, 2008

A Beautiful Mind

This is an excellent movie and a great teaching tool. It vividly portrays Schizophrenia to those who are unfamilar with this condition.
January 24, 2008

Bravo , Ron Howard!

A Beautiful Mind is not Crowe's best picture, perhaps, but it is one in which he shows his depth as an actor. Having reviewed his performances in 3:10 to Yuma, Master and Commander, Gladiator, Cinderella Man, A Good Year and others, I certainly would not have thought to cast Crowe in the part of a maverick mathematician but the casting works somehow. Crowe plays Nash's role convincingly and effectively communicates the awful agony of the schizophrenic mind.

A nod should be given to Ed Harris for his mysterious role as Parcher in the film. I originally watched the film because Harris played a part but found Crowe's portrayal gripping and somewhat disturbing.

January 10, 2008

Amazed

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I have heard of John Forbes Nash for some time, but I never fully realized what this great man has accomplished in his life. Besides being a true mathmatical genius, he has managed to "set aside" one of the most horrible mental illnesses known to man -- schizophrenia -- and do his outstanding work! I find his amazing abilities to see patterns in math, etc. no less than mind-boggling, as well as the fact that he has been granted, at overwhelming odds, the honor of one of the most prestigious awards that can be bestowed upon a man or woman! It is almost beyond comprehension. I more than enjoyed this movie and the superb acting by all the stars. I intend to buy my own copy of this splendid movie, and I also want to know more about this great man. December 2, 2007

A Hollywood Masterpiece!

A Beautiful Mind, inspired by the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., was one of the most inspiring movies of this decade.
The movies starts with John Nash(Russel Crowe) as a PhD student in Princeton University, NJ, USA. John Nash, a mathematical genius who is obsessed with finding an original idea to ensure his legacy also suffers from Schizophrenia. He finally comes up with his original idea, gets married to his Graduate student of Physics at MIT, and goes through many hardships before finally receiving his NOBEL PRIZE.

Russel Crowe's performance was amazing! I have always thought that Russel was an American, due to his many American roles in HollyWood(American Gangster, Cinderella Man and many more).
Jennifer Connelly plays John Nash's wife and speaks in the American accent, but the real wife of John Nash was an international student from El Salvador, a Central American Spanish speaking country.

There were also many errors in the movie:

- Nash's hallucinations were exclusively auditory, and not both visual and auditory as shown in the film

- The Scene in the Club with the BLONDE is not about Nash's Equilibrium.

There were also many other error like Nash working in a Lab called Wheeler Laboratory at MIT, but such a lab didn't exist.

The Film Makers have said that the story is supposed be loosely based on J. Nash's life, and not the actual life.


The Music Score was composed by James Horner(previous works: TITANIC, TROY, GLORY). As a composer myself, I feel that it is the best score I have ever heard, yes, better than that of TITANIC.

November 16, 2007

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