After watching the movie, for Stephen Hawking to say that at certain points he thought he was watching himself must mean the world to Eddie Redmayne. What a magnificent performance! I can only imagine how intimidating must be for an actor to interpret the role of a person who is still alive. How to do such thing with grace and respect when the person is not only a genius but suffers from a debilitating disability?
This movie, although is not the complete story as it was written by Jane in her book, nailed it!