Movie Review: Good Will Hunting

 Good Will Hunting

Quote: If I asked you about love, you’d probably quote me a sonnet, but you’ve never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes. Feelin’ like God put an angel on Earth just for you, who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn’t know what it’s like to be her angel, to have that love for her be there forever. Through anything. Through cancer. And you wouldn’t know about sleepin’ sittin’ up in a hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes — that the terms ‘visiting hours’ don’t apply to you. You don’t know about real loss, ’cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much.” — Dr. Sean Maguire

Plot: Will Hunting is a 20-year-old orphan, who has a photogenic memory and is a natural genius. While being a janitor at MIT, he comes across a problem that was a challenge from a professor to his graduate students and when he solves it anonymously, Will comes across the Maths professor who is bound to make him see what a genius he is. But when he is sent to jail, the judge allows him parole only if Will will attend the professor's Maths classes once a week and see a therapist. That's where Dr. Sean Maguire comes in and makes him see life like it never was for him. 

My Personal views: When I got into the movie, I knew it would be a great one after all, it has won the Oscars right? And the movie did not disappoint.

I've always been a fan of feel-good movies as much as I feel that in real life, it is the utmost bullshit. 

The story contained romance, comedy, and some best dialogue deliveries. I mean, it is Robin William we're talking about. What else can you expect?

The story talks about how being a teenager/ youngster is not an easy job. I was quite amazed at how this simple thing was portrayed so well by the long-time friends Affleck & Damon.

Making a movie that is so simple yet impactful, not many can do this job. Even though the plot had a quite predictable ending, it was the journey that lead up to that ending that made this film deserve the reaction it got, to be honest.

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐/ 5