Essays on Good Will Hunting
In movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a twenty-year-old of South Boston is a self-taught genius, though he works as a janitor at MIT and spends his free time drinking with his friends. Will is undoubtedly intelligent but seen as dumb. He struggles to get most out of his life but, could not forget his...
Social Comment: In generations past, as a result of the segregation and institutionalisation of people who were seen as ‘different’, most people were quite unaware of the true unique qualities and needs, of individuals with disability. This unfortunate ignorance and fear sometimes still persists today. In our society today we often look at individuals with...
The major themes of growing up, however both the 1985 literary historical fantasy novel Perfume by Patrick Su skind and the 1997 film drama Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant change up this traditional narrative by focusing their stories on highly gifted protagonists. This challenges their audiences to reconsider the true internal turmoil...
Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant and released in March 1998, has earned over 10 awards since film was released. One being Academy Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ which was won shortly after being released. This film tells the story of a young man, Will Hunting (played by Matt Damon) who struggles to...
Matt Damon plays the role of Will Hunting who is a troubled genius in the movie Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant. When an individual becomes aware and mindful of their own beliefs and values, it influences one to work their way towards becoming resilient. When individuals are not under the influence of...
