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Once one has analyzed the causes and symptoms of schizophrenia, one can then investigate the validity of films with schizophrenic themes. “A Beautiful Mind” is a true life story of the notorious mathematical genius, John Forbes Nash Jr (played by Russell Crowe). While still in college, Nash made an astonishing mathematical discovery, which should have given him international acclaim. Unfortunately for Nash, he had schizophrenia, which he suffered for most of his adult life. Hallucinations and (word) plagues his life. Even though he had this disorder, he was still able to get married and run a semi-normal life. The film attempts to portray his hardships with schizophrenia and how he eventually won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to mathematics. Since “A Beautiful Mind” is based on a true story, the film is pretty accurate in regards to schizophrenia. Nash, the main ch