A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Rated: M
Released: 2001
Country: US

It is 1947 and mysterious genius John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Russell Crowe) has arrived at Princeton for graduate study in mathematics. It's not an easy fit for Nash, or for Princeton. Social niceties mean nothing to him; neither does attending class. He is obsessed with just one thing: finding a truly original idea. That, he is convinced, is the only way he will ever matter. Princeton's maths department is brutally competitive, still they tolerate him and inadvertently incite him to greatness. He's with them one night in a local bar when their reaction to a hot blonde grabs his attention. As Nash observes their rivalry, the idea that has been haunting him bursts into focus. His resulting paper on game theory the mathematics of competition boldly contradicts the doctrines of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. 150 years of accepted thought is abruptly outdated , and Nash's life is changed forever. Nash subsequently wins a coveted research and teaching post at MIT, but is not satisfied. Science had played a huge role in bringing about America's triumph in World War II, and now, as the Cold War rages, Nash yearns to play a role in this new conflict. His wish is granted when the shadowy William Parcher (Ed Harris) recruits him for a top-secret assignment as an enemy code-breaker. Nash is furtive, obsessed and finally lost in a world of overpowering delusions.The diagnosis is paranoid schizophrenia.