The question of whether or not Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow) wrote
the mystery proof that mathematicians have been trying to solve for years is answered clearly in the movie. The proof
found in a locked drawer in the desk in Robert’s (Anthony Hopkins) room after
Catherine gives Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal) the key (this is extremely important because
Robert is now dead and was crazy for his last five years, and to find that he
had written an important proof during his last few years would’ve been huge). As
Hal rushes down stairs exclaiming how important this proof is and how it could
change their lives, after a dispute with Hal and her sister we find out that
Catherine claims that she wrote the proof. Due to a flashback during the movie
it shows both Catherine and her dad, Robert, working on what seems to be the
proof. When Catherine thinks she has figured everything else she runs up stairs
to her father’s room where he too is waiting with a “proof” in hand telling her
it’s some of his best work. After Robert hands the proof to Catherine demanding
that she read it, she finally reads his proof out loud. The proof that Robert has
written has nothing to do with math at all, only proving more to him and
Catherine that he is extremely crazy. This shows that Catherine wrote the proof
because it is in her hand writing and she can explain the whole proof in
detail, as she begins to do at the end for Hal. So the question of whether or
not Catherine wrote the proof shouldn’t be asked because the movie clearly
shows that she does. That being said I hated this movie and thought it was
extremely boring.
I agree that this question need not have been asked. It's a question the movie tries to tease, but it is answered quite convincingly by the end. It may not be "proven," but there is certainly enough evidence that we can accept the conclusion.
ReplyDeleteI think the larger question the movie asks is "What can we prove about anything?" We may have an abundance of evidence that convinces us we know the answer, but how can we prove anything?
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