“A Beautiful Mind” was an insightful story about a man
named John Nash who achieved high academic success while battling schizophrenia.
The movie depicted the everyday struggles that Nash had to face while teaching
at MIT and taking care of a family. His vivid hallucinations often affected his
personal life, leaving him feeling afraid and vulnerable. These hallucinations
made him believe that he was working for the secret service on a confidential
government project, and sometimes included intense confrontations with
imaginary characters. My favorite part of the movie was when John went back to
Princeton and received the Nobel Prize. This was my favorite part because it
shows how Nash was able to overcome his mental disorder, and still achieve
great academic success while battling schizophrenia. One of my favorite
characters was Alicia, since she supported John throughout his battle with
schizophrenia, and believed in his ability. I felt very engaged and interested throughout
the movie, since I was never 100% sure what was real and what was a
hallucination – it kept me and guessing and wondering. I would rate this movie
very highly (9/10), since it was very thought provoking and insightful. It
helped me get a deeper sense of what people with schizophrenia have to deal
with on a daily basis, and the struggles that they have to endure. I went into
this movie not knowing a lot about schizophrenia, but was able to come out with
a better image of the inner workings of the mind of a schizophrenic person. By
the end of the movie, Nash acquired the ability to ignore his hallucinations
and continue with his work. Even though his hallucinations never went away
completely, he found the inner strength in ignore what they had to say, and
continue pursuing his passion of knowledge, which I found inspiring and
insightful.
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