Very good/lots to enjoy
Synopsis
Whilst studying at Cambridge, physics student Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) starts to suffer problems with his movement and is diagnosed as having motor neurone disease. Despite this, he continues his studies, developing into a genius whose theories about black holes and the nature of time and space capture the attention of not only academics but the whole world. As his celebrity grows, his condition claims more and more of physical movements and speech and place an increasing strain on his young wife Jane (Felicity Jones).
Review
Although most films never affect me emotionally, The Theory Of Everything bucks that trend. An involving, affecting, even gut-wrenching film, I can admit to having at least three tears well up in my eyes.
The passion between Hawking and Jane is beautifully portrayed by Redmayne and Jones, both of whom have just been nominated for Best Acting awards at the BAFTA’s and will surely lead the way at other awards ceremonies in 2015 with standout performances from Redmayne and Jones, cutting to the heart of love and how it can be tested when someones health deteriorates. Both give strong and determined performances, beautifully empathetic and doing justice to the real-life people.
It’s an odd thing to say that such a film could be funny, but there are hilarious, laugh-out-loud moments throughout that are indicative of Hawking’s own self-deprecation and mischievous sense of humour.
Incredibly photographed with some awesome close-ups that parallel the human condition with the vastness of the cosmos Hawking studies, my only issue is that I felt let-down by its sense of cinema - where is the cinematic ‘big bang’?
By Jason Day
For more: http://cinematic4thepeople.co.uk/2015/01/10/the-theory-of-everything-2014/
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