Childhood trauma and healing

Lori 2022-03-21 09:01:03

The factor of "genius" adds to the dramatic effect, but the core of the film is still about childhood trauma and healing. A very common thing.

Probably everyone has some childhood traumas and shadows, but they are different in severity. Most people don't have an alcoholic father like Will and his counselor, Sean, who are always beaten by him.

The consequence is that the child is very defensive and aggressive. Sensitive and fragile, only seeing the dark side, not seeing the sun, dare not to love, it has a shadow on the establishment of a family. Of course, it's hard to play normally if you have a genius.

The true healing lies in true love: without any personal purpose, only consider and take responsibility for him from his perspective. After encouraging Will to bravely love and seek a spiritual partner with his own personal experience, the final treatment came.

Sean looked at Will, approached him step by step, and said to him over and over again: It's not your fault, it's not your fault, it's not your fault. Finally, the guilt that Will had been carrying for many years was relieved. He hugged Sean and wept loudly, as if he had found his real father, and helped him to remove the heart stone so that he could easily go on the road.

"It's not your fault" is really a very interesting thing. All injuries and physical pains that occur in childhood will disappear quickly, but the psychological shadow will last for many years. And one of the biggest shadows lies in the inability to understand why all this happened, and then plant doubts and denials of oneself, bear all the evil factors on one's body, and move forward with a heavy burden.

If you don't remove these undue boulders, people can't go far.

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Good Will Hunting quotes

  • Lambeau: You're angry at me for doing what you could have done; but ask yourself, Sean. Ask yourself if you want Will to feel that way, if you want him to feel like a failure.

    Sean: Oh, you arrogant shit! That's why I don't come to the goddamned reunions, 'cause I can't stand that look in your eye. Ya know, that condescending, embarrassed look. You think I'm a failure. I know who I am, and I'm proud of what I do. I was a conscientious choice, I didn't fuck up! And you and your cronies think I'm some sort of pity case. You and your kiss-ass chorus following you around going, "The Fields Medal! The Fields Medal!" Why are you still so fuckin' afraid of failure?

  • Chuckie: [in a bar] I didn't get on Cathy last night.

    Will: No?

    Chuckie: Nah.

    Will: Why not?

    Chuckie: I don't know.

    [yells across room]

    Chuckie: Cathy!

    Cathy: What?

    Chuckie: Why didn't you give me none of that nasty little hoochie-woochie you usually throw at me?

    Cathy: Oh, fuck you and your Irish curse, Chuckie. Like I'd waste my energy spreading my legs for that Tootsie Roll dick? So go home and give it a tug yourself.