I'm a sentimentalist by nature. Keeping that in mind, let's talk about 'The Theory of Everything'. Yes, according to the principles of esteemed theoretical physicist 'Stephen Hawking', there is a single theory that explains the origin of everything, be it universe, black holes, time et al. That seems an absurd notion, especially when the theory is still to be pronounced or 'invented'. But Hawking has, all through his 'deformed' life, kept a confounding research going on that's relentless in its pursuit. There and now we all believe, must be a single theory that explains everything.
My introduction to Stephen Hawking has been a chance one. I never knew that there was a scientist existing completely stuck to his wheel chair, his whole body paralyzed and could speak only with the help of a computerized machine that’s been attached to his wheel chair. But this all had to change came the Pragati Maidan Book Fair of 2014. My Friend, Ashish Chaudhary, bought one of the most celebrated works of Hawking, i.e. ‘The Brief History of Time’ and though I knew there existed a bestseller with such a label, I never really entertained the idea of buying it. I was more interested in buying Maxim Gorky’s ‘Mother’ but somehow, I now knew that Stephen Hawking is the author of that book that Ashish purchased and he is one of the greatest scientists of our time. And then my pursuit began.
Only a month later (at Oscars 2014), I gotta know that Eddie Redmayne starrer ‘The Theory of Everything’ has been nominated for various Oscars that was a biopic on Stephen Hawking based on Hawking’s ex-wife Jane Wilde Hawking biography of Hawking named ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’. Eddie Redmayne was a complete stranger to me and Felicity Jones who played Hawking wife was too not a very well known name. I had the briefest of ideas that such a movie is in production prior to Oscars 2014 but given to the knowledge of my no-knowledge of these great actors, I paid no heed to its box-office performance or the critical acclaim it went on to garner afterwards. It was a mistake but now after writing this piece, I shall consider amendments to be done.
Eddie Redmayne performance towers in the movie and he rightfully won the Oscars for best Actor for it but this doesn’t really underestimate the performance of Felicity Jones. She looks potent and almighty when she finds out that Hawking has been diagnosed with Motor Neuron disease and takes care of everything, three kids and whatnots. But she also looks fragile and weak when she couldn’t keep up with Hawking deteriorating health and chores and also when Hawking finds a more suitable substitute for her in his therapist. They ultimately part their ways but we don’t see any animosity creeping in between. And when Hawking gets a call from 10, Downing Street (that’s Queen of England Address) for an offer of ‘Knighthood’, he invites Jane to accompany him. He later on discards the ‘Knighthood’ that would have ultimately turned him into a ‘Sir Stephen Hawking’ but consoles Jane in the closing footage, indicating to his three children, that they have been their biggest achievement. The last 90 seconds of movie takes you on a whirlwind tour that recaps the entire movie and leaves you ‘nostalgic’ amidst the soulful background score of Johann Johannsson. By then, you would realize that you have been a spectator of something ‘very special’. Tears will be in your eyes (as they are in mine now) and you shall consider thankful to Gods for making you a witness of ‘Stephen Hawking’ talents and for ‘The Theory of Everything’……yes, there is a ONE………..#IAmDone………#HumaneAndMarvellous…….#EddieRedmayne…….#FelicityJones…….#TheTheoryOfEverything
P.S. Being a Mathematics Honors (and a student of Physics till my second year of Graduation course), the least I could have done with this movie is to give it a place in my very selective movie database and write something about it, so I did exactly that. It is now enjoying an ‘honorable’ company with John Nash’s ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
My introduction to Stephen Hawking has been a chance one. I never knew that there was a scientist existing completely stuck to his wheel chair, his whole body paralyzed and could speak only with the help of a computerized machine that’s been attached to his wheel chair. But this all had to change came the Pragati Maidan Book Fair of 2014. My Friend, Ashish Chaudhary, bought one of the most celebrated works of Hawking, i.e. ‘The Brief History of Time’ and though I knew there existed a bestseller with such a label, I never really entertained the idea of buying it. I was more interested in buying Maxim Gorky’s ‘Mother’ but somehow, I now knew that Stephen Hawking is the author of that book that Ashish purchased and he is one of the greatest scientists of our time. And then my pursuit began.
Only a month later (at Oscars 2014), I gotta know that Eddie Redmayne starrer ‘The Theory of Everything’ has been nominated for various Oscars that was a biopic on Stephen Hawking based on Hawking’s ex-wife Jane Wilde Hawking biography of Hawking named ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen’. Eddie Redmayne was a complete stranger to me and Felicity Jones who played Hawking wife was too not a very well known name. I had the briefest of ideas that such a movie is in production prior to Oscars 2014 but given to the knowledge of my no-knowledge of these great actors, I paid no heed to its box-office performance or the critical acclaim it went on to garner afterwards. It was a mistake but now after writing this piece, I shall consider amendments to be done.
Eddie Redmayne performance towers in the movie and he rightfully won the Oscars for best Actor for it but this doesn’t really underestimate the performance of Felicity Jones. She looks potent and almighty when she finds out that Hawking has been diagnosed with Motor Neuron disease and takes care of everything, three kids and whatnots. But she also looks fragile and weak when she couldn’t keep up with Hawking deteriorating health and chores and also when Hawking finds a more suitable substitute for her in his therapist. They ultimately part their ways but we don’t see any animosity creeping in between. And when Hawking gets a call from 10, Downing Street (that’s Queen of England Address) for an offer of ‘Knighthood’, he invites Jane to accompany him. He later on discards the ‘Knighthood’ that would have ultimately turned him into a ‘Sir Stephen Hawking’ but consoles Jane in the closing footage, indicating to his three children, that they have been their biggest achievement. The last 90 seconds of movie takes you on a whirlwind tour that recaps the entire movie and leaves you ‘nostalgic’ amidst the soulful background score of Johann Johannsson. By then, you would realize that you have been a spectator of something ‘very special’. Tears will be in your eyes (as they are in mine now) and you shall consider thankful to Gods for making you a witness of ‘Stephen Hawking’ talents and for ‘The Theory of Everything’……yes, there is a ONE………..#IAmDone………#HumaneAndMarvellous…….#EddieRedmayne…….#FelicityJones…….#TheTheoryOfEverything
P.S. Being a Mathematics Honors (and a student of Physics till my second year of Graduation course), the least I could have done with this movie is to give it a place in my very selective movie database and write something about it, so I did exactly that. It is now enjoying an ‘honorable’ company with John Nash’s ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
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