[jlarcombe]

"Brute forcing it by stitching together different proofs"? Seems a bit of a harsh assessment! My (limited) understanding is that Wiles' proof introduced some hugely powerful new techniques related to modular forms and opened up a lot of new areas of study.

[mhomde]

I didn't mean to trivialize it, it's an extremely impressive accomplishment for sure. The documentary was very interesting as well, recommended