There are two central characters in The Theory of Everything, the Stephen Hawking biopic directed by
James Marsh and adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir by Hawking’s
ex-wife Jane. Stephen and Jane are equal partners in screen time and emotional
heft in the story. This is less a biopic that gets into the inner workings of a
genius mind and his struggle to continue working during a debilitating illness
than it is a love story about two people overcoming the terrible weight of that
illness on their lives.
