Krisna Dianne A. Mabasa May
10, 2012
2012-29764 STS-X2
A
Beautiful Mind
John Nash is an amazing man. Despite
what the society this of him, he is an intelligent and strong man. He overcame
his schizophrenia by what he does best, thinking, rationalizing and trying to
solve the problem. My group mate said that the film became notorious because of
the idea that one could overcome schizophrenia without medical help or the
expensive medications. It is such a nice idea, but what John Nash did―letting
go of his perceived personalities―was hard. They were there for a reason.
I believe that his best friend, Charles,
was created out of his need for social interaction, friendship and even his
loneliness. I noted that Charles was the very opposite of John. He is outgoing,
friendly, doesn’t care about academics, and prideful. I think that he wanted to
be like him. To overcome his social awkwardness and finally have a normal
connection with other people. The niece, Marcee, was created out of his idea of
family and the nervousness of becoming a father. He practiced how to care for
another so that he could be the best father to his son. Lastly, the military
leader, William, was created out of his need to be important, for his work to
be noticed. While it is great that he could see patterns and codes out of
normal articles and stories, it is also a sign of his illness.
For me, his illness is
understandable. To borrow a phrase from my classmate, “Most scientists are
nuts.” Their natural born mental capacity, while beautiful and remarkable, is
also a double edged sword. Few can walk the fine line between sanity and
insanity while carrying the heavy weight of their emotional burden and their
innate knowledge. The degree and intensity of John Nash’s want for company
became the start and cause of his illness.
His story is inspiring and
different. I can’t really relate to his story because I’m neither a genius nor
a person with schizophrenia (nor do I know a person with it), however it
doesn’t make the story less appealing not heartwarming. This showed the side of
a person with the illness. It made us understand the situation. People are
naturally judgmental, and this film helped us understand and warned us not to
be like the people who insulted and mocked John Nash. He might be strong but
others might not be. After all, the opinion of the society surrounding the
scientist affected him. It is important to even a person without his condition,
why would we think that it is less important to a person with such a sensitive
condition?
This film is a mix of a lesson and
another story that shall inspire all people who have watched it. No matter how
alone we might be, we shall always remember that there will always be someone
to help us. People perceive this someone in different ways―some might say that
this refer to friends, family, a special someone, or even a divine person that
will always be there for them, unconditionally, and unfailingly. For John Nash,
it had been himself, and while people might view it as twisted or wrong or sick, it had helped him through the
roughest of times. Let this film remind us that we are all different in
millions of ways, and this doesn’t warrant anyone to judge others.
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