Don't believe the negative reactions ("boring", "slow", "routine", etc), but the film is quiet and intelligent - which I found not only understandable but appropriate given the subject matter (hey it's not Iron Man folks).
THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY MOVIE MOVIE
How fantastic is it that this movie honors him, and is so well made. It's not hyperbole to put Ramanujan in the same class as Mozart and Newton, and it's heartbreaking that he died at the age 32. It's hard to fathom those singular few, who out of billions of people who have been born have such extraordinary gifts. Another time, after Hardy has taken a taxi with the number 1729 on it and mentioned that the number is rather dull, Ramanujan comments "No, it is a very interesting number it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways", which is a true anecdote. in math, these patterns reveal themselves in the most incredible form. The color in light, the reflections in water. There is a human element here, as well as a spiritual element. It also has the ugly racism Ramanujan encountered, as well as shows how hard it was for him to adapt to being in England. It is fascinating to see the mentor obviously surpassed by the student (and knowing it), but trying to temper creative genius with the need to grind out proofs, but the movie also includes the dynamics of conservative and liberal politics at the time leading up to WWI, love and sacrifice, and atheism and faith.
Director Matt Brown captures some great shots in both Madras and Cambridge, and effectively transformed the biography of Ramanujan into a screenplay which is nuanced and much more than math. Hardy and Devika Bhise as the wife he leaves behind in India to study at Trinity College in Cambridge. The cast is very strong, led by Dev Patel in the role of Ramanujan, and including Jeremy Irons as his mentor G. Even Hardy, with his blinders to the human side of the situation, is hardly the warmest of allies.A moving account of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the genius mathematician who rose out of poverty in India to solve problems believed to be unsolvable, and whose profound insights have altered math all the way up to the present day. Everything from the culturally oblivious dining hall menu to the academic establishment’s snobbery toward a self-taught person of color is an obstacle for Ramanujan.
Hardy, a British math scholar played by Jeremy Irons ("Batman v Superman") who receives a letter from Ramanujan and brings him to Cambridge’s Trinity College without really understanding what the young outsider will face once he arrives. He's determined to share his groundbreaking theories with the world, even if it means a lengthy separation from his homeland and new bride.Įnter G.H. There’s a giant heart to the movie and a message about breaking down barriers of bigotry that will make your summer popcorn movie-weary heart sing.Īvailable starting Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming services, the British drama inspired by a real story features Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”) as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a math genius in 1913 colonial India who grasps the poetry and grace of numbers. Like an algebra test on a sunny summer day, “The Man Who Knew Infinity” seems, at first glance, to be more of a chore than a pleasure.
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