Music is it

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2002)

Walking out of the theater, I realize that my two friends did not know previous to seeing the movie that John Nash was indeed a real person, and didn't know that this movie we had just watched was not a work of fiction (at least, that it was not based on false events). I ask myself: What was keeping me going? Was it the fact that I had previous knowledge that John Nash is a real human being, and that this movie I'm watching is his story? If this is true, then what did my two friends have to go on? All 3 of us had equal reactions to the film (very good), yet went into viewing the movie with such completely different mindsets. Explain!
The music for the film A Beautiful Mind is incredible. It is a virtual composer's pencil outlining the emotional and psychological overtones of the film throughout. Being a musician, my ears are primed, and I admittedly go into the theatre sometimes with my ears more open than my eyes. Yet if we are to believe that the sub-conscious has any relevance at all in connecting with our conscious experiences as human beings, than you (and I) have to believe that James Horner (the composer) has not only successfully tapped into my two friends for 2 hours and 25 minutes and efficiently musicated their experience of this "fictional" work, but has created a film score that both compliments and adds to the experience of this awesome movie. If there were ever a case where you wanted to tap into your sub-conscious, I would suggest walking into that theatre with your eyes peeled as well as your ears wide open.