Probably the most important movie of their lives, Reivew on Good Will Hunting

A while ago, I saw the replay of "Good Will Hunter" on TV by chance, and I couldn't help but stop what I was doing and stare at the TV to continue watching. This is a film from 1997, and I can't help but wonder, should I, who was still in middle school at the time, go to the cinema alone to watch it? In addition, I also remembered that at the Oscars that year, Elliot Smith was carrying a guitar, standing alone on the big stage and sadly finished singing "Miss Misery". ──How could I, who later bought the album "Figure 8", imagine that he would leave the world like this six years later.

Rewatching this film, I still feel that it is super slender and gentle, touching the fragile heart and shrinking self-confidence, and the natural and sentimental tone of the picture is of course indispensable, but the excellent script is the biggest contributor that cannot be ignored. Facing the arrival of the most important choice in life, the intelligent Will still cannot escape from the entanglement of the past. Only the spiritual mentor he meets by chance can see his crux. The loss and pursuit of life, choice and cowardice, such charming character descriptions and profound perspectives, are very similar to many classic characters in film history, such as Loki.

In fact, the biggest thing Will and Loki have in common is that they both mean a lot to their creators. For Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who wrote and starred in the screenplay, "Good Will Hunting" may well be what "Rocky" was to Sylvester Stallone. It is the most important work in their life and the work that best represents their spiritual outlook.

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