The Theory of Everything (2014) - This is another movie that I watched because it is a 2015 Best Picture Oscar nominee. I liked Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables, and I knew that a movie about Stephen Hawking had to be fascinating, so it sounded like a good choice.
This movie is about theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, (Eddie Redmayne), one of the greatest minds of our generation. It's about his struggle with learning that he had a degenerative disease while he was still a young man in college. It's about how he met his ex-wife Jane, (Felicity Jones), and how they dealt with his condition together. It's about how they stayed together, and then grew apart. And it's about how the world first learned about this incredibly intelligent man, and why he is so loved and respected.
This is a very good movie, but it is difficult to watch at times. The love story part of the movie is wonderful, showing how Jane would do anything she could to help Stephen, because she loved him so much. However watching his condition get worse and worse is heartbreaking. Overall, this movie is a great movie showing how Stephen Hawking defied the odds after being given only a few years to live.
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