A Beautiful Mind - Life Isn't an Equation

A Beautiful Mind is a truly beautiful movie, and itright, feel right, or act right. He stops taking the
should not be missed by anyone of proper age tomedication, and loses another battle with his
appreciate its beauty. It is about a schizophrenicschizophrenia. Instead of going back to the
mathematician named "John Nash", who spends allhospital, he tries to battle the hallucinations on his
of his days trying to find a revolutionaryown. This is the turning point of the movie, where
discovery/formula that will change life. The irony,Nash learns how to really live his life.
is that life doesn't work out if we try to solve itNash learns that life is more than making a
like an equation. It is only when we let go and letdiscovery, or solving an equation. There is love
life happen to us, that we will find our trueand emotion involved; A wife, taking care of your
happiness. The Beautiful Mind is an exaggeratedbaby, and the everyday joys of life. Instead of
tale of this law, and how terrible life can get if youfocusing his time on himself, John decides to go
try to solve its nonexistent formula.back to teaching classes, and shares his amazing
John Nash is an awkward man, not good in socialknowledge with his students. All this, while ignoring
situations, but an amazingly talentedthe characters that took over his mind. This is
mathematician. He is so good, in fact, that hewhere an amazing inspirational quote is mentioned
spends most of his time trying to find aby John Nash, which I will mention here:
revolutionary discovery in mathematics. I like to"Are the hallucinations...gone?"
think of it as a "Life formula", or a discovery that"No, but I've gotten used to ignoring them, and as
will never happen. The twist of the movie, whicha result, they've kind of given up on me. I think
happens about halfway through, is that Nash isthat's sorta what it's like with dreams and
suffering from a severe form of schizophrenia,nightmares. We've gotta keep feeding them for
and half of the situations/places that exist in histhem to stay alive"
life, are only part of his "beautiful" mind.That is one of the most true and inspirational
One imaginary character that he creates is hisquotes I have ever heard. Dreams will gradually
roommate, Charles. Nash gets along very welldisappear, if we do not focus on them, and take
with Charles, which makes the audience suspiciousconstant action towards them. Nightmares will
from the start, seeing that John Nash doesn'tcontinue, as long as we feed them our attention.
really get along well with anyone else. The otherJohn Nash wins a Nobel Peace Prize at the end of
character that Nash creates is named Parcher,the movie, for his contributions to society. A
who is working to solve a conspiracy case of anBeautiful Mind is a movie about the importance of
atomic bomb threat towards the U.S. When theenjoying every day of life, and not getting caught
conspiracy situation goes wrong in Nash's head,up in ridiculous theories or fantasies for a future
that is when he is in need of mental help. He isthat may never be. If we don't focus on the
taken into a psychiatric hospital, and receivespresent moment, it may be the biggest regret in
intense treatment. Upon returning home, theour life. Embrace life each day, don't embrace a
visions are suppressed, but so is every aspect offantasy world.
John Nash's beautiful mind. He no longer can think