Saw a remarkable movie last night, A Beautiful Mind. Don't know how I had not seen it till now. It is based on a true story of a brilliant professor. Russel Crowe was amazing as the eccentric schizophrenic professor, John Nash. So was Jennifer Connelly as his lovely wife, Alicia, who is forced to face the dark side of her husband and cope with it.
There have been criticisms that the movie deviated a lot from the original life of Nash as written in his biography. Irrespective of the factual errors I thoroughly enjoyed the journey of Nash from a Princeton graduate to a Nobel Prize winner. It was truly a heartwarming performance by Russel Crowe.
Some dialogues from the movie that caught my attention:
John:
Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I will ever matter.
Hansen: You scared?
John: Terrified. Mortified. Petrified. Stupefied... by you.
John: Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity.
John in his acceptance speech after winning the Nobel Prize:
I have made the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found. I am only here tonight because of you. You are the only reason I am. You are all my reasons.
And the most beautiful:
John to Alicia: Alicia, does our relationship warrant long-term commitment? I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data.
Alicia: I'm sorry, just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance.
Alicia: How big is the universe?
John: Infinite.
Alicia: How do you know?
John: I know because all the data indicates it's infinite.
Alicia: But it hasn't been proven yet.
John: No.
Alicia: You haven't seen it.
John: No.
Alicia: How do you know for sure?
John: I don't, I just believe it.
Alicia: It's the same with love I guess.
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