Dreams and deadlines

I woke up with a start and the first thought that hit me was that I was late for work. Panicking, I looked at my clock and realized it was 4:00am, I still had 6 hours to go before work began. Reassured by thig sight and not sure what else to do, I kept lying in my bed thinking about the present state of my life. It had been 6 months since I had left my job to try and create the life of my dreams. 6 months, during which I worked on my startup idea and tried to create the next big thing.

A Beautiful Mind

I just finished watching this movie and this is going to be an unedited and crazy review of the same. I saw this movie after being asked to do so by a couple of my friends, who termed it 'amazing' and 'inspiring'. Having finished it, I can definitely say that I am both inspired and amazed.

The movie is about the life and struggle of the mathematical genius, John Nash, the man who may be called the father of modern game-theory. It chronicles his quest for greatness and his battles with schizophrenia (a disease where people get hallucinations and delusions). The movie starts off when young Nash enters Princeton and starts his quest to reach MIT. Believing that classroom education dulls ones' own creativity and enthusiasm, Nash spends his entire time outside the classroom, finding and tackling problems of his own choice. All this time, his only friend seems to be the elusive Charles Herring, who is his roommate and confidant. Nash spends most of his time working on his theories and finds himself more comfortable in the presence of books and notes than other humans.

Nash's search ends when he finds a better solution to the problem of Game theory and writes a paper that gets him into wheeler labs. And this is where, the true story begins. On being hired at MIT, Nash meets his love, Mrs Alicia Larde. He is also, signed up by the US secret services to help crack codes being used by the Russians.  This task of a 'spy' for the US government starts taking its toll on Nash's health and mental well being and he becomes very paranoid.
Afraid for his mental health, Alicia calls the mental hospital and gets Nash admitted.

What happens when one of the foremost minds of the 20th century lands up in a mental hospital? And what about the top secret work he was doing?

Well, you must watch the movie to find out. I must tell you this though, few movies capture the beauty of human emotions and turmoil as this one does. The portrayal of Dr John Nash by Russell Crowe and his wife by Jennifer Connelly is realistic and lovable.

This is a movie that will make you appreciate the ups and downs of life more. It is also a movie about love and affection. But above all, it is a movie about a great man who lost his way and the strength of the love that brought him back.