Argo Film Critique Ben Affleck, director, does an excellent job with the movie Argo. Being able to find the fear and suspension in every scene is difficult to do, yet Affleck does so seamlessly. Based off a true historical event that happened in 1979, Affleck choses to pick the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He starts out the movie with some background information, so that viewers are able to have some understanding of what has happened and why this is happening. He then merges into a heartbreaking scene
Will Hunting, Will Hunting, played by Matt Damon, is a 20-year old genius orphan living by himself in a run-down apartment in South Boston (Matt Damon). His only friends are Chuckie Sullivan, Morgan O’Malley, and Billy McBride played by Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, and Cole Hauser respectively. At the beginning of the film, Will is working as a janitor at MIT due to a string of assaults and car thefts he committed prior to the events in the film. However, after he ends up solving two math theories
In the critically acclaimed film, “Good Will Hunting,” the central protagonist, Will Hunting, played by Matt Damon, struggles to balance his supreme intellect with his rugged, masculine and proletarian identity. Will works as a janitor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and catches the attention of mathematics professor Jared Lambeau after Will solves a complex mathematical proof. Lambeau mentors Hunting and provides him with countless opportunities to improve his quality of living
Good Will Hunting, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, was released in December of 1997 by Lawrence Bender Productions. While the movie holds true to two hours, viewers do not notice the length as the film is filled with outstanding actors who evoke true emotions in anyone who watches this film. Some would describe a movie like this as a “crowd-pleaser”; since the outcome of the film is predictable, but the plot is revealed in a way that the director, Gus VanSant, can still leave the viewer guessing
film are Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgard. Will Hunting (Matt Damon) seems like a normal twenty year old Boston blue-collar worker who works as a janitor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which happens to be one of the most prestigious schools in the world. Like many kids his age he likes to spend his free time hanging out with his best friends, Chuckie (Ben Affleck), Billy (Cole Hauser) and Morgan (Casey Affleck). They can usually be found drinking
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Robin Williams—the most iconic trio in movie history. This movie lives up to that potential and it will still continue to, it has been since 1997. Good Will Hunting is a movie that forces tears and laughter in the same scene. The relationship between the characters are unique and refreshing. Ever since I watched this movie, it has quickly taken over to be one of my favorites. Good Will Hunting is a classic, it is more than a movie about a wicked smart boy, it has more
Jason Iloulian Professor Labalsamo Written Expression I 12 November 2014 Good Will Hunting (Final Revision) While it was a huge success financially and critically acclaimed as well, the movie, Good Will Hunting, offers vivid focus on a young math savant from the socioeconomic realities of Boston’s South End, an underserved section of town that is not unlike inner city environments across the country. I will review and critique the film from the perspective of sociology and the changes a marginalized
Perhaps one of the most meaningful maxims Emerson wrote would have to be "Insist on yourself, never imitate." This statement captures the total essence of transcendentalism; deny the will and aspirations of others, and follow your own heart.The movie Dead Poets Society begins by introducing the viewers to Todd Anderson, a very subdued and quiet young man. Todd has the average inferiority complex. He is a very bright young man with exceptional abilities. Todd is unwilling to speak his mind for fear
An individual is shaped and molded by how they are treated by those that surround them. Most people value the opinions of those they care about and want to act in accord. Consequently, the choices people make are greatly influenced by the people in their lives. Sometimes, someone will become close with people who are different from each other. Such is the case in Good Will Hunting. Will Hunting (Matt Damon) struggles between the people that created him and the people that discovered him. Will Hunting
Introduction The way in which a person progresses throughout their life cycle will determine how successful they will be in their life. Will Hunting is a perfect example of how you are in control your own fate and therefore control your own life cycle. Will was an orphan and was raised by people who beat him, thus destroying his image on family and love, while also deteriorating his hope for his life to get better. Through this case study, the development of his identity from adolescence to adulthood
Childhood is crucial to the lives of teenagers and young adults. The experiences, advice, influences that people receive during their formative years is what they carry with them through the rest of their lives. Any emotional turmoil during this period of growth can have serious implications on individuals as they grow older. The book, The Catcher in the Rye, and the movie, Good Will Hunting; tell about the lives of two emotionally troubled young men: Holden and Will. Both of them suffer from emotional
In the movie, “Good Will Hunting,” There is a boy named Will who has an eidetic memory. Everybody knows that he is a genius, and if they do not, then it will only be a matter of time before Will lets them know. It all starts out when Will solves a very hard mathematical equation. The professor who teaches him and does not want Will’s genius o go to waste. The professor saves Will from going to Jail on the conditions that Will receives therapy and will help him solve other math problems. It is very
The commonality between the films Good Will Hunting and A Beautiful Mind lies in the heart and the capacity of the human spirit to triumph even during the most dire circumstances. There seems to be much more dissimilarity between the two movies then there are similarities. Essentially we are looking at two very different individuals and the people and situations that surround them. To achieve a true understanding of these characters the observer has to ask several questions. The questions asked
Why shouldn’t I shoot my friends or club a baby seal? Is there any reason not to bomb a village of 1,500 people I never met and have no problem with? How is my friend going to deal with the chronic hemorrhoids he got as his battle scars? Will Hunting asks these and other questions in his speech about working for the National Security Agency, which is packed with rhetoric and somber condemnation that the NSA certainly deserves. Will Hunting, from the film “Good Will Hunting,” was a janitor at MIT
No Good Deed is a movie that came out in this early Fall. No Good Deed is about a man named Collin Evans that is in jail ,who serving up to five years in jail for manslaughter. Collin killed one man and up to five woman. The jury and the police has given him another chance to come up to them to confess his sins to lower his sentence. The jury does not accept his apologize. Colin is very upset and angry he wants revenge. On the way, back to prison he shoots and kills the police officers and
In the film Good Will Hunting, the main character Will Hunting is an intelligent young man in his early twenties. Will is immensely intelligent because he has photographic memory however; he appears to have a complex consistent behavior that has negatively impacted his live. Will is an orphan who has been in many foster homes with abusive care givers. His only family is his best friend Chucky, and his boys. Throughout the film Will demonstrates his complex behavior in different scenes. Erick Erikson’s
Will Hunting was a twenty year old Caucasian guy who lived in Boston. He was an orphan who used to be abused as a child by his foster parents at Boston. He worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Janitor; his work was to clean classrooms. Abused as a child, Will accused himself for his unfortunate childhood background and turns his self-hatred into aggressiveness, and mistrust. His life revolved around hanging out with friends, doing low-skilled jobs and fighting or doing minor crimes
Cruelty of Society in Frankenstein, Master Harold, and An Enemy of the People “Master Harold”…and the Boys, St. Joan, and An Enemy of the People show that society shows hate and cruelty to people who are different or who do not share similar ideas as other people do. For example, in “Master Harold”…and the Boys, Hally’s racist attitude toward Sam and Willie is a result of his experiences in society. In Frankenstein, society is cruel and hateful to the monster because he looks different than
Written by two young and little known boys of the time, Matt Damon (also plays the protagonist ‘Will’) and Ben Afflect (as ‘Chuckie’, his best pal in the movie), ‘Good Will Hunting’ is a timeless portrayal of emotions and human psychology. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the movie walks us through the journey of a young man who struggles emotionally due to the horrors of his past and is not game enough for anticipated loses. At the same time he possesses gifts of genius intellect and mathematical thinking
In the movie, “Good Will Hunting” there are several psychological theories that could be used to explain how Will Hunting’s development was influenced by events in his childhood. After watching the film and observing the way Will blames himself for his abusive upbringing resulting in his lack of emotional development and trust, it is clear that Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the ultimate need for self-actualization best explains why Will developed into the complex, emotionally disturbed