GOOD WILL HUNTING is Truly Heartwarming *** FIRST TIME WATCHING ***
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So what do you think - does Will owe his potential to anyone? I love how this movie gives you a lot to think about!
My wife (at the time) lived in San Fran from 1994 to 2003 and it was glorious time! Its a sh1thole now.
Never put passion before principal..even if win, you lose. - Mr. Miyagi lmao
I agree with you. I majored in Accounting and spent 20 years with companies like Charles Schwab, but I never felt I was doing what I was meant to do..Then I found it: Long haul truck driving. Some friends and family thought I ruined my life. But it became my identity. I lost a wife and gf because I loved doing what I did so much! Seattle to Boston, 3300 miles of nothing but open road (at night for me). I have mentally overcome those relationship endings..even with my gf who will always be my soul mate..but Im one of those people who looked at what I did as a calling. Only a handful of truck drivers can drive all nights and sleep days..and I did it for 2.2 million miles with no accidents until covid took my heart and lungs out...and I miss it terribly..so Im on board 95% with "you dont owe it to others"..fck, I was an 80s kid--I never gave a flying fck what others thought to begin with-and like you I told them lol. You are a Gen X at heart and my class coulda used your intelligence and insight!
He doesn't *owe* it per se, but it *is* a terrible waste if he doesn't use his gift or only uses it to pursue selfish interests. That we would all be worse off if Einstein and other geniuses didn't use their talents to expand humanity's horizons is probably the one thing Professor Lambeau was right about. It can be argued that the removal of all social and moral obligation has led us to the world we live in today. Then the question becomes: Are you happy with the state of things?
Nobody owes anybody anything. Ever. People do what they want, BECAUSE they want to. Will had been harboring this secret delusion that not wanting to leave made him a good friend, when the truth was that he just didn't want to be alone, and Chucky made him face that. I don't think Chucky really felt like Will "owed" him anything. He just kind of got tired of walking on eggshells around him.
Only Robin Williams can make you both laugh until you cry and feel until you cry. The whole world lost a truly great one.
Well said, someone who makes that much of a positive impact on the world is rare.
I love how in the beginning Robin Williams's character calls Will "Chief" or "sport" but at the end it's "son"
That’s a great catch 💜
The dialogue in this movie was fantastic to think that Affleck and Damon wrote it together at such a young age is incredible.
Damn sight better than anything I could come up with, that’s for sure!
@@RhetoricalThrill - Damon did go to Harvard, and wrote an early draft of *Good Will Hunting* for an English class.
I think the moment at 8:18 where Will is wearing the Shelby Cobra jacket... is the ultimate in accidental foreshadowing. Who knew that 24 years later, he'd be playing Carroll Shelby himself?
This is the first of your reactions that I've ever seen, and I'm delighted by how smart you are, and how much you think about the different elements of the film. I'm going to look up more of your stuff.
About Chucky's speech to Will: I think the point is that we see a sequence of four people in a row -- Skyler, Lambeau, Sean, and finally Chucky -- refuse to take Will's bullsh*it anymore, and insist face who he is and what he really wants. Chucky knows that Will actually has other ambitions (just as Sean does), but that he is too afraid to seek them out. It isn't literally that Will "owes" it to anyone to take that path -- it's that he has to stop lying to himself.
A couple people have interpreted it that way and I like it. It’s really only the professor who feels entitled to Will’s gifts, everyone else can see that he’s intentionally hamstringing himself and because they care about him, they want him to stop.
I’m glad you’re here and I hope you find more videos to enjoy!
@@RhetoricalThrillEntitled really isn't how I see it. Teachers look for the potential in their students, in other people in general. That's their gift. The professor saw Will's gift and wanted to encourage him to use it. Every action he took in this movie was for Will's benefit - getting him out of jail, finding him a therapist, working with him on problems / teaching him to prepare him in a formal way for real work in this field, getting him job interviews. He did none of that for himself. He gave. He wasn't looking for second-hand light to shine down upon him from Will. He simply wanted to nurture him and see him grow. He was disappointed that Will kept pushing him away and refusing help at every turn.
The professor was a good person in this movie, and I find it odd that his efforts come across as him feeling "entitled" to Will's gifts. He gave his own gift as a teacher freely to Will; he simply hoped Will would do the same with his gift to the world. It's not entitlement; it's encouragement. Is the professor perfect? No. He doesn't always express himself or his passion in the best way, but I've always felt he was well-intentioned and that's why he and Sean are good friends at the end of the day. They're kindred spirits despite having very different approaches to life. They both want to help, not take. My two cents.
As for your question, you reap what you sow. You get what you give. Karma. If Will wants a good life, he should lead a good life. He doesn't believe that because the world dumped hard on him as a kid, and he thinks nothing he does matters; his life will be crap no matter what. Learned helplessness. He went through the process of unlearning that in this movie and realizing he could have a life he loves, but he has to make an effort towards that goal. His actions do matter, and he can make a good life for himself. That's why we all cheer at the end when he goes after the girl ... he's trying for the first time in his life. He's taking a risk. He's hoping, and we're hopeful for him. :)
@@xzonia1i agree. The professor does come off as arrogant but with Will he saw potential that could change things and was trying to encourage him. Because for him, he had to work hard since he was a college kid as a mathematien to where he is now. And then here comes Will who could solve unbeatable formulas at the drop of a hat. That's why the scene with him telling Will that he wishes he never met him wasn't out of jealously, because it was so damn frustrating to see someone like Will who has a gift and could do something with it way more than he could ever do but refuses to do anything about it.
The scene where Robin was telling him about his wife farting in her sleep was 💯 improvised. Matt Damon’s uncontrollable laughter was his real reaction
I love Robin
@@RhetoricalThrill That bit also had the cameraman laughing. You can see the camera shaking from his laughter during the scene.
Robin Williams' finest acting.
Robin Williams in one of the greatest supporting roles in film history. He is fantastic. This was a sure win.
So talented, and a good person to boot. A truly rare individual 💜
Robin Williams... What can be said. He was one of the few people who could make you cry laugh and next moment cry your eyes out. Truly magnificent actor. I cannot tell how much Robin Williams' films were part of my childhood and young adulthood. If you want to see good performance by Robin Williams in a film or two you haven't heard much: Fisher King and the Bicentennial Man.
I definitely want to do more of his that I haven't seen yet, he was so talented but also just a really good person. It's goddamn unfair what happened to him 💔
This movie is a masterpiece. The raw emotion, the witty dialogue, the incredible performances... it's just perfect. Robin Williams and Matt Damon's chemistry is undeniable.
"The lack of your best, hurts everyone else..."
It’s a very interesting discussion, obligation. I’m not sure there is any one answer.
While writing the script Damon and Affleck received advice and feedback from legendary screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, among many others). This led to rumors that the script was ghostwritten by Goldman, which he adamantly denied. He said his primary piece of advice to them was to keep the story focused on the relationship between Will and Sean.
Very smart advice and I'm glad they took it!
@@RhetoricalThrill much better than. M they've always talked about how the film almost became a spy thriller. I really can't picture how that would have unfolded.
It’s not your fault
That scene is so powerful
Well played...🥃
Yes, it is
Hands down the best scene of the entire movie! I cry every time i get to that part of GWH to be completely honest.
😂
Great reaction!! You have a lot of intuition and are so perceptive. You called out a lot before it happens. This movie is one of my favorites w/one of the best soundtracks. So many good one liners & two of the best speeches in any movie by Sean and Chucky. Would love to see you react to Band of Brothers - it's excellent. While maybe someone doesn't owe it to the world, I think the thought is that they owe it to themselves to take advantage of their own potential.
Band of Brothers is one I definitely want to see, I’m just not sure if I want to keep series to Patreon or try it here. And thank you for the nice comment 😊
@@RhetoricalThrill do it here
i went through the same thing. came to the realization that loved ones and happiness are more important then money are prestige.
We all need to figure out what we need and want, but sometimes we need the right people to help us see it more clearly 💜
I've seen many reactions to this film and I think yours is the best. Some reactors try to be so thoughtful and analytical but you just have great understanding. Good job!
Thank you! I’m sure I get over-analytical at time myself but I try to just be natural, however it comes out 😊
I love your commentary. When people discover your channel, they're going to love you. Keep doing good things.
That means a lot, thank you 😊
OMG! so glad you got to this! I am getting ready to watch ur reaction, but i think its gonna be up your alley, especially the crude jokes/humor. Here we go..lol
Such a great mix of humor and emotion 💜
a degree doesnt mean s+++ anymore. I like this character
4:08 Some of the inspiration for Matt Damon's character is from a real person - George Danzig.
While at UC Berkeley he showed up late to class one day and assumed the problems written on the board were the homework assignment. He did notice that they were more challenging than normal homework, but he did complete them both.
In fact, they were two of the most famous unsolved problems in statistics.
Regarding unsolved mathematics problems in general - of the 7 problems presented by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000, only one has been solved so far.
That’s amazing! I can’t even comprehend that level of math ability
24:16 In my not-so-humble opinion, this is one of the greatest monologues in Cinematic History and an excellent indictment of the Corporate / Military Industrial Complex.
It was really good, I wish I could have kept more of it, but I mostly just let him cook 😅
@@RhetoricalThrill I think you included more of it than any other Reactor I've watched, so good job, M'Lady. 👍
"Do you like apples?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples?"
Fun Fact: Director Gus Van Sant painted the picture that hangs in Sean Maguire's (Robin Williams) office.
Five Year Dream Fact: The very first day of the shooting, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck started crying out of happiness, because it was a scene between Robin Williams and Stellan Skarsgård, accomplished actors, doing Damon's and Affleck's scene verbatim, and they had waited so long (five years) for this to happen.
What Script Fact: The lines in the scene when Sean talks about his late wife's farting antics were ad-libbed by Robin Williams. That is why Matt Damon was laughing so hard. If you watch the scene carefully, you can notice the camera shaking a bit, possibly due to the cameraman laughing as well. Robin Williams' last line in the film "Son of a bitch. He stole my line" was also ad-libbed.
MIT Connection Fact: Matt Damon, a former Harvard student, originally intended to make the title character a physics prodigy. He discussed his idea with Sheldon L. Glashow, a Nobel laureate in physics and, at the time, a Harvard professor. Glashow told him that the premise did not ring true to him: he suggested that the main character be a math prodigy instead. He referred Damon to his brother-in-law, Daniel Kleitman, a professor of mathematics at MIT, who provided advice on the story. Both Glashow and Kleitman are thanked in the credits.
Great info! Of course Robin Williams ad libbed some of his lines, he was so good at embodying his characters.
He will be missed.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Talking about how winning the lottery is as likely as getting struck by lightning. I was reminded of a story where a guy got a scratcher and won the lottery and the local news asked him to go to the place and replay how he won the lottery and while he was scratching off the new ticket to show how he won it originally, he won it again. 1 in a billion chances are rare but the fact that it's 1 means it's possible.
Can’t win if ya don’t play!
Cant wait for my requests❤😊
Great movie and reaction to it. For me the "it's not your fault" was the most powerful scene. So simple but high results as he had to drill through all the defensive layers. Thanks.
I grew up in the 90s in New Jersey. Looking back, those track suits were ridiculous. Ben Affleck is wearing a few in this movie. 😅😅
Gotta love fashion 😂
Good Will Hunting is one of the best 90’s films ever since Robin Williams gave us such a emotional powerhouse performance that he won the 1997 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. I love that this movie mainstreamed and brought back Starland Vocal Band’s Afternoon Delight before the South Park episode Miss Teacher Bangs A Boy from season 10 as well as the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman. Way to go Popeye, Genie, and Mrs. Doubtfire! 🙌🏻👍🏻🎥🎬🏆👏🏻
I know just how he felt: It is hard when life shows you all it's hard reality when you are young, with no time to understand that there is also good in the world, after that all you see is what is negative, the positive becomes a lie.
It’s terribly unfair 😞
The reaction to 'did enough cocaine to kill a small horse.' Exactly appropriate. ++
My favorite jokes are the ones that are unexpected 😂
Your commentary never disappoints, fantastic reaction! I remember first seeing this in 2016 and thought “how did I not watch Good Will Hunting sooner.
I never bought into the “You owe it to X” mentality. I see little difference between people who apply great pressure on others because they think they are doing them a favor vs. those who apply great shame and guilt on others because they think they are doing them a favor.
Thank you so much for this, I look forward to next time!
Along similar lines, I recommend “Finding Forrester”, “The man who knew Infinitely”, “A Beautiful Mind”
Oh, the math problem didn’t take two years to prove but some math problems have taken a while, a really very much long while…
And a fun fact: Professor Inferiority Complex’s assistant Tom is a real life mathematician and consultant for the film.
Thank you so much for the compliment! I can understand when encouragement unintentionally becomes pressure out of good intentions, but Lambeau struck me as manipulative and selfish.
I agree. Lambeau's relentless push for Will's potential, seen in his mind as admirable, is very apparently selfish. His obsession with molding Will seems to stem more from a desire for personal validation and recognition than genuine concern for Will's well-being. Lambeau's disconnect with the world around him becomes evident as he becomes blind to the emotional needs of his prodigy, highlighting the questionable ethics of his mentorship. Of course, the fact he is hitting on students, doesn’t recognize Kaczynski’s story, sent a card and thinks Sean threw his life away says a lot.
One of the scenes was spoofed in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" for a mock sequel'.
Also, it was shot within my state, Massachusetts (Southie, Cambridge, Boston Garden, etc.)
First time I come across your channel n I really enjoyed your reactions to this wonderful movie. Look forward to enjoying more reactions from you
Thanks for being here!
One of my favorite ones of all time .
Great performance by Robin Williams and all of them!
This is Ben Affleck Matt Damon's first movie that put them on the map, they were young but they had a great story-line sussed out for sure, good on them!
I don't agree with the whole "From each according to his abilities" thing when it's involuntary. I didn't let that alone dictate my career choices.
I think it also devalues the things that don’t require genius math skills but are still vital to civilization
Your sense of humor is epic
Ahhh that is so nice of you 🥹
Great movie, great insight(s). Loved your comments (even though I didn´t always agree) and how you stick to them.😉 Greetings from Belgium
Thank you!
@3:00 "Why are they watching children play baseball?"
Because its the greatest game on earth. If I'm at a diamond I will watch anyone play baseball/softball.
Fair enough 😂 I have kids and kids playing baseball is torture sometimes
One of my favorite theories for this movie is when Will lists his brothers' names at the dog track he is actually naming the other kids he saw in foster care. The kids who were supposed to be his brothers.
It makes a lot of sense 😢
@@RhetoricalThrillIt would explain why he has them memorized. Also thanks again for this reaction.
🤔 never considered that
great reaction as usual :)
loved how u got the unibomber immidately :)
1 thing i disagrea with u is about the math professor
my take was that he wanted what he thought was good for will.
he wasnt after self reward or fame , but was after Will benefit
he may was wrong , but his intention been good.
Ah see, I didn’t get any good intentions from him, it felt like he saw Will as a means to do the things he wanted to do but wasn’t capable of. But I love that it gives us stuff to discuss!
@@RhetoricalThrill i think the key to the professor is the talk he have with Robin about the indian genius , he see himsel;f as Hardy in that situation .
also notice he fully acknowledge will ability and dont take credit , but try to elavate will situation by connecting him to what he THINK is better job /situation
for example he show Will to the other professor not claiming will work as his own
again his action ARER debatable and probably not fitting will personality but i think they show good intention
If you can decipher this: Fermat's Last Theorem took centuries to solve.
Man if I can’t solve it with a calculator it’s not solvable 🤣
I agree that no one owes anything to anyone in that regard. I just think his friend was ultimately communicating to his friend that he has the opportunity to not be where they are and he knows that himself and the rest of Will's friends are statistically likely to always be there but his friend Will doesn't have to only be there. His words are more coarse, loose, and rough, but that's the Southie in him. He essentially is saying to Will the same thing that Sean is saying to him but with a different vernacular that could be misinterpreted if he didn't know his friend well enough to know that staying there wasn't what he really wanted and wasn't his only option like the rest of them. Saying he owes it to him just shows how seeing his friend move into his potential whatever potential he chooses it to be is a gift that he can give his friend so that he knows his best friend would be happy and he could say, that guy, that guy was my best friend and he can have a vicarious connection to something outside of his lot in life. Kind of becomes a difference of semantics between a professional and a layperson where connotations can become very loose.
I like that, saying the same thing but in his language. Both in the words but also the phrasing.
@@RhetoricalThrillyeah. And I might be projecting in there somewhere but that's how I always took it.
Will was IMO obviously not making any moves in life because he felt like he wasn’t good enough. Everyone wasn’t telling him he owed it to the world to do something with his talents. They were saying Will clearly wants the GF, to be at MIT, etc. As soon as he has the chance to reach his dreams, he self sabotages that relationship.
Will owed it to himself to do something with his life. He wasn’t a happy person. Hopefully he made it to California and found some peace,
It's about Irish people ignoring what they've been personally through. And that's why it takes place in Boston
Rip Robin Williams
Basically this movie got made because of Kevin Smith. The script was in turnaround at Castle Rock. Affleck asked Smith to read it who convinced Harvey Weinstein to purchase the script.
Also.. Kevin Smith talks about crying on the toilet reading the script which was kinda funny until as much as i like his films realize that Kevin Smith cries at everything .
4:10 The problem was said to take 2 years to prove, not to solve. It can take a long time to solve a very complex problem by hand, but 2 years for a proof isn’t actually that long (some problems have gone unproven for centuries before someone finally found a way to write a proof for it). The difference: solving 2+2 is as simple as writing “=4”, but proving 2+2=4 requires you to only use fundamental principles to show that 2+2 must necessarily equal 4 and can only equal 4-a proof is a series of deductive arguments that guarantee the conclusion is necessarily true. Some proofs are easy (like a proof that the sum of two even numbers will always be even; it takes 3 steps) but others can easily take years to figure out
That’s why I majored in psych, my math skills top out at long division 🤣
@@RhetoricalThrill
That probably would’ve been the way to go..for the life of me, still dunno why I stuck it out through that physics degree 🤣🫠
I disagree about the math professor. He’s already seemingly the top person in his field and won the nobel prize which they only give out every 4 years. It only makes him look worse for Will to succeed. He wasn’t pushing Will because how Will moved would reflect on him. He just didn’t want Will to waste his gift. Same like Will’s friend.
The psychologist agreed to. He just understood from his own life experiences that Will is so afraid of being hurt he will never respond to anything that challenged him. His GF, big job, therapy, etc.
Whether you think so or not Gerald Lambeau is actually the unsung hero of Good Will Hunting it was professional Lambeau that figured out who will was and it was Professor Lambeau who went to the arraignment and spoke to the judge on Will's behalf it was Professor Lambeau who introduced will to Sean McGuire...You could argue that Lambeau's interest in will is questionable at best and self-serving at worst and yes Gerald lembeau does come off as a snotty pretentious prick.
True, true, very layered movie overall. Whatever he was about, Will ended up in a better place.
I miss Robin Williams. Remember his tv appearance on "Happy Days" and then "Mork and Mindy"
I wasn’t around for those shows but I bet he was great 😊
@RhetoricalThrill LOL well I'm old. 🤣
Honestly, Gerry is a prick, but I think maybe you're like 2% too tough on him 😂
I really do think he has good intentions, even if they are bound up in his own personal aspirations.
I definitely think there’s something personal happening - he really got my hackles up 😂
The whole sequence where he's going to different therapists is unbelievable. You would never think that writing that clever could've come from first time screenwriters.
e: After who knows how many times watching this movie after he played Carroll Shelby in Ford vs. Ferrari, I only now noticed the Shelby Cobra jacket Matt Damon wore. Also, the most unrealistic part of this movie was Morgan (Casey Affleck) getting to ride shotgun, when it should've been Billy (Cole Houser) who claimed it after Will wasn't home.
I like to think Billy wanted to give Morgan a little win 😂
I could see Billy wanting to stretch out in the back..
One of my all-time favourite movies and a big part of why Matt Damon is one of my favourite actors.
A brilliant, hilarious, heart-warming, and heart-breaking film that earned Matt and Ben a well-deserved Oscar.
1:15 Yup, THAT Kevin Smith. He was integral in putting the Talent and the Money together for this movie, which is likely a large part of why the boys are in so many of his movies.
You know, I’d forgotten that Affleck was in Mallrats before this, I wonder if that’s how it started
@@RhetoricalThrill They've been friends for decades, Smith comments on this in his early "stand-up" performances.
@@RhetoricalThrill They are both in a fantastic Kevin Smith movie Dogma. Check it out if you haven't. :)
You should watch the movie: Why did I get married
If you enjoyed this one, you'll enjoy another math based movie "A Beautiful Mind"
Its not your fault... MY HEART
😭
Awesome movie
I'm only 12 minutes in, and I've already tried to "like" this video six times, I always love your jokes and insights!
That makes me really happy to hear, I love entertaining people 😊💜
Still wish they made that sequel you see in jay and silent bob strike back: Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season 😂
😂
1:36 he’s supposed to dress like a “douchebag”
In the 1960s, a young man graduated from the University of Michigan...
BOOOOO
*subscribes*
excellent 😂
How is it that you "boo" Michigan State but wear a Wolverine shirt? 😆
That’s not Wolverine, that’s Powerline from A Goofy Movie 😂
God I miss Robin Williams 🙁
I do too 😞
Southie is my home town
Nice! I hope the representation was fair 💜
We lost a great one with Robin Williams.
Very much 😞
So wearing an outdated track suit = douche bag???
🤔
Your editor took all the greatness out of one of the best monologs in film, the park bench by the pond scene. Cutting it up at all is a crime, we dont need to have a two second confirmation (every 4 seconds) of what is being said/acted in a film. Just the look on someone's face while watching that monolog is all you need, its that powerful, the feeling and strength of it was lost by cutting it up😢
My editor is me 😂 Unfortunately I really do have to cut it every 4 seconds or so, otherwise I run the risk of copyright claims and blocks. I’ve done it a variety of ways, and that’s my safe number.
Sometimes I can get away with a longer clip by cheesing it, sometimes I can’t. This time I couldn’t. I imagine if you have an editor they can take more time to fix it over and over but between filming and all my other responsibilities I have to stick with what works.
I’m sorry I couldn’t get your favorite scene in, I wish I could. 💜
@@RhetoricalThrill Thank you, I appreciate the reply and understand your dilemma with filming and editing your own vids plus taking what time there is left to read comments & reply. Very admirable, thank you again 🙏 ❤ from 🇨🇦
The phrase I use to describe the value of my brain is that it is without price. That leaves it open to interpretation whether it's priceless or worthless. Enjoyed spending another half hour to an hour of my day with you and an amazing movie. I do disagree slightly with you about Ben's speech. I agree with you that a person doesn't necessarily owe anyone anything. But if you are obviously wasting great talent or potential, you have to be ready to have people look down on you or be upset with you for it. Especially those who work really hard for something that comes naturally and easy to you.
I think in the end it’s not so much about the ethics OF wasting one’s potential, as much as it is people not valuing the same things. I wanted to have children and put everything into them during their early years, and now I enjoy doing this more than any prestigious career the people around me thought I should have.
Thank you as always for being here 💜
@@RhetoricalThrill on that I agree with you 100%. I'm glad to hear that you have found fulfillment and joy for yourself in the life you've chosen. Not everyone does obviously. Thank you as always for your content. Looking forward to the next!
This is the most unemotional reaction I have ever seen of this movie. Hmmm
I literally said it’s heartwarming and touching and teared up several times. What am I supposed to do, wail and fake sob? Sorry, I don’t fake it.
@@RhetoricalThrill You don't fake anything that is why I like your reactions but maybe you did that and That was the parts you edited out but I sure didn't see it. And of course you don't have to ugly cry and well nobody expects that that's ridiculous. 33:51 And by the way that doesn't mean I didn't like it. I was just stating what i Observed
@@ericdulyon4601 fair enough. It’s not uncommon to get told I didn’t react to something the right way, and my hackles went up a bit 💜
@@RhetoricalThrill I hear ya. Though I did not say that you reacted the wrong way as you implied in your comment. I really like your channel and appreciate your reactions because you are Kind of a no nonsense direct woman which is great. You just be yourself and that's it and I like reactors like that
Sure, an averagely talented person in any field might not "owe" the world anything. However, I think a person at the level Will was functioning at MUST be made aware of how much they can bring to the world, how many very REAL HUMAN problems they might be able to solve for the betterment of ALL of us. So while I kinda agree with you, I think cases like Will's are a little exceptional.
That’s certainly true that he’s next level. I’d also guess that someone like him, when they’re in a healthy place mentally, will *want* to do extraordinary things anyway,
He's exceptional at MATH specifically, so you're just like the narcissist Professor that thinks that Will wants to sit around TEACHING ALL DAY, because he does it. Misery loves company.
You think two years is a long time to prove a math problem?
Boy do I have a story for you.
In 1637, mathematician Pierre de Fermat scribbled a note on the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica, expressing a seemingly simple conjecture.
The claim was that it is impossible to have three integers a, b, c, such that a^n + b^n = c^n, for any integer n > 2.
This statement was eventually proven by Andrew Wiles in 1994.
It took humanity over 350 years to prove one theorem.
And no, that's not just a weird outlier.
There are plenty of seemingly simple math problems still unsolved.
One such example is Goldbach's Conjecture, proposed in 1742:
"Every even positive integer number greater than 2 is the sum of two primes."
So far, it has only been confirmed using computational mathematics that it holds true for all integers smaller than 4.10 * 10^18, but there is no formal proof.
I understood at least 60% of those words 🙌🏻 😂
I think you really villsinize Lambeau.. they represent two fathers both wantimg to push Will to be his best. Neither one is totally right or even wrong. Chucky's speech to Will is just so great. I love at the end that Sean and Jerry begin to see a bit more eye to eye at the end of the film. "son of a b$tch.. Stole my line." Such a brilliant adlb by Robin Williams...
Ah, see to me Lambeau didn’t have Will’s interests at heart at all. In my opinion he saw Will as a way to live out the dreams he couldn’t fulfill for himself. He may have thought he was doing what was best for Will but in the end I only saw him acting on his own interests
@@RhetoricalThrill never thought that.. In fact. He was afraid of will and knew he would over shadow him. While he was pushing will.. and yeah that was wrong. He thought will could do something incredible for the world. Now does will owe that to the world? No. But world it be a shame that he never even tried to work to his potential? Yeah. I mean..as he says what is if Einstein i think? Spent all his time just getting drunk with his friends? How different would the world have been? So i never saw him as totally evil.. which is one of the things i enjoyed about the film. Sadly until the end. M he doesn't see will as trying to find himself. Rather than he only sees who he was. I loved the moments that they work together.. he even is very affectionate with will.. which he isn't to most people. So i never saw him as evil. Misguided. But i think at the end he was on a better path himself.
@@RhetoricalThrill well that's the interesting thing about media. We all have a.. Different perspective on it.
that's what makes it fun! 💜 @@mcgilj1
And I think you probably are kissing the professor's ass in making him out to be a "father figure," without realizing that not all fathers or father figures ARE GOOD PEOPLE, they're not. The Professor only cares about HIS OWN IMAGE and what Will can do for him. He's a narcissist and Sean knows that, he doesn't trust the Pro-narc as far as he could throw him.
Not trying to be mean but if everyone thought that they did not owe it to the world to use the talents they had, we would be in caves still. Maybe that's what you want?
Obviously not 🙄but just because someone has a gift I don't believe the rest of the world has the right to demand they use it in specific ways, that's all. I think it's something worth discussing without resorting to extremes and rhetoric.
@@RhetoricalThrill I think the professor rubbed you the wrong way. There were cues that he wanted the best for Will. He even told Sean that he was nothing compared to Will. Ultimately it's up to each of us to do the work. No one could make Will do anything. Compared to the road he was headed down, it seems using his talent would foster a better life for himself.
So yes, I agree no one should force anyone to do what they are good at but I do believe that people tend to take the path of least resistance and ignoring what you are great at will just make your life hard.
I don't agree about everyone thinks he has to be something special. Sean wanted Will to do anything regardless of "skills" as long as he was willing to "put his money on the table and see what cards you get".
Oh yeah, Sean was on Will’s side whatever he wanted. I initially thought the friends (or at least Affleck) thought he should use his gifts because it would be insulting to them for him to not use something they only dream of. But I’ve changed my view on that a bit, I think it’s more that it would be a waste because Will obviously wanted to do something more with his brain but was holding back and they didn’t want that for him. I never doubted that they wanted the best for Will though. The professor I still think was only out for himself.
What people always miss about the fight scene in the beginning is that the fight was about those guys harassing one of the neighborhood girls. The kindergarten grudge just made it sweeter.
I absolutely did miss that, thank you
@@RhetoricalThrill to be clear, I was including myself in my comment. I didn't catch that the first time I saw the movie 👍
Nah. Chuckie was right. He knows Will better than anybody. Spending his whole life working construction would be a total waste because that's not something Will is passionate about. It takes an amazing friend to encourage you to leave them for a better life.
I think you have a moral obligation to utilize your innate talents for the betterment of not only your life but also the ones you love, your community, society, and future civilization.
But that's just my opinion.
Thank you for commenting! I don’t agree personally but I understand your POV 😊
Will Hunting is an INTP-T, the T is for Turbulent. Sean is an INFP. Professor Lambeau is an ENTJ. Chuckie is an ESTP. These are four of the 16 MBTI personalities in this world past, present, and future. Also, money does not motivate an INTP, if you want to motivate a INTP knowledge is how you motivate an INTP. You remind me of an ISFJ. LOOK into the 16 MBTI personalities. INTP"S only makes up 3-6 % of the world's population. The only more rare personality type is the INFJ.
I’ve done those tests a few times but I always forget what I am, thank you for reminding me of it!
@RhetoricalThrill those tests are the key to the future. Ever wonder why your parents, relatives, neighbors, and co- workers act the way they do. It's because of those 16 personalities. Take the test again, when you
Sorry it hit send. When you look deep into the 16 personalities and break it down to the roots completely, you will understand what I'm saying. INTP here, I'm probably the dumbest INTP when it comes to math, but my specialty is human behavior and a few other areas.
Or the easier way to describe it is: Will's an abuse victim that has an disorganized-insecure attachment style. Sean has a secure attachment style. And the Professor is a straight-up narcissist that only cares about himself and what Will can do for him.
Those tests aren't the key to anything, understand Psychology would help more than any stupid "personality" test, so shame on you for claiming you understand human behavior but clearly don't understand Psychology (which is where behavior comes from).@@medieval420
Everyone always gets it’s wrong about the professor. He cared about Will and his future. Him and Sean just went about it the wrong way.
Ahh, I disagree. I didn’t see anything to show me he cared about Will beyond what Will would do for him. I can see the interpretation but I just don’t feel it myself.
And most of you are the ones that are getting it wrong. You're projecting just like the Pro-narc does.
Having grown up from seeing this, I am too cynical to see it as anything but a fantasy from the guy's point of view. It makes for a good story. The last thing someone with a potential should do is "go see about a girl" who would quickly move on, not that she would fall for him in the first place beyond, as he called it, "slumming."
I agree that it is annoying when others tell you to do more with your "brilliance" or whatever.
Cynicism comes from experience, and your take on it is just as valid as anyone’s. Thank you for sharing it 💜
those "brothers" were orphanage brothers he lived with..so partial lie
Oh Christ, I didn’t think about that 😞
@@RhetoricalThrill he, i didnt either..Cinebinge "George" pointed it out. lol
Listening to her reaction is like listening to a woke insufferable depressing lecturing via film.
AHAHAHA woke 😂 I don’t think anyone would describe me as such, even though it’s a stupid term that’s lost all meaning anyway.
Insufferable, yeah, probably accurate.
RT, you are right. Nobody owes anything to the world even if they have an incredible talent. However, in this case, Will absolutely did want to do something big with his talent. He was an intellectual. He loved math. That is why he worked at MIT and why he did math as well as pursuing many other intellectual endeavors in his free time. He just could not get out of his own way. He could not overcome his fears. Several people saw this from their own perspective and wanted to help to give him the live the life that he actually wanted. They were sympathetic to his plight. The professor, his psychologist, his girlfriends, his best friend and so forth. They all went about it in a different way. In the end, he did actually start to go after what he truly wanted out of life: a career, a long term relationship, moving out of Boston etc. So, his friends and mentors were right in their attempts to step in and help him grow as a person.
I think that’s the right answer in the end too - he did want more but was afraid. Sean was the only person who could find that deep part of him where the fear lived and help him to face it.
I think that the professor wanted the best for him too. Professor Lambeau was a flawed person too. He felt that he and Sean could bring out Will's true gifts. He believed that pushing this young kid to be the best he can be was what was most important. People had pushed the professor and it helped him become successful man. Yes, the professor was over the top with his methods. However, he believed in what he was telling Will to do. He was also also envious, jealous, insecure, pushy, arrogant and rude, but he still wanted Will to succeed. He still gave Will an internship, job opportunities and so forth. He did fight for Will. The professor's real struggle was with own demons. He projected that onto Will and Sean. In the end, he realized that he pushed a little too hard and made up with Sean. Skylar and Will's best friend just loved him and felt that he would be happier if he tried to break out of just living in S. Boston, getting drunk and picking fights. I like your honesty RT. @@RhetoricalThrill
I feel like by moving to California he was again avoiding the responsibility of using his gift. It plays nicely in the movie. But imagine how the rest of the ones who helped him will feel when they here he’s working a menial job in California
Should i be worried you knew the background of Ted Kazinski without his name referenced? 😮
😂 though it’s a great illustration of Lambeau’s self absorption. Literal school kids at the time would know that name but an MIT prof was clueless.
No, some of us pay attention to actual terroristic threats.
@@radicalreactions1633 1. He is no longer a threat 2. At that time, you were still wet behind the ears to even know anything about him or what was going on with that whole situation.
You take a very cynical view of things. Especially the professor.
I don’t feel I’m cynical at all. I often make sarcastic jokes yes, but I found the movie very positive and hopeful 🤨
But yeah, I thought the professor was an asshole and I’m not sure why that’s such an extreme take.
More like realistic. You probably think that everyone that "looks like they're trying to help," must be doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. You're a toxic positive/rose-colored glasses type.
You need to stop talking on every scene.
I was *just* thinking it’s been awhile since I had to explain the concept to someone 😂 So, this is called a REACTION and COMMENTARY video, which means the focus is, you guessed it, my REACTIONS and COMMENTARY. I cannot just show unbroken chunks of a copyrighted film because it would be against copyright rules and would also be dumb. The full movie is available to stream on HBO and to rent in many places, have a great day.
Being really smart is a 2 sided sword. Sure you can solve a lot of questions, but you have to deal with idiotic enemies. I am smart and I hide it most often on purpose.