A Beautiful Mind: The Shooting Script [Paperback]

Akiva Goldsman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Narnia | Publication Date: January 25, 2002

In the Newmarket Shooting Script® format, the new movie directed by Ron Howard (Ransom, Apollo 13) starring Russell Crowe about the life of Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius diagnosed with paranoid-schizophrenia—a Universal and DreamWorks co-production, coming in December 2001. From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Russell Crowe) experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over this tragedy, and late in life received the Nobel Prize for his work in game theory. The film is based in part on the biography by Sylvia Nasar. The Newmarket book includes the complete shooting script, an introduction by Ron Howard especially for this edition, 10 b/w stills, production notes, and the complete credits.

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About the Author

Akiva Goldsman has written screenplays for Practical Magic, Batman Forever, The Client, and A Time to Kill. Ron Howard won The Director's Guild of America award for Apollo 13.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; First Trade Paper Edition edition (January 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557045267
• ISBN-13: 978-1557045263
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goldsman's Work, May 4, 2002

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J. Johnson (Northern CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I tend to admire the work that goes into forging a screen adaptation from a book. In this case Goldsman has created a truly compelling script which, as we all know, won the academy award. Worth reading? (in addition to seeing the movie?) Yes. Because you will see so much more. The movie is the product; this is the raw material that gets worked. You'll gather what was specified and what was originated by the actors, how much the scenes were designed and envisioned beyond just the words. In a way it is thrilling to read a screenplay, enabling you to go behind the polished fantasy of film, back to ideas and possibilities.Another discovery is the screenplay's direct or economical way of conveying such complex emotions as those of Nash and Alicia in very few words, and with these words the actors generate their own filmic magic. It is a treat to have the script in hand like this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Mind - Shooting Script, January 9, 2007

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Gene R. Myers (Canton, OH) - See all my reviews
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I use this script to teach screen writing. It is a small size and easy for students to carry.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Heart is Still Bleeding, June 1, 2004

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Celia A. Escalante (Miami, Fl USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Beautiful Mind: The Shooting Script (Paperback)

It was very painful for me too keep reading this document until the very end. Someone who I love with all my soul apprised the moral value of the end movie and I had to see it for myself. The fact of the matter is this is a true story. Here we have a man who has a dream and who is so persistent to see it realized that he fails to see the many great blessings God has brought to him. You see, God is more persistent. Whether Nash realizes it or not no one is excluded from imperfection and it still doesn't matter because God loves us all the same and he gave us that capability as well. The great lesson I see is love yourself and those around you and you'll want to see tomorrow. Oh, and, don't forget to count your blessings.