Evaluation Paper on " a Beautiful Mind"

The drama film “A Beautiful Mind,” directed by Ron Howard is an excellent movie. The
uplifting film is the biography of mathematician genius John Nash (Crowe), who while at
Princeton University he discovers a principle equation that changed economic theory. His
tremendous career was diverted by his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia, which almost
destroys his family and himself. The irony of his dilemma was that the drugs that kept his
psychosis controlled also prevented his mind from thinking at the level he had before. In order
for him to once again think logically, he stopped taking the medications that controlled the
schizophrenia, which lead to the delusions. He eventually learned to use his own mind without
medication, even though he continued to suffer with the illness. He goes on to win the Nobel
Prize and continues to teach mathematics at Princeton University.
        This film has so many features that make a movie worthy of watching. The wonderful and
powerful acting of Russell Crowe was outstanding.   I was in awe of his skill in playing this
character, especially when considering the extreme difference from the characters in his other
movies, such as the Gladiator and Cinderella man, which I both love.   Russell Crowes acting was
one of the big reasons this movie was so brilliant. He has the ability to step into a role and make
the audiences believe that he is actually the character in real life. His performance seems
perfectly natural, making it seeming and authentic.
          The actual true story of Nash is so compelling and draws you in with the masterful insight
into many aspects of a genius at work. The way Ron Howard directed the plot was fascinating
and keeps your mind captivated. The first half of the film is viewed from Nash’s perspective
alone, so the first remarkable effect is to place the viewer inside the working, creative and
pattering mind, which gives a chill of recognition of the feeling that... [continues]

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