A month ago, I thought that I would be writing my research paper on the movie"The Notebook". I realized, though, the movie didn't have enough scenes to support what I wanted to argue. Also I've seen it about 20 times. So I changed my mind and decided to write about how the human mind is portrayed in the film "A Beautiful Mind "
My first source is the movie "A Beautiful Mind". It is directed by Ron Howard and was released in 2001. I found the source on Amazon, which streams the movie for about three dollars. It is my primary source despite it not being a journalistic article or a scholarly article. The reason is because every other source I use will use in my paper will be compared to or in refer to the movie and further drive my thesis. I will point out how embellished the movie is and how inaccurate the portrayals the schizophrenic patient is. For example the movie does not discuss at all how Nash, the protagonist came to be schizophrenic. They portray him as quirky and peculiar but then he just begins to hallucinate. In actuality, most of the time traumatic events (like those in Nash's childhood) bring on schizophrenic symptoms. One of the crucial scenes in the movie is when Nash is confronted with the fact that his mind isn't trustworthy."Dr. Rosen: You can't reason your way out of this! Nash: Why not? Why can't I? Dr. Rosen: Because your mind is where the problem is in the first place!"
My second source is scholarly article that discusses the three periods in the evolution of Nash’s mental illness, and provides a psychoanalytic interpretation of each. It also discusses the actual events that occurred in his life, serving to prove that the movie has embellished and exaggerated some. Most importantly, it discusses the trauma Nash experienced as a child, which is extremely relevant to his later schizophrenic state, something which isn't discussed in the movie.
Capps, Donald. "John Nash: Three Phases in the Career of a Beautiful Mind." Journal of Religion and Health 44.4 (n.d.): 363-376. JSTOR. Web. 14 April 2015
A Beautiful Mind. Dir.Ron Howard. Perf. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Paul Bettany.[2001]
I'm glad you are working on _A Beautiful Mind_, which is a much more challenging movie. The Capps essay looks like a good find. (I don't see you game plan for research, so I am commenting on this post instead.) Remember to use the Research Speed Dial to find all the different kinds of responsible databases quickly. --Prof. Dragan
ReplyDeleteI am doing the same and you have good research and good research links ! I didn't find anything about John Nash specifically but now that I know you did i'll go back and look !!
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