A Beautiful Mind [Blu-ray] [2001] [Region Free]

Was delivered quickly and the film was really good as well. Would recommend.

I write, just having watched this, Russel Crowe in one of his best performances into the world of a genius. He takes you subtley as you watch and become one with John Nash and yet, as an observer and student. The delusions becoming as real to us and as it did to John, and then the crash when he discovers the delusion. The struggles and the failures and then the acceptance of the inevitable and finally, conquering it. The end speech revealed the truth we all live in. Beyond yet not denying the power of math in life's journey but concluding in the truth and reality it leads to love. You find God in math as the greatest mathemetician and the greatest and purest of all love. Eternal, never ending, that walks the darkness with us to see us through. You have touched eternity and beyond and lived to tell the tale. I would if I could tell John, thank you for sharing your journey. That is why you are an inspiration not just in math, but in life and beyond. That was your life's purpose and journey.

Ron Howard's Biopic of mathematician John Nash is a triumph in all departments. Yes the story is incomplete and some parts of John's life have been left out, but this is a good thing as a true and faithful account of anybodies whole life would not be a movie, it would be a documentary. Luckily for us the writers have decided what is important and what is not, and as a result of that disciplined approach have written a film that is superb from beginning to the end.Following John's life from 1948 at Princeton to the Nobel Prize 46 years later we learn about his overwhelming desire to come up with a truly unique and original idea that over time drives him to near insanity.Not what you might think would make a riveting and memorable film that won four Oscars including Best Picture 10 years ago. However you would be wrong. Ron Howard handles a delicate and not on the face of it, commercial subject with authority. He ensnares the viewer with flair and imaginative visuals, not to compensate for a dull story as some other directors do, but to enhance our feeling of involvement. When John starts to hallucinate we are at first not aware of it, just like John, later when we learn a little more, we are. This technique gave me a feeling of being part of the story, rather than just a passive viewer from outside.James Horner's wonderful Oscar nominated Score is now on my CD shelf and is played often. A beautiful haunting and mischievous piece that compliments the film no end. It is however in the end a film that will succeed of fail based on the leading man who takes on the role. That man was Russell Crowe. Whether you love or loath him Russell gives his best performance ever by some margin and it is a disgrace that he lost out on the Best Actor Oscar. He should have walked it.Sometimes films just come along and just seem to work even when you think the shouldn't. This is one of those films.

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I have had a DVD of 'A Beautiful Mind' since it first was issued and have watched it many times. It is a most moving portrayal by Russell Crowe of an eminent mathematician's graduation descent into dementia and have bought this copy for my daughter who will enjoy it as much I do.

All the actors are performing at their best. The story is beautiful and heartbreakingThe first time I watched it I thought my brain had been hit so hard I was just stunned - a genuine one of a kind masterpiece.

Brilliant. An awesome movie that is true to life for so many.

A Beautiful Mind is an invigorating story that focuses on the life of John Nash, a gifted student from Princeton University. The has some minor historical inaccuracies but nonetheless offers a riveting story, one which will keep you guessing as to what is actually going on. Things will steadily begin to piece together and begin to make complete sense however and combines to create a very thought provoking film, for those who have not heard of John Nash and for those familiar with his life. The struggle feels real in the film to say the least, characters go to and from different aspects of emotion regarding the situation and ultimately makes the film almost come alive as a result. The acting all around is top notch, seriously so. The film however may be a bit of a slow burner at first, for roughly the first 45 minutes as it sets out the story and the life of John Nash, it does pick up very quickly from that point however. Overall the film is very enjoyable to watch and to re-watch as i have done. It's a film where you pick up the subtle and finer details left in by the director which help push the strength of the story.

Great movie, quick delivery, properly priced

this is a wonderful movie

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Der 2001 entstandene biographische Dramafilm "A beautiful Mind" wurde zum großen Triumph für seinen Regisseur Ron Howard. Er brachte weltweit über 313 Millionen Dollar ein und gewann vier Oscars für den bsten Film, den besten Regisseur, das beste adaptierte Drehbuch für die beste Nebendarstellerin Jennifer Connelly (Suspiria, Es war einmal in Amerika). Ausserdem gab es Nominierungen für den besten Darsteller Russel Crowe, den besten Filmschnitt, das beste Makeup und die beste Originalpartitur.Ron Howard war am Anfang seiner Filmkarriere Schauspieler und spielte als Youngster in Filmen wie "American Graffiti", "Vier Vögel am Galgen" und "Der Scharfschütze" mit. 1977 nahm er erstmalig auf dem Regiestuhl Platz und landete in den 80er Jahren Hits wie "Splash", "Cocoon" oder "Willow". Für sein Weltraumabenteuer "Apollo 13" gabs immerhin 9 Nominierungen, aber für "Beautiful Mind" war er auch erstmalig in der Regie-Kategorie nominiert.Erzählt wird die Geschichte des amerikanischen Mathematikers John Nash, der den Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften erhielt. Howard inszenierte den Film nach einem Drehbuch von Akiva Goldsman, dass sich einige Freiheiten herausnimmt und etwas von der Wirklichkeit abweicht.Die Geschichte beginnt in Nashs Tagen als Doktorand an der Princeton University, wo ihm bereits ein großer Ruf als Mathematikgenie vorauseilt. Er kann gut mit Zahlen umgehen, aber weniger mit Menschen. So halten ihn die Studienkollegen Martin Hansen (Josh Lucas), Helinger (Judd Hirsch), Sol (Adam Goldberg), Bender (Anthony Rapp) und Ainsley (Jason Grey-Stanford) für einen ziemlichen Sonderling und Aussenseiter. Aber sein Zimmergenosse, der extrovertierte Charles Herman (Paul Bettany) hat das Talent den scheuen Mathematiker immer wieder zu überzeugen, dass er sich nicht im Zimmer abkapseln soll. Er veröffentlicht einen Artikel über ein neues Konzept zur Steuerung der Dynamik, der so vielversprechend ist, dass ihm zukünftig alle Türen offen stehen. Er gibt auch Unterricht, dadurch lernt er seine Frau Alicia Nash (Jennifer Connelly) kennen. 1953 wird Nash ins Pentagon eingeladen, um verschlüsselte feindliche Telekommunikation zu knacken, die er mental entschlüsseln kann. Eines Tages rekutiert ihn ein mysteriöser Mann, der sich als William Parcher vom Verteidigungsministerium herausstellt. Nash soll nach versteckten Mustern in Magazinn und Zeitungen suchen, um eine sowjetische Verschwörung in den USA zu verhindern....Aber was ist, wenn sich herausstellt, dass vieles gar nicht der Realität entspricht. Nash leidet seit seinem Studium an einer schizophrenen Psychose, die sich im Laufe der Jahre immer mehr ausweitet und es keine Abgrenzung mehr zwischen Phantasie und Wirklichkeit gibt. Aus Nashs Vorstellungskraft entstehen so sein Studienkollee Hermann, der ominöse Mann vom Verteidigungsministerium und die kleine Marcee Herman (Vivien Cardone), die Nichte von Paul. Dies alles offenbart der Film erst im relativ spät und der Zuschauer entdeckt das Ausmaß dieser Krankheit. Die Folge ist ein langer Aufenthalt in der Psychiatrie 1994 wird ihm die große Anerkennung zuteil, denn er erhält den Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Howard hat aus diesem Stoff einen fesselnden Film gemacht, der natürlich perfekt von einem klasse Darstellerensemble getragen wird. Thrill und Emotionen wechseln sich ab.

Está película pone en relevancia el desconocimiento total que mucha gente tiene sobre la esquizofrenia, este hombre fue un premio Nobel aunque fuese esquizofrénico, "lo valiente no quita lo cortés ", chapó por dar visibilidad a algo que el 80% de la gente ni papa.