Oscar worthy performance and a heartfelt biopic.

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2015)

"There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope." -Stephen Hawking.
This film is Biopic/Drama+Romance about the famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking. I really admire the guy and it was great to see that the movie did a great job of bringing his life story to the big screen. The main reason I admire him so much is the fact how he battled being diagnosed with ALS/Motor Neuron disease from his early age, defying the impossible and contributing greatly to the world of physics and cosmology. One of the greatest mind of our time.
The film's main focus is not the achievements or genius of Hawking, but his relationship with his wife and his/their fight against the disease. IT is a really heartfelt story.
It is hard enough to play as a Genius in movies since they mostly tend to be a bit socially awkward in one way or another, but it is a whole another thing to portray the effects of the said disease, and the decline into worse stages. And Eddie Redmayne did just that. He was just breathtaking in his performance. Not only does he look very similar to Hawking's younger self, he gave one of the best performance I HAVE EVER SEEN. It was like you were seeing Hawking himself. Last year has been full of great performances, but after watching this film, I'm fully supporting Redmayne for the best Actor Oscar, by far the best performance of last year. Beside Redmayne, Felicity Jones, who plays Hawking's wife, also gave a stunning performance. Not only that, she also stole away my heart, new celebrity crush. I don't know but I just found her immensely beautiful. The supporting cast was also great and contributed greatly in telling this tale and in heartfelt moments.
Soundtrack was another thing that I really found captivating in this film. Was very well composed.
The only complaint of mine with this film, just like The Imitation Game, is that I would have loved if they showed more of his work or genius workings.
Whether you like Hawking or not (Can't see how can you not like him), or whether you even know about him or not, definitely give this movie a try.
8.5/10