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“The Theory of Everything is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. Little was expected from Stephen Hawking, a bright but shiftless student of cosmology, given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love of fellow Cambridge student, Jane Wilde, and he went on to be called the successor to Einstein, as well as a husband and father to their three children. Over the course of their marriage as Stephen’s body collapsed and his academic renown soared, fault lines were exposed that tested the lineaments of their relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives.” Written by Spencer Higham for IMDbPro
The Theory of Everything is essentially a love story that tugs on the heartstrings, but it’s more than a chick flick. Hawking is an intellectual ‘jock’ who wins in the battle of mind over matter and what guy doesn’t like a good battle. Unfortunately though, it errs on the losing side for Best Picture. It could have used some serious editing, mainly in the first thirty minutes or so; the segways of Hawking’s life could have been better time sliced alleviating some of the rather abrupt changes. This is particularly noticable when he goes from having what appears to be a sprained wrist to losing control of his limbs. And, not to be petty, but Jane’s physical appearance from beguiling to middle aged in what seemed like a New York minute could have been more gradual. It’s a bitter sweet thumbs up movie though and filled with interesting facts about Hawking since it was based on Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen (2007), Jane’s second memoir.
The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.
– Stephen Hawking, 2006
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