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FADE IN: Context: Princeton; the beauty of mathematics…
Introducing the Hero: Nash sitting in the background.
Call to Adventure / Outer Challenge: we need publishable results; who among you will be the next Morse, the next Einstein…?
Ordinary World: Pull Back from Nash to see Princeton.
Hero's Capabilities: seeing patterns in the light.
Meeting Allies and the Shape Shifter: Martin Hansen, Sol et al.
Hero and Shape Shifter Relationship: "…you must be used to making mistakes…"
Ordinary World: Nash in his room.
Meeting the Mentor: Charles arrives.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Nash and Charles have a drink.
Outer Challenge: "…half these boys are already published…that's the only way I can truly distinguish myself…I can truly matter…"
Developing Characters and Relationships: Martin, Sol et al playing the game; Nash studying the birds…
Antagonism / Pushed to the First Threshold: "…what if you're defeated…"; Martin beats Nash.
First Threshold [Trial 1; Passive]: "…you've been in here for two days…""…Martin's already published a paper and I can't even find a topic for my doctorate…"
Hero's Capabilities: The window art.
Pulled toward the Physical Separation: Charles takes Nash to the bar.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation [Trial 2; active]: Nash hits on the girl at the bar…"…essentially we're talking about fluid exchange, right…"
Time Pressure: Helinger tells John that "..your record doesn't warrant any placement at all…"
Elixir: the table for outstanding achievers.
Pushing toward the Physical Separation [Trial 3: dramatic]: Nash furiously studying equations on the window; the fight.
Guided by the Mentor: "…your answer is not against the window, it's out there…."
Celebrating leaving the First Threshold: the table out the window; "…that Isaac Newton fellow was right…"
Physical Separation:
"…nobody goes for the blonde…"
Nash formulating his equations.
Getting agreement from Helinger.
Celebrating the Departure: beers in the bar.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Martin smiles at Nash.
Road of Trials : Five Years Later:
New Self: seeing the numbers at the Pentagon.
Foreshadow of the Inner Challenge: seeing Parcher.
World of the Transformation: entering Wheeler Labs.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Nash with Sol and Bender.
Time Pressure: you've got ten minutes.
Resisting the Transformation: "..can I get a Doctor's note…"
Pushed toward the Transformation: "..bells ringing…"
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Alicia opens the window.
Hero's Inner Challenge: Parcher meets Nash outside the building.
Threshold Guardian: the security guard.
Transformation / Trial 1: Parcher tells Nash to spot the codes in the list of periodicals.
Physical Change: the isotope stamp on the arm; "…what am I now…a spy..."
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Alicia walks into the office.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Alicia ensures Nash looks good for the camera at dinner.
Developing the Romantic and Inner Challenge: Nash thinks men are watching him; the paintings; "…here…"
Developing the Romantic Challenge: champagne outside.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: pointing to the stars.
Completing Transformation / Trial 1: Nash sees the codes in the papers.
Foreshadow of the Sword: Delivering the codes to the house.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: with Alicia by the river.
Developing the Inner Challenge: ciphering the codes when Charles' niece walks up.
Meeting the Mentor: Charles appears.
Mentor's Backstory: "…I'm teaching in Harvard…"
Guided by the Mentor: "…nothing is for sure…that's the only thing I know for sure…"
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Nash gets down on his knees.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Nash and Alicia get married.
Foreshadow of Trial 2: Parcher waiting in his car.
Transformation / Trial 2: Parcher picks up Nash; the shoot out.
Foreshadow of the Oracle: Nash locks himself in the room; won't tell Alicia; "…talk to me…"
Developing the Inner Challenge: watching the cars outside the window.
Resisting Trial 3: "…this isn't what I signed up for…"
Pushed to Trial 3: "…I keep the Russians from knowing you work for us…"
Warning: Nash tells Alicia to go to her sister's.
Foreshadow of Trial 3: Charles appears with his niece.
Transformation / Trial 3: Nash giving the lecture; pursued and captured by Dr Rosen's men.
Shape Shifter reveals himself: Charles doesn't help.
Foreshadow of the Sword: Meeting Dr Rosen; in the hospital; refusing to believe him.
Meeting the Oracle: Rosen asks Alicia to find out what Nash has been working on.
Threshold Guardian: Alicia slaps Bender.
World of the Sword: Alicia walks into Nash's office; "…oh my God…"
Inner Cave: Alicia visits the big house and opens the letterbox.
Seizing the Sword : Alicia visits Nash in hospital with the enveloped; "…it isn't real…you're sick…"
Foreshadow of the Rebirth through Death Experience: Code red; Nash cuts his arm to find the implant.
Rebirth through Death Experience :
Nash clamped to the bed.
Rebirth through Death Experience: the epileptic fits.
Reward :
The baby; Alicia still finds ways to love him.
Nash is back home; his sense of humour has returned; trying mathematics again.
Foreshadow of the Atonement: "…harder with the pills…"
"..there are other things besides work…"
Useless with the baby.
In the kitchen with Alicia; "…what do people do…?""…activities…talk to people…try taking out the garbage…"
"…garbage men don't come at night…"; he's getting better.
Push to the Atonement: Nash refuses Alicia sex.
Push to the Atonement: Alicia smashes the glass.
Alicia works late; is she having an affair?
Atonement :
Nash stops taking the pills.
Nash can see the numbers again.
Nash follows the shadow outside the house.
Nash meets Parcher again.
Resisting: "…you're not real…""…Wheeler has no record of you…"
Pulled In: "…we've brought the mountain to you…"
Pushed to the Apotheosis: Alicia finds the shed.
Time Pressure: Alicia runs to rescue the baby in the bath.
Confronting the Inner Challenge: Nash confronts Parcher, Charles and his niece.
Apotheosis : stopping Alicia leaving: "…she never gets old…she can't be real…"
Pulled Back: Rosen convinces Nash to take the treatment.
Ultimate Boon : Alicia doesn't leave or sign the commitment papers..
Refusal: "..must elbow out these delusions…"; Nash ignores Charles.
Shape Shifter reveals himself: Nash asks Martin if he "..can stay…"
Magic Flight : Nash sees Parcher in the Princeton grounds …"you're not real…"
Rescue from Without : Alicia convinces Nash to try again.
Conscious Decision Never to Return to the Old Self: Nash says goodbye to Charles and his niece; "...I will not talk to you again…"
Crossing the Return Threshold: Walking through the door; "…this will be my first class…""…good morning…"
Pushing Forward: Nash writing on the windows.
Pulled Back: Nash walking up to the door; Charles "…you're pathetic…"
Excluded: Students mimicking Nash.
Time Shift: Nash has grey hair; his son has grown older.
Pulled Back: Parcher watches Nash write equations on the blackboard.
Pulled Back: Marcee opens her arms as Nash walks up the stairs.
Time Shift: Nash riding the bicycle; getting older.
Master of Two Worlds : the student begins talking to Nash.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Alicia sees Nash teach a table of three students.
Conquering Inner Challenges: "…they are still here…we all have our demons…"I was thinking I might teach…"; Nash plays with Martin.
Foreshadow of the Freedom to Live: Nash teaches.
Conquering Inner Challenges: "..can you see him…?""…yes…"
Freedom to Live:
Considered for the Nobel Prize.
Nash's equilibrium theory is being widely applied…antitrust cases.
Pulled toward the Elixir: "lets have some tea…"
Resisting the Elixir: "..I don't normally go in there…"
Pulled toward the Elixir: "..come on, lets have some tea…"
Elixir: the pen ritual.
Accepting the Nobel Prize; "….in the mysterious equations of love…"
Conquest of the Inner Challenge / Window into the Old Self: Ignoring Parcher and Charles et al.
FADE OUT: text on screen; Nash still keeps office hours in Princeton.
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