Accurate depiction

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2001)

If you know someone who has a mental disorder such as schizophrenia or manic depression, then you have to watch A Beautiful Mind. This film will give you an incredible insight to such illnesses and the thought processes and experiences that schizos and manics sometimes deal with.
My husband is manic depressive, and he was very touched by the film, and I completely empathized with Jennifer Connely's character. It is a bit hollywoodized, but I do have to mention the way in which John Nash 'sees' patterns in numbers and words was an incredibly well done and accurate depiction. Some people might not appreciate this movie, but that's probably because they believe this movie and these characters are not 'real' enough. Trust me, it is extraodrinarily real and moving. And I can appreciate the "let's try to cure mental illness without drugs or professional help." It is not a farfetched idea and it can work.