Additional scenes: Charles Herman

• John presents his Equilibrium Theory to Professor Hellinger

• A series of extreme close-ups and close ups show the final paper of John’s work as Professor Hellinger intently flips through the paper.
• The classical music is still present but quieter, showing that the Professor is concentrating on the theory. The viewer also waits to hear whether the work is acceptable.
• An over the shoulder shot shows John in front of Professor Hellinger looking slightly nervous. He shifts his focus to the door.
• Charles is seen in a POV shot in bright green shirt, pacing. He looks nervous for John.
• Professor Hellinger states: You do realise that this flies in the face of 150 years of economic theory.
• An over the shoulder shot shows John say, “It is, sir.”
• John is shown in a close up and Professor Hellinger concludes: Well Mr Nash, with a breakthrough of this magnitude, I am confident that you will get any placement that you like.”
• The music swells and John is shown in a close up to be rather overwhelmed.
• Professor Hellinger can be heard: “Wheeler Labs, they’ll ask you to recommend two team members. Stills and Frank are excellent choices.”
• A POV shot shows Charles jumping up and down, punching the air in excitement.
• In a close up, John acknowledges his excitement with a smile.
• John says: “Sol and Bender, sir.”
• Professor Hellinger replies: “Sol and Bender are extraordinary Mathematicians. Has it occurred to you Mr Nash that Sol and bender might have plans of their own?”
• A final close-up shows John smiling.

What does Charles represent in this scene? Why is he important?

2) John asks Charles for guidance in the park

• Close-up point of view shot shows John deciphering codes patterns in magazines (the sun is shining on the code he has found.
• The viewer hears a young girl say “what are you doing?” and point of view shot shows a neatly dressed child standing in front of John.
• John says, “Attempting to isolate patterned reoccurences in periodicals over time.”
• The child states, “You talk funny Mr Nash.”
• John asks if he knows the girl and the girl replies: “My uncle says you’re very smart but not very nice, so I shouldn’t pay no mind if you are mean to me.”
• John asks who her uncle is and the viewer hears “The prodigal roommate returns.”
• A panning point of view shot, from John’s perspective, shows Charles standing in front of John.
• Charles explains that, “he took (Marcee) in because her mother (Charles’ sister) was killed in a car crash.
• John remarks “she’s so small,” and Charles jokes, “She’s young, that’s how they come.”
• Charles explains that he’s “at Harvard” doing the “author’s workshop”, “D.H. bloody Lawrence.” John replies: “I really do think you should buy yourself a new book.”
• Charles asks John how he is. John replies: “At first I thought my work here was trivial but a new assignment came up and…I can’t really tell you any details.”
• Charles retorts: “Top secreat, black bag, black ops?”
• A two shot is used to show Charles and John talking. John explains that he “met a girl” and Charles replies: “that’s wonderful.”
• John wants to know if he “should he marry her?” “The job is fine. I have enough money. It all seems to add up. How do you know for sure?”
• In a close-up, Charles says, “nothing’s ever for sure John. That’s the only sure thing I do know.”

What does Charles represent in this scene? Why is he important?

• Hear him first, then see him again.
• he is the rebellious side of John.
• Charles is still studying the same book as he did when we were first introduced to him
• Pigeons don’t move when Marcee runs through.
• Close up and medium shots
• “Nothing is ever for sure John, that’s the only sure thing I do know” – charles isn’t even a person irony
• John is working a lot so he doesn’t have much social interaction – needs a friends to talk about and catch up, asks whether he should marry Alicia.
• Marcee introduces family

3) John completes a guest lecture at Harvard University (National Mathematics conference)

Before this scene occurs, John has become increasingly paranoid about his work with William Parcher. He has been in a car chase with Russian spies, has seen agents outside his house, his classroom at MIT ad he has told Alicia to go to her sister’s; she is wondering what is wrong with John.

• The viewer sees John in a medium shot looking tired, staring out in front of him and he holds his briefcase tightly.
• We hear “Uncle John!” and in a point of view shot Marcee runs in front of John, with Charles in the background.
• John lifts Marcee and holds her tight.
• Charles hugs John saying, “Wow. Someone needed a hug.”
• Charles explains that he has come to see John speak in his guest lecture: “How can I see a guest lecture by the inimitable John Nash?”
• A long shot shows John, Marcee and Charles standing together.
• In an over the shoulder shot (from Charles), John says: “I got myself into something. I think I might need some help.”
• Charles replies: “Now you tell me. What is it?”
• John is beckoned by Harvard lecturers.
• A series of medium shots show John struggling through his lecture, while members of the audience look confused and awkward.
• A point of view shot (from John) shows men in black suits enter he back of the lecture hall.
• In a point of view shot, John looks at Charles and Charles looks at the back of the room.
• Ominous music builds.
• As John walks towards the stage exit, he says: “Sometimes our expectations are betrayed by the numbers.”
• Interchangeable medium and long shots with panning movements show John running away from the men in black suits.
• John is stopped and a man introduces himself as “Dr Rosen. I’m a psychiatrist.”
• John punches Dr Rosen until he is restrained.
• A dutch angle is used to show John being injected while John is screaming.
• A point of view shot shows Charles stopping Marcee from going to Charles.
• John is screaming, “the Russians!”
• As John is taken away in a vehicle, a point of view shot shows Charles walking away with Marcee.

What does Charles represent in this scene? Why is he important?

• John looks at Charles when he needs help, he is scared
• Once the doctors take John, Charles changes. He cannot help physically as he is fictional. Charles may know that John needs help so doesn’t do anything.
• The sedation might cause Charles to slip away

3) John believes Charles has betrayed him

• John has been taken to the Macarthur Psychiatric Hospital.
• He is in restraints and tells Dr Rosen that his “work is non-military in application” and that he doesn’t “know anything.”
• John tries to get out of his restraints and falls onto the floor.
• A point of view shot shows Charles seated in the corner, staring at John. Charles looks concerned and John says, “I didn’t mean to get you involved in this.”
• Dr Rosen stands over John and a series of close-up and medium shots show John and Charles looking concerned.
• John says, “the prodigal roommate revealed….How do you say Charles Herman in Russian?
• Dr Rosen asks, “Tell me who you see…There’s no one there, John.”
• Charles looks guilty as John screams: “he’s right there.”

• Dr Rosen speaks with Alicia Nash and explains, “John has Schizophrenia.”
• Dr Rosen states that he is “aware of” one hallucination that he is aware of: “An imaginary roommate named Charles Herman.
• Alicia states, “Charles isn’t imaginary.”
• Dr Rosen asks: “Have you ever met Charles? Has he ever come to dinner?” Alicia explains, “He’s always in town for so little time, lecturing.”
• Dr Rosen continues, “Was he at your wedding? Have you seen a picture of him or talked on the phone? I phoned Princeton. According to their housing records, John lived alone.”

What does Charles represent in this scene? Why is he important?

• John starts to realise Charles is in his imagination
• Charles doesn’t say anything
• As the viewer we learn that John’s world was delusional. “he has schizophrenia” “John lived alone.”

4) John stops taking his medication

• John tells Alicia, he will run his baby son’s bath.
• Alicia finds the shed in the back garden with all of John’s code-breaking across the walls.
• A series of high-angle close-ups show the baby being surrounded by water.
• Long shots show Alicia run to the house crying “John! No.”
• A medium shot shows John happily shutting a window saying, “Charles you just watch the baby.”
• Alicia grabs the baby and John says, “Charles was watching him. He was okay.” Alicia screams. There is no one here!” John justifies Charles’ presence by stating: “He’s been injected with a cloaking serum. I can see him because of a chemical that was released into my bloodstream when my implant disolved.”
• Alicia goes to phone Dr Rosen. John sees William Parcher nd Marcee in the room, pleading with John to stop her. William says: “Finish her, she knows too much now.” Charles says, “John do what he says.”
• A dutch angle shows John spinning as flashbacks show scenes from John’s life (delusional and real). John’s voice-over states: “Alicia and Charles never co-exist in the same interactive field…Charles and Marcee can not co-exist with Alicia.” Finally the voice-over says “I understand.”

What does Charles represent in this scene? Why is he important?

• first time we see Charles since before he was sick
• Spinning – is a dutch angle shot
• Charles comes into the scene “to watch the baby”
• John then realises that they all

Final scene: John says goodbye to Charles at Princeton

• “John you can’t ignore me forever”
• Close up again of John and Charles
• “You’ve been a very good friend to me.” “The best” “But I won’t talk to you again
• Close up of Charles looking emotionally destroyed..