The film “A Beautiful Mind” pushes to break a stigma that unfortunately has yet to be broken by even the most powerful of movies (as also seen in the film “The Imitation Game” and “Pi”). The film follows the storyline of math genius John Nash and his rise to fame because of his brilliant mind, while he also struggles painfully with schizophrenia. To understand Nash is to try and understand what it is like to have to fight against yourself between what is going to bring you success (his math fame) and what will you peace (his admitting his schizophrenia and getting help and losing fame). Mental illness, especially those as complex as schizophrenia, were and are stigmatized heavily and seem to become seen as more of the person than the person themselves. Nash’s brilliance would have taken a backseat to the fear of his mental health–he would have gone from “Nash the genius” to “Nash the schizophrenic” . This movie graciously tries to reveal a respected man for all he is in the hopes that audiences will still see him , and others like him, as a respected complex, brilliant, regular humans with a mental illness, and not as a monster. I hope that many people were humbled, as I was, by this film and were challenged to think more carefully about how to treat people.