You never want to disobey you
wife, especially when it's your very first Valentine's Day after your marriage J
So when my wife suggested watching
the movie ‘Theory Of Everything’ on this Valentine’s Day, I simply had to
oblige her. Jokes apart, I always trust her choice which is same as mine. We
happily went to see this movie having a fair idea of the theme.
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| This is where it all begins |
This movie is an adaptation of a
book “Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking”. The
movie takes us back in the late 60’s. It portrays the college life of Stephen
Hawking, his then girl-friend Jane who marries Stephen knowing that he has a motor
neuron disease and that he shall die in next 2 years. The movie also talks
about the struggle Stephen faced as his disease progressed but it emphasizes
more on the sheer passion and determination which he had for Physics, his
different theories which he kept validating as time progresses and his love for
his family and overall positive outlook towards life itself.
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| The Beginning Of A Real Chemistry |
In this movie, Stephen Hawking
is played very efficiently by Eddie Redmayne and Jane is portrayed by beautiful
and sensitive Felicity Jones. Eddie has superbly absorbed all the nuances of
Stephen Hawking and thus shows all the stages of Stephen’s life very
effectively. His twisted wrist, legs, neck and entire body speaks and connects
with the audience.
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| An Incomplete Yet Different Family |
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| A Mesmerizing Beauty !! |
Felicity also plays a very determined, sensitive, caring, sacrificial lady who is an equal match for Stephen. In many scenes, her eyes and facial expressions show her utter efforts to improve her husband’s condition and her failure to do so. Still she fights back every situation till a moment when Stephen feels a need to change their lives.
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| Felicity & Eddie Along With Real Stephen Hawking |
Frankly speaking, I was much
illiterate about Stephen Hawking and his work which includes The Big Bang
Theory, Theory of Black Hole etc. This movie definitely made me aware of this
live phenomenon called Stephen Hawking. The movie is really an inspirational
one for all of us in many ways. If you have a positive will/attitude for
everything then even death need to take a bow and so it did in Stephen’s case
who is today 73 years of age and still writing through a portable computer and
speech synthesizer fitted in his wheelchair.
After the movie, I and my wife
were damn sure that it will win maximum Oscar awards. Unfortunately it won only
the best actor award which the 33 year old Eddie Redmayne truly deserved. The
way he has played Stephen from his young age till the old, almost immovable,
speech affected Stephen is simply commendable.
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| Pillars of Stephen's Life |
Till last year, I always
wondered how a Valentine’s Day could be. However this Valentine’s Day taught me
‘Theory Of Everything’ !!! For this, a
special thanks goes to my Fair lady for making my 1st Valentine’s
Day so memorable….. And not to forget 'Mughal Darbar' and the 'Loud, Scary and Crying Baby' ;)
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A Valentine's Day Can't Be More Memorable Than This !!! :) |
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