This is the biggest takeaway from that movie. It makes for a compelling drama, but even the most cursory understand of statistics will tell you that cases like his are actually one in a million - that is to say, they're so uncommon that they're essentially a fantasy.

The world we live in is far, far less rewarding of hard work and perseverance than movies like these make it out to be.

it also doesnt mean you're automatically smart, even if it is the 80s