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There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope.

# Review

This film is based on a book written by Jane Hawking, the first wife of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The book is based on her relationship with the famed physicist, so the film focuses mostly on Hawking’s relationship, with his accomplishments in physics as the backdrop. The film explores Hawking’s time at Cambridge University where he worked on general relativity problems pertaining to black holes with his doctoral advisor Dennis Sciama (David Thewlis), to his meeting his future wife Jane Walsh (Felicity Jones), to him being diagnosed with ALS and the problems which stem from his illness.

Eddie Redmayne is definitely the star of the film. His portrayal of Hawking, especially after Hawkings suffers the effects of ALS, is both complex and visceral. Jones’ Jane is excellent as the female lead who is equally as complex and nuanced as Redmayne’s Hawking. Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score is beautiful and ties in perfectly with the time rewind cinematography. While not extremely in depth, I also like how the film tries to distill the complex physics that Hawking was working on into simple analogies for the audience.

# Conclusion

While not focused about Hawking's work in physics, it's a decent retelling of his life (RIP Hawking).

# Overall rating: 7.6

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