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    Abstract This paper will discuss this student’s perception‚ study and analysis of the character Will Hunting‚ in the movie Good Will Hunting. (Affleck and Damon‚ 1997) It will share the results and conclusions about the character of Will Hunting reached by this author‚ citing the methods and theories used to reach said results and conclusions. The report will provide a brief overview of the character‚ a cultural description of the character‚ discuss the character’s personality development from

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    Will Hunting is a 20 year old man who works as a janitor at MIT. He was a Caucasian man who lived in a poor economic neighborhood in south Boston‚ Massachusetts. He is also an Irish catholic man. His foster father was an alcoholic and he always came home drunk looking to abuse someone. Will provoked his foster father so he wouldn’t hurt his mother or brothers. Will’s foster father used to abuse Will when he was a child with a wrench. Will is currently separated from his parents and family. The only

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    The movie “Good Will Hunting”‚ chronicling the story of an unknown genius with a photographic memory‚ redefines the word “genius”. Whereas MIT professors and their colleagues struggle to understand higher level mathematics and algorithms‚ this humble janitor solves the queries as if they came directly from an episode of Sesame Street. Will Hunting does not attend college; he is self educated via books which he reads at an astonishing pace‚ flipping the pages as if there were just a word on each page

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    Good Will Hunting is a movie with an all-star cast including Matt Damon‚ Robin Williams‚ and Ben Affleck just to name a few. Matt Demon plays the main character Will Hunting while Robin Williams and Ben Affleck play supporting roles as a psychology professor and best friend. The movie introduces Will as a janitor at MIT that is much smarter than he lets on. In fact‚ Will Hunting is a mathematical genius. Stellan Skarsgard plays a professor at MIT named Gerald Lambeau. Professor Lambeau decided

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    critique of "good will hunting" A studious young man‚ an open book these two images swirl around the screen in a kaleidoscope effect‚ this was the introductory scene of "Good Will Hunting." This scene is followed by Ben Afflick‚ knocking on Will’s door‚ when Will comes out a credit rolls by that says‚ "screenplay written by Ben Afflick and Matt Damon‚" just as the two walk side by side. This shows how perfectly the makers of this movie have everything timed‚ down to the credits. Also‚ the timing

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    Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is about a young man named Will Hunting. He is a complex character with an upsetting past. The movie first starts off with Will working as a janitor‚ and even though he has a simple job‚ he is a really smart man. He could solve any math problem thrown at him‚ and he also specialized in other subjects. One day‚ a Nobel Prize winner Professor Gerry Lambeau puts out a math problem and sees that Will has solved it. Before Gerry can speak to him‚ he runs

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    Frank Orama ENC 1102 Prof. Goodwin 7/8/2011 Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a story of a young man’s journey to find his place in the world by finding out who he really is. Matt Damon plays a troubled genius with a great awareness to other peoples feelings and thoughts. The movie is an adventure through the mind of Will Hunting‚ as he has to go through therapy instead of ending up in jail. Robin Williams. Who plays Will Hunting’s psychologist‚ helps Will discover himself and realize

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    The relationship between Psychology and Movies Movies are most of the time related to a human being’s life. Movies apply psychology to their plots. For example‚ movies like the StepMom directed by Chris Columbus‚ and Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant show us that psychology is part of our lives in a day to day base. It could go from a divorce to a person who is scared to take a step in life. The textbook‚ Psychology: Core Concept‚ by Philip G. Zimbarbo‚ Ann L. Weber‚ and Robert L. Johnson

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    Mike Adelmann Hour 2 AP Psychology "Good Will Hunting" Final Mr. Coury The film "Good Will Hunting" is a very interesting psychological piece‚ as it depicts the main character Will Hunting as a troubled boy who only cares about himself‚ and is too lazy to apply himself to tasks given to him‚ even though he is given great intelligence. The movie provides a real world example to explain many tough social science concepts. In addition to the movie’s delve into psychology‚ the underlying themes

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    The movie Good Will Hunting exploits many points of psychology in the character Will Hunting‚ a janitor at MIT who has a knack for math. Some of the points of psychology include how a character develops after a lot of child abuse during his childhood. It exploits the idea that a child who becomes secluded may never allow an attachment‚ or when an attachment finally starts to occur‚ pushes them away. It also exploits the idea that Will Hunting has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Because of

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