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    In the film Good Will Hunting (1997), the audience gets the glimpse into the life of a twenty-something janitor at MIT who turns out to not only be a mathematical prodigy, but also a man who struggles with his own ambitions and desires. In the words of one of the stars in the movie, Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting is a film that is “full of redemption...and genuine” (as quoted in Huffington Post, para. 2). Regardless of what one thinks of the movie, it is apparent while watching the film that a

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    went through such a rough childhood that it filtered into and influenced all the years after that? I personally have never gone through such a hard childhood that it drastically impacted my life. The movie that I chose to write about is called Good Will Hunting and it follows a genius, Matt Damon, in math that had such a horrible childhood that he settled for mediocre jobs that held honor in them and chooses not to use his full potential to his advantage; he grew up in multiple foster homes, educated

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    another. This paper will discuss two of many interpersonal communication concepts. The two concepts are other-oriented and impersonal communication. Also these concepts will be explained and examples will be given from the movie Good Will Hunting. To start off with, Good Will Hunting is a story about an intelligent young man who struggles with finding his identity. Will the main character is an orphan who was abused as a child, and now as a young adult can’t seem to stay out of trouble. He is able to solve

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    Good Will Hunting is a movie about a troubled young man abandoned by his parents only to be severely abused by the foster parents entrusted to care for him. Due to his tormented childhood he finds himself a young man unable to trust most people besides a few close friends. His prospects for a future out of dead end jobs, in his poverty stricken neighborhood, seem slim. Despite being a natural gifted mathematical genius, Will finds himself frequently involved with the law. It is while working

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    placed in a category that is apart of formalism, Realism, and Classicism. I believe that the movies Sin City, Troll Hunter, and Good Will Hunting all fall into one of these categories. Sin City represents Classicism because it focuses on the storytelling; Troll Hunter represents Realism because it focuses on the way the filmmaker is making the film and Good Will Hunting represents Formalism because the filmmaker is drawing attention to self and the film. Even though each film is represented in different

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    Good Will Hunting The movie Good Will Hunting shows a dramatic relationship between a teacher and student and also relationship's between fellow teachers. The film helps you grow with the characters in order to anticipate and acknowledge the ways in which they interact with one another. It also incorporated the way that egos develop and arise due to relationships and how they can interact with the daily lives of people.

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    Influential Film Essay: Good Will Hunting The movie industry has worked relentlessly to improve visual and audio effects throughout the years, yet these days I find myself looking far more to the story that the movie is trying to tell through character developments. One story that has immensely impacted me is the story of Will Hunting in the film Good Will Hunting. Will is young man whose life is ripped open by those who want better for him, and who is in turn changed by becoming vulnerable and allowing

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    This paper will discuss the relationship between Will Hunting and the psychologist Sean Mcguire in the movie Good Will Hunting. The struggles that occur between these main characters will be analyzed and their meanings found. A basic outline of the movie will be included to give the larger picture and its influence upon the two men. An Analysis of the Movie ?Good Will Hunting? and the Main Characters Will Hunting and Sean Mcguire Outline: 1. Description of the Movie a. Setting of the movie

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    In the film Good Will Hunting it's a story about a man who has struggled through his life since he was young. Will hunting is the main character that works as a janitor at Massachusetts institute of Technology even though he is genious and smart. He has been through several foster homes and got physically abused as a child. Since he experienced that at a young age his life changed and does not want to share to anyone what he has been through. Professor Gerald Lambeau discover that Will was the one

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    Analysis of the Film Good Will Hunting Essay

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    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

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