Friday, April 9, 2010

A Beautiful Mind


A beautiful movie indeed.

I've heard about this movie for the first time from dr.Kris, a resident in Psychiatry Department, that was more than 10 months ago. It was just yesterday I watched it and I regretted for not doing it much earlier, when I'm in the department.

But better late than never.

A Beautiful Mind(2001), a film inspired from the life of dr. John Forbes Nash, a mathematical genius who made some of greatest discoveries in economic history. He is always unique in other people eyes, asocial but that's the thing that attracts people to him. He met his wife, Alicia Larde which is also one of his students at MIT. At the same time he works as a code broker for a classified bureau, and not long after that a tragedy occurs. This is when his life changed 180 degrees.

I don't want to spoil the main twist of the story, but I have to mention this; the movie are very successful in showing me a perspective of a troubled man's eye, that millions of other people out there were also suffering. And what's extraordinary about this story is that he achieved what people thought is impossible. That's an inspiration.

I insist all of you who read this, please go watch this movie. The first 15 minutes might be a little bit dull and too complicated for us to understand, but then the pace will get better and let you stuck to your seat till the end.

I have to remind you that this story isn't truly based on dr. John Nash's actual life as many facts were deliberately omitted from the film.

*A Beautiful Mind starred Russel Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly and directed by Ron Howard.

-IMAN NAILAH 2010-

10 comments:

san said...

spoiler - akhirnya lelaki itu stay kat library, just kdg2 terbyg kawan imaginasinya. Ni cerita lama ni iman. Tgkla shutter island, lebih kurang konsep yg sama.

emann said...

mmgle...saje je...
awak nk tolong bg spoiler kedua?
yup2, mmg tgh cr shutter island..
ade x cite lain yg inspirational atau ada twist2 mcm cite Shawshank Redemption yg awak nak recommend?

san said...

cerita The 0thers (2001), menarik and unexpected twist..ala2 shutter island.kalau inspirational, mostly about sports yg femes, well, yg baru2 ni ada juga non-sport inspirational movies, the soloist (not bad) , and pursuit of happiness (good one)...tryla kalau berkesempatan...and among fav The Dead Poets Society, dah lama sket tapi sgt menarik..

emann said...

Dh tgk pursuit of happyness: best!
the Others yg pasal ibu bwk anak2 die pindah satu rumah, tiba2 die tgk byk makhluk halus dlm tu, rupa2nya diorg la makhluk halus tu kan?

nnt sy tgk shutter island :)
berminat jugak dgn the Dead Poets Society, kena download kot, sbb kalo cr mesti susah nk dpt kan...
tq!

emann said...

oh, ade dua lg filem sy nk promo: Children of Heaven. filem Iran rasenye... satu lagi Grave of Fireflies, filem animasi Jepun. yg first inspirational, yg kedua sgt menyentuh..

san said...

Ha betul tu, the others ala2 perspective org bunian kepada manusia.

oh thanks!..will try to watch. ha lagi satu yg paling menarik , real inspiration..My Name Is Khan baru lagi keluar thun ni...Shah Rukh Khan berlakon.. For muslims, mostly org yg tgk akan terharu dn sebak...even kalau tgk trailer je, I bet confirm hati awak tersentuh.

emann said...

sy dah tgk my name is khan. Ye..boleh tahan, tp controversial. filem tu membenarkan kawin campur, membolehkan buka tudung, bacakan Al-Fatihah utk org kafir...
perkumpulan ekstremis dlm masjid...
agak merosakkan nama Islam.
Tp dr segi dramatik, bolehla...
tersentuh jugak...

san said...

haha..saya dah komen pjg tapi tiba2 hilang..malas la pulak tulis balik

Anonymous said...

Recommended!
Drama : CRASH , Le Grand Voyage , Hachiko Monogatari/Hachiko , Cinderella man

Drama-Comedy : Death at a Funeral

Action : The Departed, Shutter Island, Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, Snatch

emann said...

to anonymous:
tq! i'll give it a try ^_^