After watching this film, I recalled that Hardy and Ramanujan were indeed mentioned in the mathematics textbook. They turned out to be great gods.
1. Overall: It is a relatively good biographical film, with three-dimensional characters, smooth storytelling, compact rhythm, and high-quality pictures. Cambridge and London are beautifully shot, and the soundtrack is in place.
Second, the tear index: high. Ramanujan's honest and honest image, dressed in simple clothes, Indian slippers, and broken boxes, compared to Cambridge's almost elite level, which is sad. Being a strict vegetarian, he couldn't eat any all-vegetarian dishes in the restaurant, so he had no choice but to get a small pot and cook the dishes by himself. What I have to do every day is to kneel and recite the scriptures in front of the Indian Buddha statue. Whenever I am confused, I turn to God for help. The Buddha statue is not only his spiritual mentor, but also his spiritual sustenance for his hometown. His obsession is to make achievements in his studies and then go home. No matter how people around him exclude him from his poor and humble background, and do not explain too much to his desperate puzzles and ridicules, this kind of grievance can make people cry no matter how they look at it.
3. Genius: He doesn’t eat much (also because he really can’t afford it), he doesn’t get treatment when he is sick, and he doesn’t have time to take care of it in the event of a war. It doesn’t matter whether the body survives or not. Geniuses seem to have a tendency to be paranoid, and they are extremely spiritual-seeking. Advanced, everything in the outside world can't stop it. With almost no formal education, how did he deduce so many profound formulas? Was he really guided by God (he said it was God's will)? Hardy knew the formula was right but couldn't verify it himself anyway, and Rama was always way ahead of them. Hardy loves his talent, his mathematical attainment is beyond the reach of the whole Cambridge and even the whole era (seventy years ahead); also hates his stubbornness, he is too paranoid, too different, too uncontrollable , I guess I'm a little jealous of how he can live so self-consciously.
4. Hardy, who is also a teacher and a friend: Without Hardy, Ramanujan's talent may be buried. He not only has to accept the fact that his talent is not as good as that of Rama, but also needs to help him clear the obstacles and help him. He must know that Rama was a British colony of India at that time, and his social status was low. Cambridge's elitism was arrogant and rude. Hardy's help would not have Lamar's mathematical achievements. He alone (along with a handful of others) helped Rama despite the cynicism and even persecution of those around him. It takes a mind like Hardy to be a wizard. In the process of helping him, Hardy gradually unsealed his lonely heart. They were both teachers and students and became friends because of their mutual sympathy. In the end, the two of them said goodbye to a conversation in a carriage together. It's a pity that the two of them have no chance to talk anymore.
5. Acting skills: The interpretation of real events should be based on facts. I feel that the two leading actors have controlled them well and did not use too much force. Rama's obsession with mathematics and Hardy's restraint are all natural.
6. The relationship between Rama's mother and his wife is difficult to understand. The mother is extremely proud of her son, and she wants to put pressure on her son to make him stand out. The wife wants to live well with him. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do not seem to get along , the mother-in-law almost divorced her wife. It is estimated that geniuses are eager to complete their studies early and achieve success because of such a family background.
The whole film presents mathematics and mathematicians in a way that ordinary people can understand. At least it is recommended for popularizing mathematics and understanding characters.
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