Miro Jan Benedict G. Navarro
STS X2
2010-25812
A Beautiful Mind Reaction
Paper
The film "A Beautiful Mind" is a
film that portrayed what is happening inside the mind of John Nash who is a
Nobel Prize winner for his work in Game Theory. It is a good film because it is
narrated in a way that will make you think and analyze each scene and how they
are all connected. Also, it shows how the mind works when you have
schizophrenia and how it affects everyone around you.
The main thing that I like in the movie is
the way it showed how schizophrenia manifests in a person. Schizophrenia is
defined as mental disorder characterized
by a breakdown in thinking and poor emotional responses. Its symptoms include paranoia, hallucinations,
delusions, and social and work problems. As a mentally healthy person, I can't
comprehend how these symptoms and problems manifest in a person. This movie
presented this well and it is obviously difficult to have these symptoms while trying
to live a normal life. It also does not help to be socially awkward and to not
be able to respond properly to emotional situations when you needed to be a
father to your son and a husband to your wife. Even though he has this
condition, he does his best at everything which made him discover and analyze
important concepts which we still use nowadays.
Another thing that I observed in the movie is
that people can't be alone. The movie showed that it is a basic human need to
form bonds and relationships with other people. This was manifested when John
Nash created his imaginary friend Charles and his niece. He feels happy when he
interacts with them and I observed that those scenes with them are when he is
smiling. Another thing that the movie showed is that it is important for a
person to recognized and appreciated. This was manifested in the form of
William Parcher which satisfied his need to be recognized when he was important
cryptograher for the Department of Defense. This is why he was "decoding
codes" from newspapers and magazines.
Overall, the movie is a must watch for people of all ages. It did a good
job introducing John Nash to the audience and it also did a good job portraying
schizophrenia and how this condition affects people around the one who has it. It
also showed that we can't be alone in this world and we need to love and be
loved. Lastly, I believe it also showed that people suffering the same condition
that they too can overcome mental disorders, stand up again on their feet and
have a better future.
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