Good Will Hunting (1997) ➕ ✦ Reaction & Review ✦ My HEART

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I'm a Marine with similar background. I was beaten and molested constantly. This movie really made me think. It opened me up to the idea of therapy and such, as I was so against it through my young life. My past also made me more susceptible to PTSD, which I developed later on. This was the first movie in years that made me break down and cry. I will always be thankful for the push it gave me to get help

Williams' monologue at the lake/pond is my favorite monologue of all time in a film. It's SO damn moving. What a brilliant performance.

Fun fact: When Ben and Matt were looking for actors for this movie they really wanted Robin Williams and knew they couldn't pay him the amounts he gets paid. However, once Robin read the script he insisted of taking the part

Every time I watch this (or a reaction to it), I'm really struck by Minnie Driver's performance as Skylar. The intimacy and vulnerability she shows feels so real, and the heartbreak both overt and subtle when Will pushes her away just kills me every time.

That monologue of Robin's on the bench won Matt and Ben the best screenplay Oscar almost by itself. There is a great interview where Matt talks about being in that scene and Robin is on it and Matt didn't have to do anything but remain in character and stay silent and how he struggled to even keep from breaking down in tears. That performance is right there with Robert Shaw in Jaws telling the story of the USS Indianapolis as among the best solo performances in a scene ever.

That little moment when Ben Affleck's character realizes Will has left, it's my favorite bit of acting from Ben ever.

The story about his wife farting was improvised by Robin, Matt's laughing was genuine and if you look closely you can see the camera operator shaking too. Robin also improvised the very last line of the movie.  Scary when you realise that Matt & Ben wrote this classic when they were only 22 and when his performance was recognised by the Academy, Robin referenced their age during his acceptance words. The whole speech is one of the best Oscar moments ever, you can feel the love in the room for Robin, especially from the host Billy Crystal, his old friend from the very early days of trying to make it in showbiz. It wasn't polite applause from his peers - it was genuine love for a man who had brought so much joy & laughter but was also capable of touching performances like this. Wonderful. The award and speech are on YT, do try and watch.

Robin Williams ad-libbed a lot of his dialogue. He was so amazing at that. It also won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Robin Williams and Best Writing for Matt and Ben. I've seen a clip of Matt and Ben accepting their awards and they both had the biggest grins.

“U 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 ur door cuz I think maybe I’ll get up there and I’ll knock on the door and u won’t be there”🥺🥺 I can’t believe Matt and Ben wrote this, it’s masterful

"How do you like them apples?” is an expression that supposedly originated during the first World War, when the Allies' anti-tank grenade was colloquially called a “toffee apple” because of its bulb-like appearance on a stick. The phrase was a taunt against the enemy. Subsequently said since then to taunt someone.

Matt's performance when him and Skylar are fighting.. my lord, that still may be his best bit of screen time. That or his and Robin's heart to heart towards the end where they confide in each other

"Why the wrench?" "Because fuck him, that's why." Breaks me every time.

Robin Williams is such a great comedian, but he is a phenomenal dramatic actor. The Oscar win here was so well deserved.

This is such a great movie. The characters are complex and well-rounded out, and it's a story about the human condition all around. No fancy CGI, no car chases, no overly gratuitious sex scenes. Just emotion all the way through. Minnie Driver is incredible in the scene where Skylar and Will break up, Matt Damon is great throughout, and Robin Williams reminded everyone just how great a dramatic actor he could be with this movie. The "not your fault" scene seriously makes me cry every.single.damn.time. I messed up and forgot to get a tissue before watching your reaction vid. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed this movie!

Many people just got to see Robin Williams as the comic/funny guy but he was so much more, movies like this or Dead Poets Society made me realize what a great actor he was. Robin will always be missed

OMG! What a nice surprise it was to see this pop up on my YouTube's recommend! This has been one of my favorite movies since its release. Robin Williams was so influential for me growing up and to see him in this role as I was becoming an adult hit me very hard. Identifying with Will with a traumatic upbringing and always being one of those students who "could just play" (though I'm not as gifted as the character) it really found a place in my heart and mind. I didn't go to therapy for more than 20 years after this release. It was the best thing I ever did for myself. I'm a huge advocate for it with people around my age because I feel like my generation is in that middle point where the convention was to bottle it all up and push through it and the younger generations coming in and breaking the stigma of discussing mental health. I've done a lot of my healing out loud incase anyone else got lost in this generation gap and can find ways to better living through breaking negative thought patterns. I've been surprised by the number of people who have also battled with their mental health and never said anything. I think the worst thing about depression is the isolation and feeling alone. I hope these conversations keep becoming more frequent so those suffering can feel comfortable asking for help. ❤ Thank you, KL! This movie gets me every time 😭

Top 3 movie. The bench scene monologue from Sean, the monologue from Chuckie and the it’s not your fault scene, some of the best scenes in movie history

One of the greatest screenplays ever. Not just as a screenplay, but the mission statement and sentiments this story conveys are helpful and important for anyone just trying to navigate life and figure out who they are and their place in it.

Every time I see a movie with Robin Williams in it, I always think of how much of a huge whole his death left in the movie/TV show world. He was so talented, he could bring you to tears from laughter, and then sadness, in the same scene.