Good Will Hunting


NrrdGrrl! Discussion Forum: Music, Lit, and Pop Culture: Movies-- must sees? unknown gems? big bombs?: Good Will Hunting
By Alexis McKenzie on Thursday, July 9, 1998 - 01:00 am:

Okay, I know already that all anyone's gonna want to say about this movie is how hot Matt Daemon looked. But BESIDES that (I'm not a celebrity fan), this movie was of amazing quality. Robin Williams did an excellent job, as did Minnie Driver. The writer of this, who also happened to be Matt Daemon (I do commend him for that), did a brilliant job. Walking out of that movie, I had the same feeling as if I had just finished a really good book.
What especially moved me, was what Robin Williams said to Matt Daemon about love: "You're not perfect, and I'll break it to you now, she's not perfect either. The question is, are you perfect for each other?" I was so amazed with the truth of that.
And the way he spoke about his wife... It left me with the feeling that I know what love really is. That's it. The way Robin Williams talked about his wife. Someday, If I die, I want my significant other to reflect on me that way. Think about it- how Robin Williams' character said that he didn't regret missing that fantastic ballgame in the 18 years he was married to her, in the __ years she was sick, and in the 2 years when she was really sick. I thought that was so incredibly moving...


By Lya on Friday, July 10, 1998 - 10:53 am:

This movie was one of the best I have seen in a long time. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck did a wonderful job with it!


By Ultraviolet on Friday, July 10, 1998 - 09:24 pm:

I thought that the screenplay was very well written and deserved that Oscar, but I couldn't help but get mad at Matt Damon's character. I mean, I felt liked I was supposed to feel sorry for this guy for being a genius. He just came across as a whiny smart-ass to me.


By Alexis on Wednesday, July 15, 1998 - 04:50 pm:

whoa, i didn't even know i was supposed to feel sorry for him. so he's got a talent, but what he really wanted to do was construction. i have to agree with you, ultraviolet, that he was a smart-ass, and it pissed me off that he knew that he was brilliant. i thought robin williams was just amazing though...


By Nina on Friday, July 17, 1998 - 05:21 am:

the fact that he knew he was so intelligent didn't piss me off at all....I'd love to have a boyfriend like that (not just the looks...I'm not shallow) but he was very smart snd witty and that's quite a turn on for me personally...maybe if you put yourself in his shoes, you'd feel different.


By Anonymous on Thursday, July 30, 1998 - 11:13 pm:

Good Will Hunting is my favorite movie. I would watch it again anyday!


By DancingNancies on Saturday, August 22, 1998 - 09:56 pm:

Ok, Matt Damon AND Ben Afflick wrote this! They are so young, yet so talented. Both are great actors.

Someone said they hated feeling sorry for Will. I didn't feel sorry for him. The reason he didn't like being so smart was the life he had led. If he wanted to be smart, he wouldn't have been washing floors. His friends aren't geniuses. He wanted to be excepted. He new he was smart, but he also thought he was worth nothing. His life wasn't great; he had a lot of hostillity. I'm trying to explain this, but I can't. I hope my point came accross!

i love this movie! Mat Damon also did a wonderful job in his short appearenc in the great movie Saving Private Ryan!!


By Rosalind Lord on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 - 05:27 am:

I loved Good Will Hunting. I related to that movie so much. I don't usually cry at movies, but I cried over this one. It was a movie about being afraid of getting close to people, of letting people know the real you, of being compelled to make up stories about yourself so that you present an idealized image of yourself to others. It was so very human.

I especially loved the part when Matt Damon was telling Minnie Driver that he had 15 brothers. You could see that he really wished he had them when he was growing up, that they were part of the ideal childhood he never had. It was great the way the movie portrayed lying as a way of escaping from your real past. I totally empathized with the Will Hunting character. If he acted like a cocky smart-ass it was because he had a lot of shame about what he went through, which was not his fault.


By Endora on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 - 10:37 pm:

I've had a thing for Robin Williams ever since I saw him as Mork in Mork & Mindy. My friends thought I was weird because they all had crushes on Sean Cassidy & Erik Estrada (70s tv stars). I'm impressed by the range of roles Robin Williams plays. Garp, Dead Poet's Society & now, Good Will Hunting.

Speaking of impressed, if this is Matt Damon & Ben Affleck's first film effort, I can't wait to see what they come up w/as they develop & grow. The film was one of the best written films I've seen in awhile. W/them & John Cusack, I look forward to the future of film!


By Endora on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 - 10:38 pm:

Also, Minnie Driver was great. I've been impressed w/every movie she's in that I've seen so far. Good Will Hunting, Grosse Pointe Blank & Circle of Friends.


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