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The little girl was the niece of his college roommate, who was also a delusion/hallucination. In the context of the film, I think it is very clear that he was indeed schizophrenic, in fact that’s kind of the whole point of the movie. Madness mingling alongside genius. As for what happened in reality, I haven’t the faintest idea, other than John Nash was indeed schizophrenic (self-admitted) and learned to live with it, and he was also a brilliant mathematician. He probably wasn’t a CIA operative, or had any professional connection to the government, so why would he be gaslighted? And his work was put into use in the real world in ways that made a lot of people rich, so if anything the ‘gaslighters’ would have wanted to trick him into thinking he was sane so that he could be more productive. He’s good in Zero Dark Thirty as well. I also enjoyed his performance in Everest. That is a very good hypothesis, but I think it relies too much on hindsight, and was not the film’s intention. He realizes that he is delusional because the little girl never ages. Without chemical manipulation (and even then) I do not think it is possible to fabricate such a vivid delusion, and there is no evidence in the film that he is being drugged. And the real John Nash was clinically diagnosed as schizophrenic. However, “Shutter Island” comes to mind as a film that demonstrates how ‘gaslighting’ might actually occur. I also can’t say that it has the absolute BEST car chase scenes, but they are some of my favorites. Bourne Identity is also one of my favorites, truly iconic, sometimes I go on YouTube just to rewatch it. Definitely still need to check out French Connection, Bullitt and original Italian Job, but haven’t had the chance yet. Thanks for the recommendations! I watched The Manchurian Candidate years ago, thought it was fascinating but definitely need to rewatch it. Pulp Fiction Kill Bill Prime (In my humble opinion) Valid points. I liked the sinister twist. The ending felt lackluster. Judge Doom is the character he played in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. I don’t think Alonzo ever needed Jake, but instead Alonzo had to adapt to Jake being inserted into an already ongoing scheme. I think that if Alonzo hadn’t been forced to contend with Jake, he might have gotten away with the scheme. Jake was an element that Alonzo actually didn’t expect in his week-long ‘master plan’, and that leads to Alonzo’s well-deserved and inevitable comeuppance. I think this ‘training day’ was a mashup of audibles called by Alonzo at the tail-end of a mostly reasonable plan, and Alonzo’s arrogance backfired drastically. Ozymandias is more likely to recruit and use someone like Black Widow, rather than fight them. And if he needed her gone, he’d get someone else to kill her. Also, in a one on one fight, in the Watchmen universe, she would definitely lose. But he would lose in a Marvel universe. In a neutral universe, in a straight brawl, still think Ozy has the upper hand but it would be close. I think they thought that they were prepared to go but still needed a translation of the last symbol. Because once they were on the other side they were stuck, showing they didn’t know everything. They took a leap before looking, and used him as a failsafe. They are both equally awesome! I agree, very cool sequences throughout. I sort of agree. Maybe HBO could do it justice with a miniseries. I haven’t read the comics, only synopsis on Wikipedia, and I’ve always been fascinated by how such dark source material could be transformed into what is basically an edgy kids movie. Loved it as a kid, lots of nostalgia factor there. Don’t know if it needs to be rebooted as a movie though. If it was done as a series, maybe people would actually seek out the source material, which IMO would be more beneficial to any fan of the original than having a roomful of film producers trying to find a way to cash in on nostalgia and ultimately producing a lackluster or unnecessary reboot. I honestly enjoy them both. The Internship is cheesy and fun and ultimately heartwarming. The Intern is more of character portrait for the two leads, lighthearted drama feel to it. Little bits of comedy in there, bits of melancholy, also ultimately heartwarming. And yes, when they first started showing this on TV, once or twice I did click on one expecting the other, which is how I ended up eventually watching them both. I can understand that, because some people get motion sickness, but luckily I’m not one of em. One thing though, in subsequent viewings, it kinda gets hard to accept that HUD really held onto that camera and functioned as a halfway decent photojournalist for the entirety of the events depicted. I mean, in real life, I’m pretty sure survival instinct would win out over a need to document everything. I would’ve dropped that camera out of pure shock when the Statue of Liberty’s head went rolling by. But hey, it’s a movie, so I shake my head with a chuckle and go with it. He got killed by a gang of assassins in a church. I don’t quite know how to feel about the fact that your reply gave me a genuine and lively chuckle. Delicious indeed. Cheers! I appreciate your answer. I just googled ‘Maoi dietary restrictions’ and they didn’t just list beans, but fava beans in particular, which makes the scene even more unnerving for me now. Great theory, puts a whole new spin on things. Hannibal always seemed so lucid when talking to Clarice, I didn’t even think they were giving him meds, but now... Makes sense he would fake the effects when he needed to. He was probably insulted by the notion of having to take any medication he didn’t want. And now I wonder if he actually did kill that census taker, or if he was just trying to intimidate Clarice. Honestly I believed him, didn’t take it as hyperbole at all. Any more theories out there?