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Director: \u00a0<\/strong>James Marsh This review contains spoilers.<\/em><\/p>\n S<\/span>tephen Hawking is a social enigma. \u00a0He has been a fixture of popular culture for three decades and is one of the most recognizable faces (and voices) of the scientific community; the personification of academic brilliance. \u00a0Yet few people have actually read his most famous work\u00a0A Brief History of Time\u00a0<\/em>and most people would know next to nothing about the man himself other than the fact that he is afflicted with Motor Neuron Disease.<\/p>\n I can personally recall a\u00a0few snippets of information about his private life that were published in the papers. \u00a0He is reportedly a devotee of the strip club Stringfellows in London. \u00a0He made a bet about a black hole theory with a fellow physicist where the winner would get an annual subscription to Penthouse magazine. \u00a0There was talk that his second wife was abusive towards him and purposefully left him outside on a scorching hot day. \u00a0These brief nuggets of information hinted at an eventful and intriguing life. \u00a0The Theory of Everything<\/em>\u00a0is a film based on the memoirs of his first wife Jane. \u00a0It pulls back the curtain and gives us some insight into what makes the man tick.<\/p>\n Stephen Hawking met Jane Wilde at Cambridge University in the Sixties. \u00a0He was a science major. \u00a0She studied poetry. \u00a0He was an atheist. \u00a0She was a member of the Church of England. \u00a0He was awkward, shy and bashful. \u00a0She was lively, vivacious and confident. \u00a0Their meeting at a campus party seemed very much a case of opposites attracting.<\/p>\n They are portrayed by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones who both deliver exceptional performances and have a natural chemistry together. \u00a0The scenes of their courtship give us an idea of what made them such a strong couple. \u00a0They both show a zest for life and are\u00a0passionate about their interests. \u00a0They have an innate curiosity about the beliefs of one another and Hawking’s introverted personality and physical vulnerabilities are complimented by Wilde’s supportive and nurturing nature.<\/p>\n Hawking struggles with his physical ailments from a young age and he collapses in the university courtyard and is diagnosed with MND at twenty one. \u00a0He is given just two years to live. \u00a0It is only when Stephen is diagnosed that Jane realizes the extent of her feelings for him and she commits herself wholeheartedly to being a part of his life. \u00a0Jane forcefully brings Stephen back from the brink of depression and the life of a recluse and encourages him to achieve his full academic potential. \u00a0They marry and soon after, have two children.<\/p>\n Going back a second, the scene in which Hawking has his motor neuron disease diagnosed by the doctor, he is given a terrifying list of ways in which his body will cease to function. \u00a0Upon hearing this, he inquires about the state of his mind. \u00a0He is assured that he will retain all his mental faculties. \u00a0At the time, I believe Stephen intended the question to be directed towards his capacity to strive towards his academic and scientific pursuits. \u00a0What becomes clear as his life unfolds is that it also means that his emotional and sexual desires remain as strong as they were in his days as an able bodied young adult.<\/p>\n
\nWriter: \u00a0<\/strong>Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking
\nCast: \u00a0<\/strong>Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd<\/p>\n
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