calorne
This film saddened me as I could not help but think that Ramanujan and his family would have been happier if he had not come to the UK or at least had returned home much sooner. He received accolades for mathematics achievement and the film informs us he is considered with the highest regard in his field. But the sacrifice of family life seems too great, no matter the professional achievement. There was a sense that he was trapped in the U.K. rather than willingly remaining there. The film also tells us that Ramanujan found solutions to mathematics problems without being able to demonstrate how he reached the results. The reason he was able to do this is unclear for some time, but we are eventually told that it is divine intervention. That simply did not add up.
ben-gosling1944
Someone on line has expressed doubts whether Ramanujan really was beaten up by soldiers, suggesting that the episode was an invention of the director and added for effect. I would tend to agree, but can anyone tell us the truth? Even if a policeman was not on his beat nearby, I would have thought that in Cambridge some public-spirited citizen would have intervened. Anyway, would Tommies on leave really have acted that way? Were there similar incidents to give credibility?
ranjitravindran-32933
I liked the combination of love,struggle,talent and success of a guy shown through the movie.It was motivating as well as emotional.Also it shows value of friendship,love,leader and critics. Overall the acting was also natural. I watched it twice which is rare in my case.I recommend this for those who want to achieve something but feel their luck do not support and those who feel they do not have resources.
vincentlynch-moonoi
I've enjoyed Dev Patel in a number of films (especially "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel") and in cable's "The Newsroom". I thought he had potential. But with this film -- which is about a topic I hate -- mathematics -- I thought the old saying (slightly paraphrased) was appropriate: Instead of "Today you are a man", "Today you are an actor." To me, there is one problem with this film. It's difficult to relate to the story since the average film-goer doesn't have the slightest idea what these mathematicians are doing. I'm quite well educated...but what they're going means nothing to me.And so, most of us can only relate to half the film -- the human story. And that is something that most of us can relate to. Prejudice. Family intrigue. How to accept another human being. Giftedness. And other human themes. And it is here that both Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons shine. And, I also have to give a nod to a British actor that I usually care for (perhaps because of the parts I've seen him in) -- Toby Jones -- whom I found quite endearing here. Devika Bhise, as Patel's wife, is also very good. The other actors...mostly British...do their jobs well, but don't really stand out.But while I consider this a sort of break-out movie for Dev Patel, I want to focus for a moment on Jeremy Irons. I look at "actors" like (well, I'll pick on Tom Cruise here as one example) Tom Cruise, and I know that when it comes to the craft of acting, they can't hold a candle to someone like Jeremy Irons. He was never a matinée "star" in the normal sense of the word, but throughout his career he has demonstrated an understanding of the real craft of acting...and he does it again here.If you are a serious movie-goer, even if (like me) you're not into mathematics, I recommend this film.
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