Good will hunting by Gus Van Sant. Education Essay

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Psychological movies usually lean more to the unconventional theoretical analyses that result in an anticlimactic event. “Good Will Hunting” is one of these movies. This revolves around a mathematical genius who seems to have a pleasant sight for premonitions, thereby purposely sabotaging his interpersonal relationships and well-being, so as not to encounter relationship failures in the future. He struggles to find his identity rendering his talent in Mathematics useless (Van Sant, Williams, Damon, Driver, & Skarsgard, 1997).
We might all be thinking that it is quite ironic that the protagonist purposely sabotages his own relationships, but he maintains his excellent relationship with his psychologist. This is evident during their conversations, where he shows good rapport and proper demeanour towards his therapist. The reason may be because, even when he is a mathematical genius, he is betrayed by his social life since Will Hunting is a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). But, when he got into trouble, a professor in MIT helped him to be released which is why he is probably returning the favour to the professor, just like how he might be answering the support to his psychologist (Van Sant, Williams, Damon, Driver, & Skarsgard, 1997).
The film setting is probably in the early 90s as evidenced by the fashion items that the actors and actresses wear in the movie. This is also evident in the way they speak and converse with one another. Also, the film appears to have a gloomy mood since the director chose the colour combinati...