![]() ![]() But that is not to say that it hasn’t been done before, let alone well. Telling the stories of mathematicians is, for laymen, not an instantly intriguing one to begin with. Inherently, this story was going to be a bit on the bland side. Ramanujan and Hardy are two historic figures, and I fear that their names are disparaged in this film’s representation of their time together. ![]() The true story is actually quite fascinating, as it is a beautiful look into the disparities of British aristocratic of the time, and the brilliance of someone not of the same upbringing as those from Cambridge. Together, the two historically pioneered through previously-thought unsolvable mathematic equations. After gaining admittance into Cambridge University, he begins to study and proof through various mathematical theories, all with the assistance of Professor G.H. Coming from zero education background and living in one of the most desperate locations in India, obscure mathematical equations came naturally to Ramanujan. The “film” “tells” the true story of Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar, a world-renowned mathematician from the World War I era who was a natural genius. I had to often remind myself I that I wasn’t watching a high school play. It is remedial in its delivery, like someone cut & pasted the schmaltzy moments of various Spielberg dramas, and slapped them together. The film is lazily produced and directed the screenplay is underwhelming the performances are borderline laughable and it treats the audience like someone who has never been told a story before. It takes the basic beats of every drama known to man, tosses in a dash of World War I, provides an overcast of racism, and proceeds to bash the audience over the head with every possible moral cliché known to filmmaking. The Man Who Knew Infinity is this sketch, but for real. Trope after trope after trope is mercilessly attacked in this short, and it is hysterical. ![]() The tropes vary, from the “established, wealthy, successful protagonist” the “character suffering from the most topical disability of the present year” the phrase, “I gotta use tough love to help this Latin American teenager believe in himself,” spoken against the backdrop of a classroom taken right out of Stand and Deliver. ![]() The short parodies the “Oscar-Bait” film tropes that we have all come to know and, hopefully, hate, with each joke hitting hard and fast. Touching, yes, and also informative, but it doesn't really add up to much in the end.The comedic Youtube-duo BriTANick, a few years back, released an incredibly hilarious short titled, Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer. It's all very earnest and well-intentioned, and writer/director Matthew Brown deserves full credit for trying to pay tribute to such a brilliant man.īut even with plenty of heart and some strong performances, it's still a rather conventional biopic about a clearly unconventional man. Ramanujan, who credits God for these equations that simply pop into his head, believes he is destined for greater things and doesn't want to waste his time on the grunt work. The pragmatic Hardy respects Ramanujan's talent, but wants him to put in the hard yards to prove his theories. Together, they fight to get Ramanujan the recognition he deserves, while also engaging in their own battle of wills. Once there, Ramanujan faces racism and a range of obstacles, but also manages to form an unlikely friendship with the gruff Hardy (played brilliantly by Jeremy Irons). Dev Patel, who shot to fame with Slumdog Millionaire, plays the self-taught maths genius who leaves India (and his new bride) to work with revered Cambridge theorist GH Hardy in England around the time of World War I. ![]()
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