Movie Review: The Man who Knew Infinity

Director: Matthew Brown

Year: 2016

Language: English

Verdict: Very Good

Ramanujan is a character from a fairytale. He falls into the league of the greats I have romanticised since my first interaction with science and mathematics. Moreover, he is a hero, with all the potential, but struck down in his prime and could not fulfil his prophecy. And as Shelley had put aptly in his poem, To the Skylark:

“Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.”

So, how will you feel, if you go to a movie and you know the ending, which is not at all happy? What I did, if you ask. I lived the life of a genius along with him, soaked in all the capabilities of fighting and enjoyed the passionate love of one’s mind with the language of the universe or as I can dare say the script of god. (Here I should clear-up I am an atheist myself)

This is a marvellous movie, well executed and well acted. I will recommend to everybody to watch it at least once.

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