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Even though I have a bunch of stories to share~(including an "lively" conversation with 2 cute missionaries -_^)~i want to discuss my thoughts regarding "Good Will Hunting," with which i face a sort of dilemma.

The movie, as most readers know was a success in the industry; it grabbed something like 9 oscars the year it came out.
Anyway, I saw the film for the first time tonight.

a quick synopsis: a young man, a 20 yr old orphan named Will Hunting, from a bad neighborhood, solves an extremely difficult mathematical equation while performing his duties as a janitor at M.I.T. The professor catches him, realizing the potential and genius of this tough kid. The prof. convinces the judges to put Will under his supervision after the boy hits a police officer and is sentanced to jail. He also forcefully put into therapy, but cunningly manages to make all the therapists leave, at which point, the the professor enlists the aid of an old friend of his, who ends up guiding Will's struggle to find himself.

I wont explain any further, but as I continue, I will refer to specific segments, and eludidate them in greater detail.

Good Will Hunting is complicated on a few levels, and yet there are elements of the plot which do not fit in well a few of the elements of the film.

The first thing that pops out that you is that Will is a genius. Initially, we see a tough kid that likes to get into fights, and then, we see him solve this difficult problem. Although a bit of information is provided regarding his work habits; he says that the Harvard education that the rich kids pay 150,000 for, he can get at the library for a buck fifty. So we know he reads. But then , as the movie progresses, Will quotes from shakesphere, and pope,demeans the professor, after a while, saying that the renouned mathmatician cannot solve problems which are jokes to Will.
This much knowledge must come from somewhere. Knowlege doesen't come from an empty place. He didn't have to go to Harvard or M.I.T to get this such info, but everybody needs guidance, even a "genius" like this Will.

:: Alina 12:59 AM Comments: Post a Comment