GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) MOVIE REACTION - WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY! - First Time Watching - Review

hello guys and welcome back to the media nights my name is Ari and I'm Denise and today we're going to be watching Goodwill Hunting once again Denise is actually in on it with you guys she has seen this movie I have not seen this movie She's showing this movie to me she really enjoyed it when she watched it I have no idea what it's about obviously I do know however that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the script so I'm excited to see what the writing chops are because you know they're two very talented actors and I always like to see actors kind of outgrow that uh role I guess in Hollywood and do something else with their career whether that's director producing or writing so it's always cool to see other artists kind of like dip their toes in something else so truly excited for that aspect and yeah I've heard a lot of good things about this you guys have recommended this non-stop as well so I know this one is going to be a banger yeah absolutely I mean I'm I'm very excited to show this to you and to react to you reacting to it which is reaction Inception it's been a few years since I watched this movie it's been a little while I don't remember it exactly like by hard it's going to be interesting for me to rewatch this as well because it's such a great example of what great writing is I'm very very excited for you to see that um especially you know as as aspiring filmmakers you know these are the kinds of movies that really kind of show you all of the things that you can do and you don't need like a crazy budget to really do it you just need great dialogue great character development and I think that this movie definitely has that all right so here we are guys thank you so much for watching this with us we hope that you enjoy and as always we'll catch you guys after the movie take care see you I like that it looks like a kidos scope it does ah my my strength oh no maths that like equations and stuff oh I sucked at that in school dud me too oh my god oh Sten scarg guard is in this he's great I love him the entire scarg Guard Family such I know just talented Bunch yeah it's a lot of equations man that's like my worst nightmare I'll be stuck on one of those for days Danny Elfman nice Danny Alman the man the myth the legend written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck that's so cool man nice I love that o that car has seen better days I thank you Stephen I also put an advanced fua system on the main hallway chalkboard and I'm hoping that one of you might prove it by the end of the semester and the person to do so will not only be in my good graces but also go on to Fame and Fortune by having their accomplishment recorded and the name printed oh that's that's pretty big you better get to it Fame and Fortune renowned astrophysicists and lowly MIT professors I love the handheld switch there also did you notice that like the super smarts sciencey teachers always have an apple for some reason and it's always scars guard listen he plays intelligent really well he does he's pretty good oh he's working there yeah I don't understand what any of that means not my strength at all yeah might as well be hieroglyphs for me Kathy why didn't you give me of that nasty little hoochie woochi usually throw at me Hoochie wooi you're Irish curs Chucky like i' waste my energy spread on my legs for that Tootsie Roll dick oh toots roll they call it a Tootsie Roll damn damn where you going I'm going to take off [ __ ] you you taking off it's like what 10:00 I'm TI Irish [Laughter] curse oh so he's good with math guess we'll see I love how it's shot so dreamlike in certain moments it's the warmth too yeah gives it such a nice look yeah it does I love that M solid Framing and static shots reminds me of The Godfather a little bit [Music] yeah stop rushing me back stop crowding the plate which one will it be ow that's personal CH you know that you think I'm afraid of you you big [ __ ] you're crowding the [ __ ] plate Casey's bouncing up a bar at Harvard next week we should go up there har [ __ ] up some smart kids probably fit right in I love their banter oh it's on now you're still tough come on he still tough come on that's a I'm in your applied theories class we're all up at the math and science building it's Saturday unless you want to have a drink with me tonight hey until Monday to find out find out what who proved the theorem no way this is correct it's correct was the Miss no way he's like I got to find the guy that did this yeah that's a cool way to recruit though smart Minds put the problem out there see who can solve it you know yeah she's got nice ass that's her nice ass gu's with that's America's ass used to beat the [ __ ] out of me K guy yeah oh we hate him then this another bully chucke double you shut the up give me my sandwich give me your sandwich I bought it how much money you got on you all right well give me your [ __ ] 16 cents that you got on you now we'll put your [ __ ] sandwich on lay away lay away we'll put you on a program every day you come in with your 6 cents and at the end of the week you get your sandwich he's going to finance his sandwich can I know my food now please your [ __ ] double brother just threw it I [ __ ] love this hey hold up Jack I love how real their friendship feels already like that's yeah their Dynamic is fantastic boys be messing with it you know that this way it's me remember we went to kindergarten together damn yeah he was not holding back on that punch straight with the hooks it's the way they roll huh yeah oh jeez oh boy damn oh he's got a lot of rage doesn't he no he's clearly very well self-regulated yes is this my imagination or is my class grown considerably oh wow mhm so without further Ado come forward silent Rogue and receive thy prize I love the Integrity that not a single one of them is claiming the credit like it was me man I did it actually that's true I never thought of it that way that's true seems there will be no unmasking here today and there is a problem on the board right now that took us more than two years to prove two years to solve okay it will take me about two decades to uh even begin to think about solving that's better than me it would take me two freaking centuries no [Music] way wow they're going to be like there's no way this is the guy that's people's work you can't graffiti here don't you walk away from me hey you graffiti graffiti no wait is it correct again oh [ __ ] looks right damn yeah of course they would not think that the guy mopping the floors would be the guy to freaking I love that GES to show you right don't judge a book by its cover man oh you never know man some people out there super smart yeah I got fired cuz management was restructured restructured out of my why did you get firew come on management was restructuring I love that this is a hobit bot huh thought they'd be like equations and [ __ ] on the walls I will take a picture of the finest logger in the house nice logger hell yeah love that he's already got that look in his face you know I know the look oh hello oh hello oh hi I am very smart hey how's it going how are good how you doing CL why don't you go away why don't you even she doesn't like you man yeah I know he's such a tool I was just hoping you might give me some insight into the evolution of the market economy in the southern colonies oh he's pulling the he's pulling the I'm smarter than you card gotcha yeah of course that's you you're a first year grad student you just got finished reading some moxian historian Pete Garrison probably you're going to be convinced of that till next month when you get to James lemon then you're going to be talking about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist oh my God the pre-revolutionary Utopia and the capital forming effects of military mobilization he's destroying him in his own language won't because wood drastically underestimates the impact ofal would drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth especially inherited wealth yeah I read that too were you going to plagiarize the whole thing for us you have have any thoughts of your own on this matter any thoughts of your own this come into a bar you read some obscure passage and then pretend you pawn it off as your own is your own idea just to impress some girls damn he just destroyed him he destroyed him screw this guy he dropped 150 Grand on a [ __ ] education he could have got for $150 in late ches at the public library oh no and you'll be serving my kids fries at a drivethru on our way to a skiing he's so repulsive but at least I won't be unoriginal damn yeah that's even worse Ian we could just step outside we could figure it out man there's no problem that's what I thought oh he put him back in his place man I that was so satisfying that was just yeah it goes It goes to show right like if you are interested and you want to educate yourself you don't have to spend Millions on an education when you can self te yourself if you have the skill I swalled a bug that was very smooth you're an idiot I've been sitting over there for 45 minutes waiting for you to come and talk to me I couldn't sit there anymore waiting for you hey she made her move man yeah there's my number so maybe we can go out for coffee sometime all right yeah maybe we could just get together and eat a bunch of caramels what when you think about it's as arbitrary as drinking coffee yeah okay I mean he's not wrong but it's kind of like commonly accepted that you just go for a coffee yeah it is that AR but I really like her character oh there he is do you like apples well I got a number how do you like them apples I have this guy who works in my building he's about this house which one is your building two building two he's like which one is it which one was it he's looking for him now huh like who the hell is this guy got this job through his PO you can call him po the roll officer oh he's been in trouble already thank you you just see the confusion on his face he's like what janitor parole officer what I am afforded the right to speak in my own defense sir oh that is fantastic now Liberty in case you've forgotten is a Soul's right to breathe without Liberty man is a cinko man is a what ibid you're H what I just can't believe it June 93 it doesn't make sense does it no and had the case thrown out by citing free property rights of H and Carri from 17 98 I'm also aware that you've been through several foster homes the state removed you from three because of serious physical abuse he's had a heart upbringing huh motion to dismiss is denied $50,000 bail oh damn yeah he's going to give him the consequences huh yeah nice talking to you I love his attitude it's so entertaining Professor tilted himself yep that's how we met I spoken to the judge and he's agreed to release you oh wow first condition is that you meet with me every week and the second condition is that that you see a therapist all right I'll do the math but I'm not going to meet with any [ __ ] therapist why not come on man talking to someone could help therapy is good for you I mean I'll will take that over jail yeah for real I read a book and Mike was having the same problems that Chad the stock broker was having there no more nanigans no more Tom Foolery no more Bal who I know you're not going to get off that easily come on will I was going to say is he just saying okay the music like owns you it's like that house music it's like is he messing with him do you find it hard to hide the fact that you're gay what are you what are you talking about what what what I don't care if you putt From the Rough what are you a difficult theorem can be like a symphony very erotic my guy's got that game huh he's got the Riz yep you got time to tell you much less talk to that raving Looney in there absolute lunatic he is absolute lunatic so he just pushed him away huh he didn't take the therapist seriously it's touching where is he touching you it's touching me down there is he [ __ ] with him too sky rockets in flight he Afternoon Delight he's like not this again man oh my God you you really hypnotize me you know look into my eyes get out will I don't need therapy that's [Laughter] enough he's so needs therapy though well there is someone used to be my um my roommate in college H old friend of yours very important a I love him I love him because uh trust is uh trust is life wow so profound oh my God trust his life man I've got a full schedule I'm very busy a this boy is incredible I've never seen anything like it I need someone who can get through to him his potential is really promising then oh you're from the same neighborhood he's from saly yeah boy Genius from saly how many shrinks you go to before me a lot Barry yeah Henry yeah not rich Sean please it's a poker game with this kid you probably even read your book if you could find it he always has some background huh on the people just to make sure if they're legit or not then he breaks them apart yeah let's get started yeah let's do it I'm pumped let's Let The Healing begin yeah please Tom you're too Jerry I don't that they're Tom and [Music] Jerry yep kicking him out like that huh well he's got to make it more intimate right yeah nobody to impress just normal conversation what about the ones in the top shelf you read those yeah I read those good for you like yeah I read those hey I'm not here for acking book report they're your books why don't you read them I did I had to it must have taken you a long time I love the dialogue in this movie so far yeah it's incredible so natural it just flows yeah what you left yeah now three weights oh really nice what do bench 285 what do you bench you paint that he's like now he's going to attack the other another angle cuz that didn't work I love that yeah I think you're about one step away from cutting youring hair off Jesus maybe you're in the middle of a storm a big [ __ ] storm the sky's falling on your head the waves are crashing over your little boat you know maybe you became a psychologist Bingo that's it damn he got he got personal real quick damn maybe you married the wrong woman maybe you should watch your mouth yeah want you right there Chief all right he's way too smart man he's too good at reading people yeah you married the wrong woman would she leave you was she you know banging some other guy oh you ever disrespect my wife again I will end you I will end you yeah yeah he's never got that before huh some of his past coming back too you know he's a fighter as well what's so incredible about his acting is that it's all in the eyes Williams has some of the most like vulnerable eyes ever but when the rage is there it's just fiery explosive yeah Thursday 4:00 make sure the kid's here I wonder if he's seen so much of himself on him in him already or if it's more of a challenge situation where it's like n i can crack this guy but that whole interaction that scene was great it was a fantastic the Rhythm too yeah it's it the Beats were just so well placed there I don't really date you know that much unfortunate I think for me you hoping to get a good night kiss no you know I tell you I was hoping to get good night lady hey I mean at least he's honest like kiss you I think I got some of your pickle such great chemistry I love the scenes they feel so intimate too anytime there's just two people on screen yeah something occurred to me fell into a deep peaceful sleep and haven't thought about you since oh you don't have the faintest idea of what you're talking about well thank you it's all right I bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the sine Chapel life experience huh yeah going and seeing the thing for yourself if I ask you about women probably give me a syllabus of your personal favorites but you can't tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy wow damn they have that love for her be there forever through anything through cancer oh no you don't know about real loss cuz that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself what a line I see a cocky scared shitless kid but you're a genius well he's telling him the truth isn't he no he's leveling him yeah I can't learn anything from you I can't read in some [ __ ] book unless you want to talk about you he needs to actually get to know him yeah and I'm fascinated I'm in but you don't want to do that do you support it's too rough you're terrified of what you might say opening up yeah that vulnerability you move Chief what a what a monologue man that was great I love how it mirrored the bar scene where he was talking about you know just knowing the books isn't enough you got to be original and now he's telling him just having the knowledge and being original isn't enough you also need the life experience and I love just how that builds upon wow that was so well done it's an absolutely Sensational scene it's so good I'm so happy you're liking it I'm really loving the dialogue and the the scene work too it's just beautifully done hello hello Professor valent you calling me again what wait we got some extra info there Professor Valencia what are you doing is he ready now just staring at the clock is there some kind of staring contest between two kids from the old neighborhood and I can't talk first no this amazing chess game they're playing it really [Music] is he's like I'm not going to say a word man no he's not going to break [Laughter] you noding off might as well nap I have been laid you know really oh okay guys he does have some experience some don't worry about me I know what I'm doing but this girl is like beautiful she's smart she's fun call her up Rome you this girl is like [ __ ] perfect right now I don't want to ruin that maybe you're perfect right now maybe you don't want to ruin that I love that super philosophy well that way you can go through your entire life without ever having to really know anybody exactly never get to have a real experience my wife used to fart when she was nervous she had all sorts of wonderful little EOS synes you know she used to fart and sleep I'm sorry I shared that with you she woke up and go like oh was that you see I didn't have the heart to tell her oh God she woke herself up well he's getting to him with the humor too those are the things I miss the most the little idiosyncrasies that only I knew about that's what made her my wife exactly that's what makes you know a person for real you're not perfect sport this girl you met she isn't perfect either but the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other man dude I he's amazing not that one is by giving it a shot youly won't learn from an old [ __ ] like me even if I did know I wouldn't tell a piss ant like you he's not telling you the secrets no he told me every other [ __ ] thing Jesus Christ you ever think about getting remarried my wife's dead hence the word remarried she's dead that means a no man yeah well I think that's a super philosophy Sean I mean that way you could actually go through the rest of your life without ever really knowing anybody come on I mean it's staying with him though he's not forgetting the things that he's saying no I love those little details where he was so dismissive and now he's like more engaging in the conversation yeah and it's he's engaging with him as a human being you know asking personal questions like hey like do you ever think about getting remarried you know he has that Curiosity now mhm also like the small details of him not really wanting a true connection where does that come from you know clearly he's making up all these excuses in order to connect with this girl that he really likes ah there he is I love that he found her dorm room do you mind s sad is the full court it is a very sad Court where have you been I thought you'd call yeah um yeah I should have called man yeah I had a really good time too I mean I just I'm sorry you know I blew it no no I mean you know it's all right is it okay you know give me another crack at it you know let me take you out again I can't all right oh no I didn't a I just can't right now I've got to assign the proton Spectrum for ibogamine although it sounds really really interesting um but then maybe some other time like tomorrow yeah all right okay okay bye he was so vulnerable in that one moment he's like okay I guess I blew it that's it cuz he comes across like he doesn't care but he really really really does care deep down I know it's right there underneath the surface what are you doing here I couldn't wait till tomorrow I had to sleep with someone in your class oh I hope it was some with the Open Toe sandals and a really bad breath let's go have some fun no I I've got to learn this well you're not going to surgery tomorrow are you no let's go there you go oh my God that's cute he just did the the homework real quick for her yeah eight how many I have 12 Big Brothers 12 nah what are they called Macky Ricky Danny Terry Mikey Davey Timmy Tommy Joey Robbie Johnny and Brian say it again Macky Ricky Danny Terry Mikey Davey Timmy Tommy Joey Robbie Johnny and Brian I'd like to meet them yeah will do that all of his brothers huh yep you ever wonder what your life would be like if you uh if you never met your wife wonder if I'd be better off without her no no no I'm not saying like better off I didn't mean it like it's all right a he's opening up he's being more careful in his choice of words yeah so when did you know that she was the one for you October 21st 1975 Jesus Christ you know the [ __ ] day he's got the date and time day of the game we're sitting in a bar waiting for the game to start and in walks this girl steps up to the plate you know he's got that weird stance then he clocks it you know hi Fly ball on the left field line oh he goes a [ __ ] and 35,000 fans you know they charge the field he remembers the game ticket in that [ __ ] game did you rush the field no I didn't rush the [ __ ] field I wasn't there what no having a drink with my future wife you missed Pudge fist home run oh yeah to have a [ __ ] drink with some lady you never met I don't care if Fu no no she lit up the room I don't care if Helen of Troy walks into Helen of Troy what did you say to him that's true my ticket across the table and I said sorry guys I got to see about a girl I got to go see about a girl you kidding me I'm not kidding you well that's why I'm not talking right now about some girl I saw at about 20 years ago and how I always regret had not going over and talking to her and I don't regret the last years when she got really sick wow so many years the entire Journey was worth it would have been nice to catch that game though is going to hit a home [Music] run I love that how he's like yeah maybe it would have been great to be there too but yeah I know to to be fair that that's a pretty iconic moment he but I've never seen your place when am I going to meet your friends and your brothers uh he doesn't want her to see his other life what if I said I would not sleep with you again until you let me meet your friends okay let's go right now yeah my uncle M's driving home right bombed out of his tree he's about to throw the cuffs on him and all of a sudden 50 Ys down the road this is huge [ __ ] boom right so stady gets real spooked and he turns around gunshot no some you heard this story he's like you know how this ends man yeah I know I can p the door what the state trooper that pulled him over he's like [ __ ] I never seen you before in my life he's like you already let me get in your garage yeah I want to see the car and there's this st's police cruiser is in my uncle's garage what [ __ ] ham you drove the wrong car home can I get you a beer no just a perer it's French for club soda a perryer could have just said club soda man I know he's bougie have you talked to him at all about his future my phone's been ringing off the hook with job offers what kind he's got opportunities out there man he's got the whole world hey Timmy who's Ted cinski you that's exactly what I'm talking about directions one thing manipulation another right exactly not sitting at home every night twisting my mustache and hatching a hatching a plan to ruin this boy's life he wants to give him an opportunity but he also wants to see live through him almost yes exactly he wants to vicariously through him and it's nobody in this town Works without a retainer guys you think you can find somebody you've done what you want us to give you cash right now oh my God oh my God I'm dying in business we have you can speak with my aforementioned attorney and until that day comes great acting moment for Ben as well yeah what a great swap right in character like this guy well have you studied organic chemistry a little bit oh just for fun yeah just you know on our free time fun studying organic chemistry are you mad you completely lost your mind all right so when you when you look at a piano you see Mozza I see Chopsticks right well I mean when it came to stuff like that I could always just play wow I love that description he just understands it innately will come to California with me you sure about that I just know yeah but how do you know starting a new life I don't want to take back I just want you to come to California with me his insecurities huh yeah wow if you don't love me you should just tell me because it's such love you oh what are you so scared of what am I so scared of yeah man [ __ ] it I want to give it a shot and at least I'm honest with you I'm not honest with you no what about your 12 Brothers what do you want to know what that I don't have 12 brothers that I'm a [ __ ] orphan no you don't want to hear that no you don't want to hear that you don't want to hear that I got [ __ ] cigarettes put out of me when I was a little kid ah damn I want to hear because I want to help you because I want the what do I got a [ __ ] sign on my back that say save me it's kind of funny just want to be with you because I love you don't [ __ ] me don't you [ __ ] [ __ ] me I love oh he's so full of Rage yeah I want to hear you say that you don't love me and I won't call you and I won't be in your life so afraid of opening up I don't love you damn damn yeah he rather push her as far as he can rather than than tell her what exactly he's been [Music] through I mean it's hard like because some people they would look at you differently right when they know what you've been through and it's sometimes it's a relief when you're with someone who doesn't know all your baggage they just know you for face value for what they know you as right now they don't find teachers who believe in them they get convinced they're stupid that's very true a lot of talent gets wasted that way do you have any [ __ ] idea how easy this this is a [ __ ] joke and I'm sorry you can't do this I really am because I wouldn't have to fing sit here and watch you fumble around and [ __ ] it up Jesus he's back at destroying people's careers yeah man back to lashing out most days I wish I never met you wow cuz he feels was then I could sleep at night feels like he will never be able to achieve what he has I I didn't have to watch you throw it all away there you go like when someone has that kind of talent and they don't really want to use it they're not really interested super String Theory chaos math Advanced algorithms breing I mean that's his potential right the things that he could achieve there damn the question isn't why should you work for the NSA the question is why shouldn't you yeah why not and somebody puts a cat on my desk something no one else can break once they have that location they bomb the village where the rebels are hiding 1500 people that I never met never had no problem with I love that cut yeah that was and of course the oil companies use a little Skirmish over there to scare up domestic oil prices a cute little ancillary benefit for them but it ain't helping my buddy at 250 a gallon damn he's breaking it apart all you see is every negative thing 10 Mi down the road you can do anything you want you are bound by nothing that's true so why are you not doing it yeah I didn't ask for this no you were born with it so don't cop out behind I didn't ask for this yeah it's your responsibility right I just have a little question here you could be a janitor anywhere why why did you work at the most prestigious Technical College in the whole [ __ ] world yeah why did you sneak around at night and finish other people's formulas that only one or two people in the world could do and then lie about kcha yeah it's complicated so what do you really want to do I want to be a Shepherd really you're going to Jer off fny you just do it at home with a moist towel you're checking me yeah get the [ __ ] out yeah he's done huh he's like you're not taking me seriously get the hell out you're lecturing me on life look at you you [ __ ] burnout now he goes back again on the aggressive she [ __ ] dies and you just cash in your chips and you walk away hey at least I played a hand and some people lose a big hand like that and have the sack to Annie up again look at me yeah has a point too you got a [ __ ] answer for everybody but I ask you a very simple question and you can't give me a straight answer because you don't know and that scar him yeah [ __ ] you you're the shepherd you're the shepherd I love that it's interesting how they both see each other so clearly in a weird way I love you damn she's still right there dude you take care he's so scared of what he has to lose yeah that he doesn't want to even give it a shot to begin like yeah it's like the NSA thing right there's he's I don't want to say necessarily catastrophizing but he's just seeing every single opportunity for things to go wrong look you're my best friend so don't take this the wrong way 20 years if you're still living here you're still working construction I'll [ __ ] kill you that's not a threat that's a fact I'll [ __ ] kill you you got something none of us oh come on cuz it's the truth man you don't owe it to yourself you owe it to me I mean you're sitting on a winning lottery ticket you're too much of a [ __ ] to cash it in just calling it calling it what it is yeah every day I come by a house and I pick you up you know what the best part of my day is for about 10 seconds from when I pull up to the curb when I get to your door cuz I think maybe I'll get up there and I'll knock on the door and you won't be there no goodbye no C no nothing that's how much he loves his friend he rather he just disappears and gets a better life then him sticking around that's a real one man what a real guy that's a real friend right there yeah that's a true friend he pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him and if you push him right now it's going to be the same thing all over again and I'm not going to let that happen to him aw he cares so much you think I'm a failure I know who I am and I'm proud of what I do hell yeah yeah you should be it's not my fault I don't blame you it's not about you you mathematical dick he's not even talking about that yeah I am what I am today because I was pushed and because I learned to push myself not you you guess that yeah at least he gets to see that the guy actually cares it's like a him running into his divorced parents yeah have you had any uh experience with that 20 years of counseling I've seen some pretty awful [ __ ] he's been doing this for 20 years experience with that personally yeah I have my father was an alcoholic oh wow interesting nights but when he LS Rings Jesus man Jesus man so uh you know what is it like will has an attachment disorder is it all that fear of Abandonment all that stuff it's not your fault yeah I know that nah he keeps blaming himself it's not your fault it's not your fault fault I know no no you don't it's not your fault yeah he doesn't no he needs to understand don't [ __ ] with me all right don't [ __ ] with me Sean not you it's not your fault damn so heartbreaking seeing how broken he [Music] is oh God damn that's all he needed man a hug yeah it wasn't his fault like until he really hurt it why you got to get me on my feels like this man promise next time I'll show you a happier one yeah I know no this is two for two already oh that was a beautiful scene I know man it's not your fault man so real too huh the [ __ ] that we all hold on to and yeah just contain just to move on you know yeah and then you know how our wounds they they fester and we do all all sorts of crazy or weird things to not have to face that yeah sometimes just talking about it man it's one of the jobs the professor set me up but I went I went down there and I talked to my boss and my new boss he seemed like a good guy is that what you want yeah you know I think so good for you yeah hope he gets to be happy yeah time's up he doesn't want to leave does he no just want you to know Sean that you're welcome well a yeah you know I figured I'm just going to put my money back on the table and see what kind of cards I get there you go you do what's in your heart son you'll be fine oh man such a beautiful movie I love this it is violate the uh patient doctor relationship only if you grab my ass he learned something from him too yeah good luck son I love some of those acting moments where he almost looks like a little boy like he looks so young and vulnerable sometimes and it just breaks your heart the relationship they established together just absolutely amazing your present come on brother what a gifted him a car 21 now so you're legally allowed to drink so we figur the best thing for you kid was a car great choice my friend this the ugliest [ __ ] car I ever seen in my life so you finally got a job huh Morgan yeah I had one now [ __ ] again oh my God fired again that is so sweet though it's a good car dude the engine's Good's good happy 21 well happy 21 bro that's like the theme of appearances like outside it's whatever but they're like no inside it's a good car man a good car it's a good car it says a class of 72 is having a reunion in 6 months where did you come I'll buy a drink the drinks of those things are free I know Jerry I was being ironical how about a drink right now yeah it's a good idea come on got the winner right here pal yeah you guys [Music] drink isn't it crazy that one 20-year-old kid shook up two grown men's lives like this just by existing just by being who he is like in a good way too it was great seeing how much they cared though that was great like they saw his potential they were like this guy is special man and he needs to know [Music] it don't tell me man this is dream come true yeah a man what a beautiful moment in acting there man the acting is just it just hits you man it's so yeah real real sincere Sean if the professor calls about that job just tell him sorry I had to go see about a girl a son of a [ __ ] stole my life wow borrowed it wow he left to go get his girl back yeah man we start over in California you know wow this movie hits creeps up creeps up on you man that's uh [Music] sentimental damn it he's driving all the way there from Boston to California that was beautiful it really was wow yeah I I I really really really enjoy that I have to say good good choice guys that was excellent I mean the monologues I think is the thing that stood out for me the most in these in this movie yes the monologues were just consistently good throughout which is not it's not first of all it's not easy to do from a narrative perspective because they still have to make sense and they just can't it just can't come across like it's a play where there's just constantly monologues and the way they were able to link the monologues within the dialogue itself and made the entire script just feel natural most of the time we don't really monologue in real life unless there's something very serious going on or you're doing a speech we don't really monologue for like 2 minutes and 30 seconds about our feelings and about our childhood you know right so it can be difficult to sell it in a way that feels organic and feels real you know you're focus on on that one person and it needs to be captivating so that's where the lines themselves the content itself that's when that comes in but also the actor and how they s sell it right absolutely and I love how there's a lot of closeup shots here and it's like you see right into them right and sometimes the camera being that close almost feels like we're exposing them you're just seeing them exactly for how they are or it's meant to make them look in a more romantic like dream like scenario and I thought that the the writing of this is just beautiful and the way it works together with the cinematography is just chef's kiss like this is such an inspiration and it has been for a really long time the dialogue feels so great the dialogue was amazing I love to see the back and forth between both actors like uh Robin Williams and Matt Damon just did such an excellent job at at having this Dynamic it was almost like this cat and mouse thing going on obviously a lot of that is the script but the choices in acting too and the way they would pause and the way that uh like I said what I noticed very early on is that the scenes had a Tempo to it and that goes on until the very end it feels like when it's two of them having this conversation there's this constant back and forth and and it's great because you get to see Will's struggle both with the fear of Abandonment but also the he he wants the power he wants to be in control cuz at least if it's his choice he won't feel like he got abandoned it was his call right to to not take the risk with the girl right it's like he broke up with her it wasn't the other way around cuz he didn't want to be with her so he doesn't feel abandoned if he does it that way so I love that uh you know he is not interested in the in the therapy it's it's it's so fascinating to see character like that fears that truly has this this fear of of feeling like he is a failure or being or not being enough for somebody I thought that was so well told in this story and and the way that Matt Damon performed it too the way that he was able to act it out it really felt genuine throughout the entire movie where you see this person that's broken and you see the pain and it it takes a really talented guy to be able to say no or the script is saying no no no but everything about you is saying yes yes yes and M was able to just do that consistently throughout the entire movie you know this guy is troubled you know he's not an [ __ ] and you're trying to figure out okay what is why is he choosing to hurt everybody around him when they're just trying to help him I love the Journey of discovering who he truly is how sweet of a guy he is when you get to know him when he gets vulnerable and I loved the fear as well of of somebody getting too attached to him or too close and him him feeling that fear of I don't want to lose this man I don't know if I want to put my chips in this in this bet you know and put all and then lose and then feel like I'm a failure absolutely well told that that the scene that broke us really destroyed me was that you know it wasn't your fault it's not your fault you got to stop blaming yourself that scene I mean I'm sure you guys know the scene cuz if I'm talking about it right now you know this I know this movie's been popular for a while and I can see why but I'm sure that that scene is a one of the standouts of this movie because man what a performance and and it's emotional without being over the top yeah while still remaining true to the message and true to its characters and it makes it feel so genuine and it it's just it comes across as as such a beautiful story I agree with what you were saying especially when it comes to watching Will's transition from being someone very antagonistic very very closed off and you know the claws they just keep coming out right it's just always consistently always defensive and just so deeply scared and you see like at the end it's not you don't see him running off into the Sunset hugging everyone and being super open but no it's it's you see him at a place where you know he's going to be okay he's going to figure it out he's taking all of the right steps so he can be happy and take the time to figure out what he actually wants to do not just what people are telling him he's supposed to and I think that's a really important message they're giving you both sides of the coin right it's understanding that you know being this intelligent is a privilege and it is an opportunity it's an opportunity to get you out from where you are at the moment some people say you owe it to yourself you know to maximize your potential and some people say you owe it to others those around you who have invested in you um in different sorts of ways it's not just about money or time there's a whole lot of ways that your friends or family people around you invest in you they did a really wonderful job about finding a balance in telling yes you should take your time figure out what you want but also push yourself and allow others to bring out the best in you and I think they did that so well without sounding pre yeah they they handled the the St like I said the storytelling is just just comes across natural that last monologue well more of a conversation but it was sort of a monologue with Ben Affleck's character Matt Damon saying hey man if you're still here in 25 years from now you know or whatever the amount of years was he's like I I'll mess you up man yeah like that's not you know that you owe it to us you know to every single person here that that that are going to be stuck here cuz we can't do anything else and something so beautiful about that scene is just he rather lose his best friend and know that he has a shot at being happy than keeping him there man that just gets to you because it's like damn that's a true friendship like again this movie was so effective and just showing you what a real friendship would look like it's not always easy it's not always fun and we see them uh having fun and having an easy relationship throughout the throughout the entire movie they just get along but having that hard choice of of being honest with your friend and being Hey listen man like you you got to do better cuz you can you can do much better than this and I feel like there is some uh some wisdom in sometimes listening to those words of you know why are so many people telling me that I can do so much better and you know why wouldn't you do better so I I love that and I love how the reveal how they showed us that where they gave us his U dream right his dream scenario through the monologue and then you get to see that played out and then his reaction there at the end was just Priceless man yeah they did such an incredible job no wonder this movie you know gets the praise that it does cuz it it truly is great script cuz it's a really simple story but the intricacies are brought by the amazing performances and the great dialogue and that's all you need man like for an amazing movie just have a good story and this one definitely had it I'm so happy that you like I I love this I really really enjoyed guys thank you so much for watching this with us we hope that you enjoy and as always we'll catch you guys in the next one take care see you

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Length: 48min 12sec (2892 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 07 2023