Directed by: James Marsh
Written by: Anthony McCarten
SUMMARY
A biopic about Stephen Hawking, focusing on the relationship between him and his wife Jane, and the obstacles of his neuro-degenerative disorder (ALS). It ends with Stephen and Jane separating, with Jane going towards a choir director and Stephen going with his nurse.
REVIEW
B
I like the concept of "The Theory of Everything", where we blend the mathematics and physics of Stephen Hawking with a love story, but there's a lot to do here because the main obstacle is Hawking's illness. The fact that the love story, so sweet and grand at the beginning, doesn't really last to the end, kinda takes aways the sweetness. I would have liked delving more into the science. Was there a way to echo the relationship with the science? Ultimately, it comes off as a disability film (e.g. The King's Speech) with a focus on the physical disability rather than the love story.
SUMMARY
A biopic about Stephen Hawking, focusing on the relationship between him and his wife Jane, and the obstacles of his neuro-degenerative disorder (ALS). It ends with Stephen and Jane separating, with Jane going towards a choir director and Stephen going with his nurse.
REVIEW
B
I like the concept of "The Theory of Everything", where we blend the mathematics and physics of Stephen Hawking with a love story, but there's a lot to do here because the main obstacle is Hawking's illness. The fact that the love story, so sweet and grand at the beginning, doesn't really last to the end, kinda takes aways the sweetness. I would have liked delving more into the science. Was there a way to echo the relationship with the science? Ultimately, it comes off as a disability film (e.g. The King's Speech) with a focus on the physical disability rather than the love story.