Well done, but tough to watch

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2014)

-The Theory Of Everything is the new biopic that follows Stephen Hawking from college through the beginning of his permanent disablement due to motor neuron disease. It focuses on his career, but most importantly, the relationship between he and his wife.
-The film is a biopic, so it is limited with what they really could have done with it, but they did the best with what they could! -The story itself is focused very well. The characters are what makes the movie and they are very deep and full of emotion. It's not an easy movie.
-I'll go ahead and talk about the thing I should as a Christian before I continue though. Stephen Hawking is an atheist. The subject is brought up a few times, seeing as he marries Jane, who belongs to the Church of England. However, 1. They really could not have avoided the topic. He's a physicist. 2. It doesn't seem biased that much. Sure it kinda does support the character, but it doesn't push an atheistic agenda or really say much against God. Actually one of the things I found interesting was that he starts out not believing in God because he thinks he can't believe in God, and then he does because his own theory demands that there is a God. He is asked about it in an interview and has trouble answering. I think it was probably a big conflict in his life at the time, and I liked seeing that! Back to the review! -The pace is good, but it's not a fast paced movie. It's just not boring.
-The tone is pretty depressing because it's a man and his family dealing with a life-changing disease.
-The acting is A+ work. Both leads will get Oscar nominations. They killed it, especially Eddie Redmayne as Hawking.
-The music is beautiful Oscar stuff.
-Content: It's PG-13 for the disease and its physical and emotional effects really. A few references and some mild language, but it's tough because of the condition.
-So the Theory Of Everything is an excellently made and acted, emotional movie, with a theme that does make it hard to enjoy. I would still say that The Theory Of Everything is worth seeing, but it's in limited release, so I would totally buy it at full price. Strong 7.5/10.