This film is about a Boston janitor, Will Hunting, who, despite his rough lifestyle is incredibly gifted and brilliant. While working at MIT, he solves a proof in no time that took two years for all of the MIT professors to solve. An MIT professor, Gerald Lambeau, discovers him working at this problem to much success and decides to take him under his wing so the world can make use of his brilliance. He sends Will to meet with psychologist Sean Maguire to help him deal with his inner demons. The film follows this journey of Will, Lambeau, Sean, Will's friends and Will's girlfriend Skylar as he tries to make sense of the impact he could have on the world.
2) What did you notice about the writing in the film?
The writing of this film does an excellent job of making it both humorous and serious. There are many funny parts, but then it quickly and seamlessly transitions into the more serious aspects. The funny parts are really creative and quirky, and the serious parts are touching and raw, which is emphasized by the dialog written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
3) What was a favorite line from the film? Why?
My favorite lines from the film are first when Sean says, "Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself. " I thought that that was really well said and very true. Second I loved the whole set of dialog when Sean is talking to Will at the park about how he knows so much but hasn't really experienced a lot. That part was really moving.
4) This film won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay). Do you think it deserved this award? Why or Why not?
I think that this film deserved the Academy Award for best original screenplay because Matt Damon and Ben Affleck really did a fantastic job developing the plot and characters through the words while simultaneously creating a really touching movie. It had the perfect amount of humor and seriousness that made it very enjoyable.
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