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Actors: Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Ben Affleck
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Good Will Hunting |
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At twenty years old, Will(Matt Damon) is a mathematical genius stuck between his abusive past and opportunity for greatness. Booked on assault charges, Will is allowed to leave prison on two conditions, taking math classes with a professor who recognizes his brilliance and psychotherapy. While algebra and exponents come easy for him, love and trust does not. With the help of his therapist (Robin Williams), Will begins to deal with his low self-esteem, fear of intimacy, and past physical abuse, until Will uses his intelligence and goes after Skylar (Minnie Driver), a woman who loved him uncondiionally, to proclaim a life worth living.
--Erica Whitney, Resident Scholar
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Will Hunting is a genius in mathematics, although he never had a University education. His great advantage is a mind that collects data in an astonishing way, and his main fault his inability to commit himself in any kind of relationship. The professor who discovers him wants him to work on the mathematics field, and have a life full of job. But his therapist wants Will to find happiness. Eventually they will both help each other out, to find the true path in their lives.
--Mary Savvidou, Resident Scholar
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A great movie about a young man who is struggling with his gift of being a genuis.
--Kyle, Resident Scholar
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This movie is about a 22 year old Genius from south boston who is a janitor at a school. A professor puts a problem on a board for the students to answer but he catchs "Will Hunting" Writing on the board and yells at him, but he realizes that he was simply writing the answer to the problem. This movie was an incredable movie for young teens with ambithion to write because it was written by the two main characters, Matt damon and Ben Affleck
--Tyler Reid, Resident Scholar
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A young genius must overcome his inner-anguish in order to make something of himself.
--Ryan Zane, Resident Scholar
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A young man is struggling with the fact that he is a genius and doesn't want to live up the expectations of everyone around him. He meets a psychiatrist that helps him deal with problems that go way beyond his I.Q.
--Diane, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- special abilities
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Boston
Misc setting
- school
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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