I'm currently watching "The Theory of Everything", not from the perspective of supporting Stephen Hawking's scientific theories (which I'm too dense to fully understand anyway), but rather, from the perspective of watching a married couple deal with a life-changing, as well as life-threatening, illness.
If I had even half the strength of what Mrs. Hawking has in her little pinky (caring for children AND a husband who literally can do nothing for himself), I would be a person who is 1000 times more effective than I am now. It's just very sobering (and depressing) to know that in real life, he left his wife to marry another woman.
This movie makes me want to lobby for and donate to making every public place easily accessible to the differently-abled.
And Eddie Redmayne is, by far, one of the most phenomenal actors I've ever seen. Completely amazing, and heartbreaking.
No special effects or computer generated imagery needed here to create an honest portrayal of a seemingly impossible situation.