Today as was passing by a friend’s room at my hostel, he happened to be watching the movie “A Beautiful Mind”. This one I had seen quite a long time back and had good memories of it, so I sat down to watch it again. As the movie passed into the phase where John Nash starts getting excessively paranoid and needs medical help, I couldn’t help but start thinking of the way his wife felt being through the whole process of his recovery. The question that I was constantly asking myself was what were this woman’s dreams? What did she want to be in life?
The movie completely revolves around how John Nash comes to terms with his delusions and ultimately wins the coveted Nobel Prize. But, the process completely derails the life of his wife who needs to constantly give him strength and courage to be able to face his problems. What did the woman have to sacrifice in her life? She might not have reached the Nobel Prize ceremony otherwise, but did that make her happier than having to give up the dreams of her life that she had as a younger person?
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how sensible and easily overlooked perspective of his wife right??...i don't have the answer but ur thot process is great :)
ReplyDeletehmmm....it feels really good to see that some people like you at least think about the woman and her dreams in an age where the woman is constantly seen as an OBJECT...
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I loved the movie is the endurance and the perseverance on the part of the lady. She flits, she despairs, she wishes to give up and yet she shows strength. Of her dreams, well, we'd have to ask her.
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