John's nonsense about the world pattern, his predictions of the Cold War, and his predictions of war persecution were all proven to be true later, and John's fears were not only his personal experience, but also the fears and worries of the collective subconscious of the entire era. John was considered a madman and was forcibly injected with insulin into a coma, perhaps because of the totalitarian persecution of personal conscience in the context of that era.

When John Nash was sent back to the United States from Europe, he considered himself to be tied to a ship like a slave. While the slave ship was drifting alongside the vast sea, Michel Foucault. Foucault, in his dissertation "Madness and Civilization", gave it a deeper philosophical meaning.

If the madman is not just a madman, but a wise man who exposes the fundamental ills of this society, then they can only be sent on the ship of fools and drift down the river to an unknowable distance. Ancient rivers give mystical to the boats, and the madmen are sacredly isolated and then sacrificed to the social system.

After reading John's biography, relevant literature on game theory, interviews and documentaries, Hugo realized that John's life was actually McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Asylum". Society brutally and cold-bloodedly stripped these social outliers of their right to rebel and speak out, suppressed them with cold and bitter cruelty, and even stripped their humanity - just like the end of "One Flew Over the Asylum", McMurphy was cut out of his brain stem and turned into a real walking corpse.

Hugo originally thought that John was not McMurphy, and that they were not pursuing the same things: John longed for mathematical inspiration, while McMurphy longed for embracing freedom and rebelling against power. But after really digging deeper, Hugo realized that in essence, these two people have something in common.

It's just that, fortunately, John waited for the light that belonged to him, and McMurphy didn't.

This made Hugo start to think again, did John really rely on his own reason to defeat the disease? What role did John play in the process from illness to recovery, what role did his wife play, and what role did his family, friends, and college colleagues become?

Anyone who has watched the movie "A Beautiful Mind" will be moved by the love story of Alicia and John, John's healing can almost be called a "miracle of love", but when Hugo really delved into it, he found that it was far from the truth.

Alicia divorced a few years after John's illness. Of course, this incident cannot negate Alicia's efforts, and since then, Alicia has always stayed by John's side and taken care of her, relying on her meager salary. For thirty years, Alicia stayed by John's side for more than thirty years, and this emotion, whether it was love, friendship, or family affection, was worthy of admiration.

Hugo has read this in an interview with "Vanity Fair". Hugo believes that this is not love, but it is better than love.

But in fact, there are still many ununearthed stories in "Vanity Fair". John was a playboy in college, when he was "as handsome as a god", with a slender height, a well-proportioned figure, and a handsome look of an English aristocracy.

He fell in love with Eleanor, a nurse, at the age of twenty-five and had an illegitimate child; It was only later that he met Alicia, who was his pupil at the time, and she had always admired John, and after some scheming, she won his heart, and the two of them secretly quarreled; About a year later, Eleanor found out about John and Alicia's affair, which made Eleanor angry and told John's father about it.

Soon after, the elder Nash died, and John left Eleanor and got married to Alicia.

After a few years of quiet life, John and Alicia divorced. After that, Alicia never remarried, but stayed by John's side, but John did not, and over the course of his long illness, John met many different people and developed romances - both of the same and the opposite sex - and several of them to the stage of marriage.

In short, John was restless before and after his marriage to Alicia, and his marriage to Alicia was not the only one he had, and behind Alicia's thirty years of companionship - his love life was extraordinarily wonderful. This was only what Hugo had learned, and he had no way of knowing for sure if Alicia had had any other affairs during those thirty years, and even if she did, no one could blame Alicia for her freedom.

The beautiful love depicted in the 2001 version of "A Beautiful Mind" is shattered in real life. Perhaps, Alicia played an important role in John's recovery; Perhaps, thirty years of companionship is not love, but more friendship; Perhaps, movies are fairy tales after all, and reality is reality after all.

Hugo had no intention of judging John Nash, but he had to find an angle to tell his story. But now, the more he knows, the more confused Hugo becomes, and the more he can't start. It was as if there was a vast ocean in front of him -- this was a long and glorious life, even if it was only 50 years since John was admitted to Princeton University in 1948, and it was definitely a difficult task to extract a part or part of it and describe it in a concentrated way.

Hugo knew it was a difficult job, but now that he had investigated all the information, he had no clue.

After careful consideration, Hugo returned to Princeton for the second time, where he stayed for nearly a week when it was decided to take over the adaptation of the work. Princeton University was not only where John developed game theory, but also where he stayed for many years after he left his teaching at MIT. Until now, John has lived at Princeton University.

Hugo returned to Princeton University in the hope of finding inspiration in the environment that John was most familiar with. In addition, Hugo also found out about the news through Rick, wanting to see if he could talk to John face-to-face and have a real exchange. Not just to adapt the script, but also to play the character.

This time, Hugo stayed for three weeks and didn't return to Los Angeles until just before Christmas. Returning home in the dust, Hugo saw Charlize who was pressing his legs in the courtyard, she went straight up and wanted to take the suitcase in Hugo's hand, Hugo refused, but Charlize still insisted on taking it, "Arrived an hour earlier than expected, I thought the paparazzi would trap you in the city and not let you back until sunset." ”

Hugo imprinted a kiss on Charlize's forehead and shook his head, "Not many people are at the airport, so many movies have been released recently, and everyone is busy." In fact, Hugo's departure and return trips were relatively low-key and did not attract much media attention. When he was in New Jersey, there were no reporters to disturb him, leaving a good environment for Hugo's work.

Charlize and Hugo walked into the hall, put their suitcases aside, and went to the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee, "So, how's the catch?" ”

"Well, I met with Professor Nash three times and talked...... How many hours? Hugo found a comfortable seat and sat down, "But I don't understand what he said, I thought I knew enough about game theory, but when I actually talked to him, it was still Chinese for me." "When people describe the book of heaven that they don't understand, they are used to expressing it in this way.

Hugo's words made Charlize chuckle, "I remember you can read Chinese, and you speak it very well." This little humor made Hugo tear the corners of his mouth open.

Taking the coffee and putting it on the coffee table, Hugo patted the position next to him, watched Charlize sit down, then adjusted his position, lay his head on Charlize's lap, closed his eyes and let out a long breath, "Although I still don't know much about professional things - these things can be left to professionals, but for Professor Nash, I have a more intuitive experience." Different from the feeling in the documentary, Professor Nash in life is more ...... Silent, lonely, depressed, and even a little embarrassed, I almost forgot that he was now seventy years old. ”

Although Hugo has starred in two true biographies, he has never actually met the person he plays, and this time, he will play John Nash - a living person who is still alive. Therefore, the opportunity to contact John directly was very valuable to Hugo.

"That's a good thing, I'm already expecting you to sketch a John Nash from your own perspective." Charlize gently brushed the hair in front of Hugo's forehead, looking at Hugo's slightly shiny face, with some tired shadows under his eyes, such Hugo was not perfect, but Charlize felt perfect like never before. Her palm can feel Hugo's body temperature, her nose can feel Hugo's breath, and her body can feel Hugo's presence......

Hugo still closed his eyes, which made him feel safe, and pulled his lips and laughed, "No, I don't think so." I felt that the more I got to know Professor Nash, including Nash's wife and son, the more I felt like I couldn't do anything about it, as if I had a myriad of thoughts in my head that I couldn't sort out. I now finally know why biographies are so difficult to make well, because the language of the film is still too pale compared to a person's real life. ”

Charlize was amused by Hugo's words and gently massaged Hugo's shoulder, "Then you don't think about adapting the script for the time being, why don't you tell me an interesting story about your time in Princeton?" ”