Hollywood Delusions

Vanity

[teeman8r]

remember, when nash said the little girl never got older, that meant she wasn't real... remember that... that was cool...

[dougherty]

Instead of being a pillar of strength to Nash as portrayed in the film, didn't his wife actually leave him for a period?

[Inyokern]

remember, when nash said the little girl never got older, that meant she wasn't real... remember that... that was cool...

Actually, Nash never saw imaginary people, although he did hear voices. However, I do not fault Hollywood for adding the imaginary people. Movies are a visual medium after all.

[Inyokern]

Instead of being a pillar of strength to Nash as portrayed in the film, didn't his wife actually leave him for a period?

They were divorced but she still took care of him.

[Erasmus]

>>The only problem is that it is not the story of John
>>Nash. Perhaps they should have changed the character's
>>name.

>Indeed, they almost certainly should have. That would be
>the normal Hollywood convention; for example, in The
>Patriot, Mel Gibson's character was based upon Francis
>Marion(sp?) but given another name. Likewise for the
>character (Tavington) based upon Tarleton. Those familiar
>with the history will recognize the people being alluded
>to, but the change of name acts as a substantial
>disclaimer that the screenwriters' goal was drama rather
>than historical accuracy.

And in Amadeus Milos Forman should have changed the musician's name to, say, Wolfram A. Moschert.

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