Whenever I told people that I had never seen it they always sounded so surprised, and now that I’ve watched it I understand why. This was such a good movie. The acting was great, the writing was great, and it had such a sweet ending.
I have to begin by commenting on how good the casting was and how talented the actors were. First of all, Robin Williams is AMAZING. I love his acting, especially when he plays parts like these where he serves as the wise mentor character (another movie shoutout where he plays a similar role is The Dead Poet’s Society - this is one of my favorite movies!). When I saw that the screenplay was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who played the lead and one of the main supporting characters while they were in their twenties is just awesome. It made me wonder how they decided who was going to be which character though - did they both audition for the lead? The story itself is touching as you see a Will Hunting, a young guy who is dirt poor but is a genius at math and chemistry work through his problems with the help of forced counselling sessions with a therapist named Sean Maguire. The storyline is also believable because Hunting has a tough time accepting anyone into his life past a certain point because he doesn’t want to be abandoned again. It encompasses very real problems that exist in our society today - domestic abuse and the lifelong effect it has on children, the greed of big companies, and the importance of a happy life over a successful career. Another thing that I loved about the movie was the scene between Hunting and Maguire when he is telling the story about how his deceased wife used to fart in her sleep so loudly that she woke the dog up, and both of the men can’t contain their laughter. The scene is funny by itself, but what really got me was the fact that it was improvised - Robin Williams came up with that on the spot and so Matt Damon’s laughter is completely genuine. The whole movie is worth watching just to see that scene.
To be completely honest I don’t really have anything bad to say about the movie. One thing is that there is a lot of crude language and jokes, so if you’re sensitive to those kinds of things than this might not be the best movie to watch. Also, I thought that the ending was predictable but Maguire’s comment about how Hunting “stole his line” made it more satisfactory.
I would most definitely recommend watching this movie because it is such a feel-good movie and I think that everyone needs to see it at least once in their lifetime.
I have to begin by commenting on how good the casting was and how talented the actors were. First of all, Robin Williams is AMAZING. I love his acting, especially when he plays parts like these where he serves as the wise mentor character (another movie shoutout where he plays a similar role is The Dead Poet’s Society - this is one of my favorite movies!). When I saw that the screenplay was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who played the lead and one of the main supporting characters while they were in their twenties is just awesome. It made me wonder how they decided who was going to be which character though - did they both audition for the lead? The story itself is touching as you see a Will Hunting, a young guy who is dirt poor but is a genius at math and chemistry work through his problems with the help of forced counselling sessions with a therapist named Sean Maguire. The storyline is also believable because Hunting has a tough time accepting anyone into his life past a certain point because he doesn’t want to be abandoned again. It encompasses very real problems that exist in our society today - domestic abuse and the lifelong effect it has on children, the greed of big companies, and the importance of a happy life over a successful career. Another thing that I loved about the movie was the scene between Hunting and Maguire when he is telling the story about how his deceased wife used to fart in her sleep so loudly that she woke the dog up, and both of the men can’t contain their laughter. The scene is funny by itself, but what really got me was the fact that it was improvised - Robin Williams came up with that on the spot and so Matt Damon’s laughter is completely genuine. The whole movie is worth watching just to see that scene.
To be completely honest I don’t really have anything bad to say about the movie. One thing is that there is a lot of crude language and jokes, so if you’re sensitive to those kinds of things than this might not be the best movie to watch. Also, I thought that the ending was predictable but Maguire’s comment about how Hunting “stole his line” made it more satisfactory.
I would most definitely recommend watching this movie because it is such a feel-good movie and I think that everyone needs to see it at least once in their lifetime.