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Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2015)

Outstanding biographical film highlighting the life of ALS suffer Prof. Hawking who has survived his illness despite dire prognosis.
A part of the film details his theory in physics and how eventually earning his doctorate, he went against his own theory.
What makes the film so good is the human element described if I may use the pun. His relationship with his endearing wife who devoted her life to him and how circumstances and the need to move on ultimately affected them.
Eddie Redmayne won a well deserved Oscar for playing the professor. We can literally feel his pain and supporting actress nominee Felicity Jones is terrific as the wife who was with him every step of the way until she realized that she had a life of her own to live.
Will someone please tell me how "Bird Man" was voted best picture of the year when we had this astounding film?