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I never read the book and can't say how (in-)accurate the movie may be (aside from the casting: whatever qualities Russel Crowe may have as an actor his physique certainly gives Nash an awful lot of credit) but the man had quite the ride in life either way. A while ago my psychiatrist suggested I consider the story (by extension, the actual life of John Nash) as an inspiration; though I can't say it had a great impact on my life I still often think of it.

That's a real shame. I guess you could say he did get to have a long and full life, but going out that way...

While his contributions to economics and game theory are phenomenal, so is the fact that public opinion tends to exonerate him of things like abandoning is pregnant girlfriend and his arrest for indecent exposure.