Review of The Theory of Everything (2014) by Nedryerson1 — 14 Jan 2015

The Theory of Everything tells for the first time the story of Stephen Hawking and its surprising that nobody came up with this idea before. What makes the movie more interesting is the way of approaching his life, not focused in one aspect, it shows the scientific part, the family part and the illness part.

The first one is very impressive, starting by the epiphanies that he experiences, how he developed his theories and how he breaks with current knowledge. The family part gives us a more human image of this genius and his relationship with his wife Jane.

And finally, the illness and how the couple deals with it is very well achieved. These last two are unknown for the viewer and James Marsh is not afraid to show the most dramatic episodes making it a heartbreaking story but always realistic.

This whole thing goes hand by hand with a breathtaking performances of Eddie Redmayne, it is unbelievable what he has created and Felicity Jones is perfect in her role. Then we have the script, the score (so captivating that distracted me from the movie several times) and the work with the cameras; all very coherent with the protagonist obsession: time, and its sublimation in that magnificent sequence at the end.