I recently watched the movie "A Beautiful Mind" with Russel Crowe. After watching it I regarded people with schizophrenia differently. Did your opinion/stereotype of people with it change? If so how? Do you know anyone with the disorder?
2007-03-10 02:27:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It gave me a better understanding of how difficult it is to live with the disease, and it also gave me better understanding of how warped mental health care was in the '40s. I don't know anyone with schizophrenia, (except maybe my grandmother but that's a completely other story) but I have a lot of respect for those who are fighting it.
However, his symptoms and delusions in the movie are to be taken with a grain of salt. In the book "A Beautiful Mind" his delusions are different, not so good for the big screen. Things like aliens contacting him, and thinking he was the messiah, and things like that if I remember correctly.
The book is really fascinating, if you love the movie you may enjoy it as well.
2007-03-10 02:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by McLovin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason I disliked this movie is the fact that Ron Howard decided to leave out the fact that John Nash was a known child preditor and was arrested several times for child molestation. Ron's reasoning for leaving this out of the movie was so 'we' would focus on the 'mathematics genius' of John Nash. But, by leaving this info out, we only get a sugar-coated look at who the real John Nash was. How did him being a child molestor factor in with his schizophrenia? Are they connected? Someone should make a real movie about John Nash and NOT a candy-coated one. Same thing happened in the movie 'Finding Neverland'. In real life, Sir James was having sex with those little boys, WITH THE MOTHER'S PERMISSION!!! This was intentionally left out of the story as well, in order to candy-coat it so we would focus on other aspects of Sir James' life. I believe if Hollywood makes a 'true story' about a 'real life person' then they should include ALL the facts that shaped who that person really was as a so-called human being. The fact that one guy was a genius and one guy was the writer of a popular child's story does not alone excuse them from the atrocities they committed to CHILDREN! Shame on Hollywood!
2007-03-10 02:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I suppose any movie can change our opinions of others. I saw this movie a long time ago, so I actually don't remember if my opinion changed. I do know someone who is schizophrenic, and it really can be just like that. Sometimes it really is medication that helps the person be a little more normal - or so society uses the term normal anyway, lol. Anyway, it was a great movie though, huh! Hope you get many more answers! :)
2007-03-10 02:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by frockin_boots 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a very interesting question, After watching it I did feel more positive about Schizophrenia and hopeful. Yes i know someone I have friends with it. I also have Schizophrenia according to my doctors.
2007-03-10 07:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Golden Ivy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my opinion changed. before i always kind of thought of people with schizophrenia as like golum from lord of the rings...i never really thought of it as a real disease..after watching a beautiful mind i realized how bad it is and how real...i felt really bad for russel crows character(it is based on a true story right)and for anyone else who had this disease..also friends and family who knew people with this disease...i personaly dont know anyone with the disease and after watching the movie i realized that that in itself was a gift......
i know this sounds cheesy but its true!!!!!!
2007-03-10 02:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by tower.over.me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, ifelt more sympathetic
it was very sad when things fall apart for nash, after he thinks he sees "big brother" watching him
2007-03-10 05:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by Billy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋