Good Will Hunting is a movie about a guy with a high IQ called William Hunting. He loved to read books on different subjects, and was a genius in mathematics. He did not have a formal higher education but was a dedicated autodidactic person. Although he could work in any company, he worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a janitor. Will had no respect for authority, mocked people when felt threaten, continuously got legally in trouble, and had little professional aspirations (Bender, 1997). On the surface, he was content with his life, however, he had some emotional issues worth exploring. I will explore Will’s environment, family history, and personality traits that might influence his daily life and possible outcomes and how …show more content…
As mention before, Will has a hard time making relationships, and the only meaningful enough are the ones with his friends, yet they are not as secure as to Will feeling completely comfortable and vulnerable. In the movie, Sean Maguire is Will’s psychologist, and they developed a secured attachment, and just like the experiment, Will was able to be vulnerable and approach Sean for comfort thus draining some of his fears (AMNH, 2011). This relationship is the most meaningful and secured attachment Will ever had, and now he is ready to explore the world beyond books and new romantic …show more content…
The dependency in monkeys studies hypothesize a child comes to a wired mother to only meet a specific need like food, and in contrast, the child comes to the clothed mother to meet needs of proximity, connection, affection, security, and comfort (Baker, 2010). Gerald Lambeau is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of technology and is interested in helping Will reach his full potential and become a famous mathematician (Bender, 1997). Since Will is autodidactic and also hides his fears behind his intelligence, he accepted studying mathematics with the professor for the sole purpose of meeting his intellectual needs and staying out of jail. Therefore, professor Lambeau is a representation of the wired mother from Harlow’s studies. On the contrary, Sean Maguire is a psychologist instructor at the Bunker Hill Community College and is partnering with Will by the professor’s request (Bender, 1997). Will craves proximity and contact, yet he rejects them because he is fearful; he developed an unsecured attachment as mentions before. Sean challenges Will’s defense mechanisms and has his overall best interest in mind, and after building their healthy relationship based on trust and respect, Will opened up to him and the most meaningful secured attachment (Bender, 1997). Sean Maguire is a representation of the clothed mother from Harlow’s studies. Will found comfort in
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 youth is able to go through thanks to his hitherto unknown brilliance in math. The striking contrast between the bad Will and examples of the good Will, and the juxtaposition between the economic deprivations that Will grew up in – including being
In Good Will Hunting the main character Will Hunting is a janitor at Boston’s prestigious M.I.T. His ability to solve complex mathematical equations has earned him notoriety through out the mathematical department. Will Hunting is not a student, he is merely a bright young 20 year old kid with a troubled past. Will Hunting is exposed by Professor Gerald Lambeau when he is caught working on another mathematical equation. Professor Lambeau discovers his troubled past when he attends Will Hunting’s court hearing. Lambeau Finds out that Will Hunting has had many run-ins with the law and offers to give Will Hunting direction instead of being sent to jail. Will Hunting is ordered by the court to attend psychiatric sessions to he...
Bully (2001) is a movie based on a true story about a group of rebellious, yet naïve teens who conspire to exact ultimate revenge on a mutual friend. In a twist, unlike most, this movie highlights not only extent of bullying amongst peers, but details the ultimate revenge that would irrevocably change the lives of the entire group. The movie takes place in South Florida where Marty, a high school dropout, and Bobby are “alleged” best friends. As they set out to meet up with mutual friends Ali and Lisa for a double date the bully is immediately apparent as Bobby begins to verbally torment Marty, which quickly turns physical as he repeatedly punches Marty while he is driving for accidently swerving. Although, Marty stops the car and retaliates,
Incohesive, long, and dialogue-heavy, Inherent Vice has all the potential to flounder. Yet under the steady (or rather, wild) hands of director Paul Thomas Anderson, the film becomes a psychedelic, incredibly enjoyable ride brimming with wit and melancholy. The film follows Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello (played in routinely magnificent fashion by the now ever-reliable Joaquin Phoenix), and his exploits to help his ex-girlfriend, Shasta Fey (Katherine Waterston, also exquisite) investigate a kidnapping of notorious real-estate billionaire Mickey Wolfmann. From there, the plot descends (or ascends, depending on your perspective of the film) into sumptuous lunacy; a mystery involving the coveted and secretive
Murder should never be justified nor should it be displaced—this very demand to eliminate the justification interrogates the sincerity of society. Badlands (1973) is an American crime film directed and written by Terrence Malick. The film follows the story of a vulnerable teen Holly who lives in a small non-descript town in South Dakota and her garbage-collecting boyfriend Kit. The two go on a killing spree in the badlands of South Dakota. The film is based loosely around the 1950s Starkweather-Fugate murders, which inspired this film. Holly’s father struggled to keep the two lovers apart. Holly’s father in fact, was Kit’s initial victim, which initiated the psycho toward the killing spree itself. Initially when the film was first released,
Good Will Hunting is a film which conveys many interlocking themes and messages to its viewers. One of these nicely woven themes is placing trust in the people we care about as well as people we have only recently become acquainted with. Another message, arguably more significant than the last is finding and pursuing the potential one has and bringing meaning into our lives in any form we choose. I believe the potential and success this film demonstrates is that success, growth, and meaning in a person’s life does not always have to come in the form of advancing in a career or social status but rather in the form of overcoming hardships and developing close reciprocating relationships.
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.
Good Will Hunting is the graceful tale of a young gentleman’s struggle to find out where he belongs in the world, by first finding out who he himself is. In this film, Matt Damon takes on the role of a disturbed genius that has a keen understanding of the deepness of human character. The film is a voyage through the mind of Will Hunting as he is required to undergo psychotherapy as an alternative to serving jail time. With the assistance of a psychologist, played by Robin Williams, Will learns about himself and recognizes his individual worth in the world by comprehending what is most important to him in his own life. This motion picture serves as a source of superb example for film technique. Gus Van Sant’s directing ability joined with the writing skills of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also plays Will’s best buddy, Chuckie, is a vibrant mixture of technical features used to induce sentiment and compassion amongst the viewers of this heart-warming film. Characteristics of the color, angles, shots, camera movement, editing, and distortions are all each particularly noteworthy to the general composition of Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting.
Veterans of the war in Iraq are frustrated with the film The Hurt Locker in the way that it inaccurately portrays the process of a mission involving the disarming of roadside bombs. In movies, the ideas and concepts of things that we have not yet experienced in our own lives subconsciously instills itself in our minds and everyday thoughts. For example, when the mind thinks of any crime, like murder, a bank robbery, or being in jail, if you have not experienced these things first-hand, then there is no real way of knowing exactly what those things are like. But we think that movies give us all of the information that we need to know. War is the best example of this. By watching war films, the average civilian thinks that they have a general
Will Hunting epitomises a punk prodigy. The 20-year-old delinquent works as a janitor at MIT, solving impossible equations, meant for students, in his spare time. He is soon recruited by one of MIT’s professors and made to participate in a rehabilitation programme with the hope of being employed by the university. Rehabilitation is made challenging as Will is a troubled individual; having grown up in abusive environments and jumping from different foster homes.
Harlow’s experiment shows the connection of mother and child using monkeys. From this experiment you can see that withdrawal or removal can cause depression in the rhesus monkeys. Harlow further relates that to children and their mothers. Seeing that there was too much maternal contact he notes that over attachment can cause severe depression.
The sociological perspective examines the hidden reasons for one’s actions and identities that people have. It stressed how they are influenced by their society and most of all their social location. Social location predetermines all aspects of one’s life and there are rules that come with social location, and with rules come social control mechanisms and social stratification that keep people in line. With social location also come institutions that provide roles which form one’s identity. In the movie, “Good Will Hunting,” the main character Will Hunting is a young deviant what grows up in a rough neighbourhood and has the intellect of a genius. Role theory and other concepts from the sociological perspective explain Will Hunting’s actions and identity.
Clint Eastwood’s film “Gran Torino” traces the end of the life of Walt Kowalski. He has recently gone through a lot – the death of his beloved wife, his distant relationship with his son, his emotional scars from the Korean War and his bad health. All these things stop him from living a proper life. He doesn’t care about himself much – he smokes even though he is sick, he doesn’t eat a lot, he refuses to confess even though that was his wife’s last wish. However, all this changes when he meets the Hmong Family that lives next door. At the beginning he detests them because of their similarity to the Koreans, but later, as he gets to know them, they become the family that he was never able to have. The story traces the psychological changes in Walt’s character due to his unusual bond with the Hmong family, which changes are one of the main strengths of the film.
The film “Good Will Hunting” follows the story of Will Hunting (Matt Damon) a self-taught genius who works at one of the most prestigious technology schools; MIT, as a janitor. Will is an orphan with a criminal record of Assault, grand theft auto, assaulting a police officer, etc. Will solves a complex math problem, which leads to him being discovered by professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) as a genius. Professor Lambeau makes a deal with the judge when Will is incarcerated to be on parole under Lambeau’s supervision and Will is ordered to see a therapist once a week. Will Outsmarts many of the therapists, which forces Lambeau to go to his last resort, college friend and psychology teacher Sean Macguire (Robin Williams).
Though our society has evolved regarding the profession and need of counseling services, many people remain with the stigma that only individuals who are “crazy” require counseling. For many years, the notion of counseling was rarely linked to or associated with mental health/mental illness. However, due to personal ordeals and societal demands the level, many people suffer with mental illness. There was a point in time where seeking counseling services was taboo. As individuals and a society, we fail to reflect on or are oblivious to the disadvantage of not addressing our mental state if and when necessary. In the film “Good Will Hunting”, I will describe the resistance of the character Will Hunting in building effective and meaningful