if only every husband was so fondly remembered by his ex-wife
you're watching Beyond The Trailer's review of the theory of everything
it's called motor neurone disease
life expectancy is two years
I want us to be together for as long as we've got
It'll effect everything...
You don't realize what lies ahead.
This is going to be a very heavy defeat.
But I love him...
and he loves me.
We're going to fight this illness, together.
Then again, Stephen Hawking is no ordinary husband
both in terms of his contributions to the world and the life of his first wife
Jane
with that last one it wasn't all good and while some of the bad obviously
couldn't be helped
some of it could. now the theory everything is based on Jane's memoir
traveling to infinity my life was Stephen
she can spell by the way the British have two L's in traveling
and interestingly this is being marketed as a romantic film
but what kind of romantic film ends in divorce?! a realistic one?
Stephen Hawking made a career out of revealing the hard truths of the universe so
why shouldn't his ex-wife to the same
with the hard truths in our own personal universes? Stephen and Jane were married for
thirty years and she was with them for the bulk of his accomplishments both in
terms of battling motor neuron disease and scientific theory
in fact you could say that Jane Hawking is personification of the old saying
that behind every great man is a great woman
but does she get a Wikipedia page? nope
although now she does get on movie - kind of.
once again she'll find herself competing with Stephen for attention as Felicity
Jones must compete to make an impression
against the more complex role Eddie Redmayne gets to play
Jones and Redmayne ae both up-and-coming UK talent
although of course he's the one with Oscar buzz for this film
and screenwriter Anthony McCarten was already looking to do a film about
Stephen Hawking
when he came across Jane's memoir and thought is would make a good angle
on Stephen! Plus while documentary filmmaker James Marsh has vowed to strive
for authenticity with this film
when researching and discussing it his focus is largely fallen on
Stephen Hawking. is Jane hawking's story really just her husband's? the trailer seems
to say so but we'll have to see what the actual movie decides
Man, the best actor race this year
is going to be ridiculously competitive and I have to say the likes of Tom Hardy
and Benedict Cumberbatch
you don't have forever to capitalize on your initial heat
but in reality just a small window until the next big thing comes along
like Eddie Redmayne! now fittingly there are no words to truly do his
performance here justice
but I'll try! I would say that Eddie Redmayne captures Stephen Hawking so
perfectly both physically and emotionally
you actually forget that you're watching an actor give a performance you feel
like you're watching
the real Stephen Hawking. now as for the film itself
I asked two questions of it in the open so let's answer them
the first is what kind of romantic movie ends in divorce?!
well having now seen the romantic movie in question I can tell you
a very special and unique one. Let's say that the
romance in fairy tales is religion and that makes the romance presented here
atheism and I think that in all of us there's a little bit of religion
and a little bit of atheism, just like in the Hawkings as a couple
and that best describes the movie here now I'll go even further
I would say without giving anything away, that the theory of everything is the most
sophisticated and honest portrayal I think i've seen of love
yet, it really is Jane Hawking's
companion piece to her husband dispelling the mysteries
of the universe - I think it's that profound
I will say one thing though, I don't give anything away because there are so many
melodramatic twists in the film
but if Charlie Cox gives off this much heat in the daredevil series?
well that show's going to do very well
now the second question was if this was
just Stephen's story, if Jane was represented - you know, if a wife's story is really just
her husband's - and I would say for the first third of the film
that is unfortunately the case and I think that if the theory of everything had done
a better job
running a dual path and really showing this side truly from both -
this story from both sides of the story it would be more than Oscar contender
beyond Redmayne's performance. right now
that's clearly its best Oscar shot - I wouldn't put it past getting any
nominations
but I don't think it's strong enough to win in those categories based
on my opinion if the film in what else is out there
the second two-thirds
the second and third two thirds of the film they do a better job
you know, showing an even-handed approach to the marriage
but again in the beginning it really is just Stephen's story and i can understand
that
because it's such a fascinating story but I think a more disciplined
writer who truly understood what they were writing here and you know - except the end scene is just
brilliant -
but if they truly understood the whole scope a bit, you would have a little bit more of
a special movie. but I think that how Jane is portrayed is very good
and I think that Jones - Felicity Jones as an actress, does the best she can with
what she's given
now just because this isn't a perfect movie doesn't mean it's not a very very
very good movie
and I highly recommend that you see it in theaters
not just because it's going to be a big part of the awards conversation
but for Eddie Redmayne's performance which is truly spectacular something you should
not miss seeing
but also for the profound things that this movie has to say about
love, it is romance, but also life in general
I think it's actually and important film to see because I think it gives you a
perspective on love that is not popular
because it's a hard pill to swallow but it's very very true
and I think maybe if more people had this orientation
maybe there wouldn't be just quite so much heartache in the world
it's a really it's a really beautiful breathtaking
film - I wish it were perfect! it's not but it's still very much worth your time
so thank you so much for tuning in to my review if you've seen the theory of
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