Analysis Of Good Will Hunting

His presenting self was the safeguard to his private self. Will was very much aware of his gift and his enormous potential but shunned it like some burden, or at least that's what he wanted others to believe. He often told Sean Maguire, his shrink with whom he had developed a bond, that his gift was something he didn't ask for, and he'd be perfectly fine working an honorable blue-collar job with his buddies. Despite his assertion regarding his gift as an aggravation Will's actions contradict, for he is asked why he just so happened to get a custodial job in the world's foremost institute for technology, M.I.T if he wanted nothing to do with his genius. Maguire sees behind Will's visage, he realizes Will is a wounded soul who really knows nothing about life for he hasn't experienced it, it is so much more that what he read in a book. It is hard to say what Will should have done for he had a difficult past one that most cannot relate too, or have any idea what it may be like to live it. However, If Will had been a little more open to the people who wanted to love him he would have been much happier. In his quest to never be hurt he was headed for a life where he would never be loved. His thoughts were becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy; where one's expectations of an event make that event more likely to occur (Adler, 65). Had Will been honest with himself and more willing

In the 1997 indie drama film Good Will Hunting, the protagonist, Will Hunting, is a young man of genius intelligence that chooses to work as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A victim of child abuse, Will takes his past and uses it in a form of self-sabotage. He works labor jobs, deters himself from women and any form of love, and spends time with his low-life friends. One night at a bar, a Harvard student named Clark brags of his comprehension of the market economy evolution to Will’s best friend, Chuckie, and attempts to make him appear ignorant for not knowing of such. In Chuckie’s regard, Will steps into the conversation. Through a strong sense of pathos, he makes Clark feel guilty and small for how he treated his

Will Hunting is very smart. He was described as genius as evidenced by his ability to solve very difficult mathematical problem that even the students and professor Lambeau at MIT could not solve. As a result, the professor recommended him for a job that would provide him challenge. The professor described Will as having a gift of good memory. Professor Lambeau even asked Will whether he had photographic memory. Will could solve difficult math and science problems in under an hour. Will was able to analyze a painting that his therapist had done and he concluded that it meant that his therapist was suppressing his feelings about the death of his wife. He is very loyal to his friends. Will also has good survival instinct.

In the beginning of the novel, Will asks his father "Dad? Am I a good person?" "I think so. I know so, yes." "Will – will that help when things get really rough?" "It'll help.” (RB Ch.28.4) With the guidance of Charles Halloway, Will is able to acknowledge that goodness and joy is the key to overcome evil. Also, Charles Halloway tells his son “ I could tell that today, at the cigar store. I'm afraid of him but, I could see, he was afraid of me. So there's fear on both sides."(RB 39.6) Through the help of Charles Halloway, Will is acknowledges that happiness can overcome evil, and he learns more about the essence of

Susan Cooper shows that at the beginning of the book, Will didn’t believe anything was special about him. He couldn’t understand why he had powers. He states,” I haven’t any gift, really I haven’t. I mean there’s nothing special about me.” But at the end he realizes that he’s the only one that can do the job.

Eventually, Will begins to accept the fact that he might just be a normal person without powers. Later on, Will unfortunately ends up in a brawl with Warren Peace, who doesn’t like will because of his father’s actions, and figures out that he has superhuman strength.

Everyone has fears, our experiences in life are the ones that shape them; for Will Hunting from (Good Will Hunting) it was the fear of abandonment. His trust was broken at a young age by many people, by the ones that were supposed to care for him the most. After that, he expected everyone would do what was done to him by his biological and his foster parents. The only family that Will ever had was his friends. This was Sean’s reply when Lambeau questioned Wills choice in friends. “And why does he hang out with those retarded gorillas, as you called them, because any one of them if he asked them to, would take a fucking bat to your head, okay? It's called loyalty” (Good Will Hunting). Will thought his friends were the only people that he could

Good Will Hunting is a movie about a man named Will Hunting who seems to be a normal man but really has an extraordinary gift. It is discovered early on that Will has the ability to solve math problems that even the most brilliant people cannot solve. However, even with all of this talent he covers it up by pretending to be average and getting himself in trouble with the law.

Azahr, who kindly taught her how to understand Farsi, the mysterious Miss Alavi who is the unnamed individual who instructed Betty to go to an address and ask for the manager, Amahl, who would find a way for both Betty and Mahtob to escape, and the smuggler, Mosehn, who smuggled them from Tehran to Tabriz and then to Van. This shows us how a few people are trustworthy even if you see them as a bad person because when we are physically abused, we tend to think that everyone is the same, making us think that we can’t trust anyone but ourselves where as in Good Will Hunting, Will Hunting was physically abused by his foster father and never trusted anyone, he made people think he trusted them by simply saying lies that were believable and in the end he was hurting himself and he started to trust a few people about his own problems. This shows that Will Hunting was experiencing 20 years of trauma from physical abusement from his foster father which made me scared of everyone to where he would think that they would do that to him and that everyone is the

Psychology plays an influential role in many aspects of everyday life; however it is not only in these instances that psychology’s role is valued. Through mass media such as movies, video games, and television, the viewer is able to digest the importance of psychology from the interactions witnessed between the environment and characters. This crucial interaction is no exception in the movie, Good Will Hunting, as the stars Robin Williams, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck show the viewers the importance of psychology through their interaction and use of multiple psychological principles including unconditional positive regard, attachment and defense mechanisms. Through these psychological principles, the viewer comes to value healing, coping and

In Good Will Hunting, Will is an intelligent individual, but he is unable to open and honest with people. He does all that he can to push people away because he is afraid to become close. Once Will is forced to have therapy sessions Sean Maguire he starts his slow progression to being able to be open with people and actually answer their questions. Will and Mr. Maguire had a special bond/understanding that allowed Will to change his life around.

Good Will Hunting Character Analyzing In the movie “Good Will Hunting” directed by Gus Can Sant Jr. The character that I will be describing about is Will Hunting. Will Hunting is the main character in the movie, he is 20 years old who works at MIT. He was raised in an orphanage and various foster homes.

Will Hunting is the result of an abusive father that would often let him choose the weapon of torture: a wrench, a stick, or a belt. While not all foster fathers may be quite as terrible as Will’s, but the problem of abuse cannot be ignored. What was left of Will as an adult was an emotionally damaged and scarred from his past and has issues with trust, and no role model to learn from. Unfortunately, this is common with most adults that were victims of childhood abuse. Worst of all, a third of all victims will become abusive father they’ve always cursed and abuse their own children, thus restarting on the vicious cycle of abuse (Foster Care Facts). In addition, victims are more likely to express anger much more quickly towards situations where it is not necessary. It is important to note that since anger is the first emotion to be shown, this will increase the chance of abuse towards not only the kids, but to the other family members as well (Pollak & Tolley-Schell). In the case of Will Hunting, his personality and behavior traits are a result of the environment he grew up in. With many traits of abuse victims being troublemakers, drug abusers and criminals, paying more attention and providing more support from external sources will benefit the country

Will has gained his revered reputation by hiding how he truly feels about both politics and his own industry. Will is tired of the then current political discourse between the two parties, and wants to say something about it, but can’t, lest he risk his reputation. His initial answers in the Q&A session reflect this, as he either answers jokingly, or piggybacks off the others answers. But, when he starts to see someone in the crowd hold up signs encouraging him, he lets his inhibitions go, and starts to say what’s on his

Around the same time, Will has a run-in with the law. He has a long history of priors that will surely get him imprisoned. Professor Lambeau contacts the presiding judge in the nick of time. He manages to convince the judge that Will would still be rehabilitated through weekly sessions of therapy as he works with the professor in mathematics. However, it is not easy sailing. Will burns through five therapists in a very short duration. The professor then reaches out to Sean Maguire. At first, Will’s off-putting routine drives his psychiatrist off the edge. However, Maguire recomposes himself and gets back on track with his challenge. He confronts Will and lets him know that it is cowardly to live only on his terms. Will has deep-rooted