Posted by Gracie2 on October 4, 2002, at 1:16:14
In reply to Re: Has anyone seen any good movies lately? » BekkaH, posted by Mal on September 26, 2002, at 14:58:08
The way I understood it, a "Beautiful Mind" was about an insane man who overcame his pyschosis by sheer willpower, and I consider that to be as realistic as most of the crap that Hollywood churns out - you know, where all the women are blond, skinny, and puffy-lipped, like Cameron Diaz.Finally I sat down to watch it, at the urging of my sister, and I thought it was great. I wasn't aware that it was a true story, and I appreciated that it portrayed the fact that an extremely intelligent person - a genius - might also suffer from mental illness. I've long believed that great creative ability and high intelligence is often linked to mental illness.
Just my opinion.
-Gracie
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