Today, I saw A Beautiful Mind again. The first time I saw it I didn't knew it was based on a true life story but was just amazed by the performance of Russel Crowe as the schizophrenic genius.

The film released in 2001 is based on the life of Nobel laureate John Forbes Nash. The film was awarded Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film not only portrays the mathematical ability of the genius beautifully but also keeps up the suspense from the moment John Nash meets his roommate Charles for the first time as "the Prodigal roommate arrives". Much later, when it is revealed that Charles is actually only a hallucination of Nash, I was stupefied.

Russel Crowe has beautifully portrayed the character of John Nash. His commitment to his work can be perceived from the fact that he insisted on make-up that made him look more like the actual John Nash. In the film, the handsome and manly Crowe plays the character who stumbles around with a strange gait with ease.

I found it rather surprising that a person of such high intellectual caliber could be deceived by such hallucinations. The part that amazed me the most was when Nash uses his logical genius to finally conclude that his delusions does not exist. The film made me realize the pains and difficulties involved with success. To have to fight your own self who is playing games with you must be most difficult.

I saw this movie as well, and yes, it is an amazing story. I had not read the book, so I had no idea where it was going - so when it came out that some of the "people" he thought he dealt with were not real, I was blown away...

I loved this film as well. I was particularly impressed at how Nash was able to control his hallucinations at the end.It was just amazing to me how he controlled his urges to interact with the hallucinations. Crowe was amazing in this film and totally deserved the oscar that year over Denzel!