First Time Watching GOOD WILL HUNTING - Movie Reaction & Commentary

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Amanda Miquilena

Amanda Miquilena

Күн бұрын

I want to thank the person who recommended this movie to me. WHAT A PLEASURE it was to go back to the 90's and enjoy the performances of these great actors, especially Robin Williams'. Amazing, emotional movie and it was also fun to edit :)
Let me know what you think of my reaction in the comments!
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@amandamiquilena
@amandamiquilena 2 жыл бұрын
At the end of this video, i said something that i've been wanting to get OFF my chest for so long!! (and i made a very good point, if i do say so myself lol). Let me know what you think about it if you get there, especially if you are a creator, or a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, photographer, etc.
@hrvojebutkovic
@hrvojebutkovic 2 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on how you go about it. Writing, for example, doesn't cost money, but it does cost money to publish, unless you get lucky and a publisher picks it up. I don't know much about making films, but I imagine that writing screenplays that capture your ideas wouldn't cost you money.
@KingReyBatman
@KingReyBatman 2 жыл бұрын
I stop watching your video, because you think people without money are not worthy to be smart. Bye 🤗
@brianwalker5937
@brianwalker5937 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those things that keeps so many people (myself included) from really going after something. This post is definitely the pot calling the kettle black...worse it is a reflection on my procrastination and laziness but here it goes. Lack of money is an excuse; I use it all the time. I wanted to be a landscape photographer, but never had the right camera, so the pictures weren't good enough (in my mind) to sell. But really, I was focused on the end product getting the cash and comparing to professionals. Yes, there is photography school and does help launch, but it is not a requirement. As for the equipment, come on, the basic cameras of today are as good as some of the professional cameras 20 years ago. The mega this and the color that...whatever. The passion should drive you to excel at composition, or telling a story, or finding that unique setting (no expensive equipment for that). Once those things are there, then you can compare and get critiqued on the output. If it is good, then you can pursue on how to get better equipment. Save money and start small. Make a sale and use that for another thing. Over time you build a collection of equipment. It's like getting tools for work or your house. You don't just go out and buy every single thing you will ever need. You buy it as the need arises. Make do with what you have until you find yourself doing a lot of a certain thing then going out to get the tool that will make it easier, faster, better. Over the course of 10 years or so, you will look at your shop and say wow I have accumulated a lot of tools. Anyways, sure money makes it easier. But I think most important are passion and drive. Both of which I have spurts of, but my laziness gives in to making excuses and procrastinating what's worse is I know it, I can type about it, but I don't do anything about it. That is why I will amount to nothing.
@lifelover515
@lifelover515 2 жыл бұрын
It isn't just the money that deprives the talented underprivileged, it's all the trappings of affluence and social values that go with it you are missing without being aware, and that prevent you from realising your potential - alienation, defeatism, distrust of authority, a lack of insight into yourself and your true desires, all these make it difficult to establish clear goals. Especially when nobody around you understands or is unable to give the right support. It's taken me all my long life to learn this.
@tuco74
@tuco74 2 жыл бұрын
So, the work you are doing with your youtube reactions is filmmaking. You are expressing your ideas and feelings visually with these reaction videos. Your audience is watching your reactions and they are coming away from them with the resonance of your expression of your ideas. Yes, you are using other films and shows as a catalyst to do the videos, but that isn't too different from using other people's art as an inspiration to create your own, which is basically how every artist creates their art. If you do want to make story driven, narrative films, well, first it looks like you already have. From the brief clips you dropped into the end of this video your composition and choice of evocative imagery (I think there was a stop-motion shot with a shoe; peaked my curiosity) are telling me you've already done the one thing you need to do to be a filmmaker. You've created films that express your ideas. Now, if you want to created more elaborate narrative films (more "professional" films), then (it's ironic, but it's fitting) you need to do what Will did in this movie. You need find the strength to take a chance. You need to reach out to other filmmakers, and collaborate. Maybe it won't work out. Maybe you'll have creative differences. Maybe you have great ideas for films, but the cost of realizing them is too far out of reach. But, maybe you'll find a collaborator that, if you tell them you're cost-prohibitive idea, they might have another idea that solves that problem, or at least moves things forward. Funny enough, I'd suggest seeking collaboration with students in the film schools you mentioned you can't afford. Another irony that can work in your favor is that a lot of those young film students are gaining skills, and access to resources and equipment, but sometimes don't have strong ideas for films yet. If you can team up with some people like that, you can really help eachother out. Yes, it's complicated. I'm sure most film students aren't thinking, "If only I could work with people I don't know, who aren't in school with me, then I'd finally make a great film." But, that could be true. It isn't easy. In fact, it's next to impossible, even with a film degree, to get to the point where you are able to make a living making movies. But If you show up, without a film school degree, but with a great story and strong skills, and you are determined to prove you have a great story and strong skills... well, yes, it's still next to impossible. But, the alternative is not taking a shot. Then everything is actually impossible.
@jablesboogley
@jablesboogley 2 жыл бұрын
When Will said that to the other guy that he "spent a 150 grand on an education that he could have gotten for $1.50 in late charges" he wasn't saying that teachers aren't important, he was commenting on the fact that the other guy was purely quoting the books he read and wasn't actually thinking for himself
@amandamiquilena
@amandamiquilena 2 жыл бұрын
I guess I didn't see it that way, you are right! My mom is a teacher so i was probably speaking from that. What you say makes a lot more sense 👍
@SurvivorBri
@SurvivorBri 2 жыл бұрын
Actually he did mean precisely that. It was absolutely a knock on the high priced collegiate system. Will has been reading books from the library his entire life and has spent next to nothing to receive an education.
@severallemmings
@severallemmings 2 жыл бұрын
Part of the problem is that a lot colleges and universities are focused on research moreso than education. Many professors view the classes they have to teach as an annoyance getting in the way of their real work as researchers. Schools justify ridiculous tuition costs by boasting about their staffs, but the reality is the people who actually want to teach and are good at it are at high schools and community colleges.
@plstne48
@plstne48 2 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it. I didn't realize someone else made that comment.
@Style50360
@Style50360 2 жыл бұрын
He meant exactly what he said. Will had acquired the exact same knowledge from simply reading books at the public library.
@Finians_Mancave
@Finians_Mancave 2 жыл бұрын
In the scene where Maguire (Robin William's character) tells Will about the night he met his future wife, I (probably like most people) focused only on the point he was making, that he didn't regret for a second that he missed a classic baseball game. But while watching this reaction, I picked up something else significant that I had missed completely on previous viewings: Will teases Maguire and criticizes his friends, asking what kind of friends would let you miss that game for a girl? In the moment it plays like a throwaway line. But in the end we see that Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him, by encouraging him to get out. Nice bit of foreshadowing by Damon and Affleck!
@KrivitskyM
@KrivitskyM 2 жыл бұрын
Good point! There are a lot of subtle details in this scene. Sean manages to engage Will to the point he gets off his chair and plays along with Sean, a great progress compared to their previous sessions. And you can see that Will is about to get up without realizing it at first, then comes back to his senses and sits down, before ultimately succumbing to Sean's energetic reenactment of the game.
@Gutslinger
@Gutslinger Жыл бұрын
There's a new observation that I made while watching this as well. Never seen anyone point this out, so maybe I could be wrong. 11:49 But Matt Damon's whole argument/criticism against that guy sounds similar to the whole observational analysis that Robin Williams' character makes on him on the park bench. 25:08 Basically making the observational criticism of being able to cite things from books, but not being able to think or live for yourself.. Idk if you could call it foreshadowing as well, or he was projecting or being a hypocrite with his argument towards the guy in the bar.
@delg1211
@delg1211 Жыл бұрын
Respectfully, I disagree. You wrote, "Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him", but it wasn't. For a random girl at a bar, face to face, Maguire's friends "let him" throw away a huge Boston game right in their face and the ticket they just slept in the street to get. Chuckie got the car for Will's commute to work to get out, but didn't "let him" do the unconventional the way Maquire's friends did. Chuckie didn't learn Will was going to throw away the job for his *girlfriend* until Will was already gone. Chuckie was thinking like most, use your talent, make a lot of money with a better job and be a success. (much more like the Lambeau school of thought). Will chose the Maquire path, the Real similarity is between *Will and Maquire*, they both chose to do the Unconventional and follow their hearts. ❤
@blueboy4244
@blueboy4244 Жыл бұрын
I remember that game... Bernie Carbo was the real hero of that game.... but I was in LA..listening on the radio in a small golf store with my grandfather who had gone to to pick up some custom clubs ... and we stood in that store with the one clerk listening to the last two innings... that is one game I will always remember
@euchongo4240
@euchongo4240 2 жыл бұрын
This movie isn't overrated. It's fantastic.
@thejamppa
@thejamppa 2 жыл бұрын
And to consider how young age Affleck and Damon wrote this...
@deadassdgaf100
@deadassdgaf100 Жыл бұрын
it's timeless & iconic.....the exact opposite of "overrated"!
@layne6675
@layne6675 2 жыл бұрын
Watched the first 10 seconds of this video and won’t watch another from this channel. WOW. Thank you.
@zablak689
@zablak689 6 ай бұрын
Me too
@jowbloe3673
@jowbloe3673 2 жыл бұрын
25:23 - Actually, it's not a good point. It's not about having money or traveling the world, it's about not having a life's experience beyond reading a book.
@jasonrd316
@jasonrd316 Жыл бұрын
One think you miss when defending will is that he may be "right" but for the wrong reasons. He only makes these arguments to keep people from making him face himself and his demons, not for those "valid" reasons he has. It keeps him from having to take chances in life and make something of it.
@drew5965
@drew5965 2 жыл бұрын
I think the lesson of this movie is do not always be so quick to judge others. You never know what they have been through, their story. Your childhood has a big effect on who you are as an adult. All movie you see Will acting out etc, there is a reason for that which you eventually learn. He is ashamed by it, embarrassed which is why he feels the need to lie about his brothers Unfortunately, too many others have bad childhoods and not everyone has Robin Williams in their life to steer them, help heal deep wounds
@fatkart7641
@fatkart7641 2 жыл бұрын
I think "getting the girl" is way more than just that. It means doing his very first leap of fate in his life. Doing the thing he fears the most: not being in control. Getting the girl means ditching everything he has: appartment, friends, town. It also means no more bullshit: no more pretending (getting shitty jobs on purpose), no more misdirecting ("I want to be a shepherd"), no more lying (having 12 brothers), no more denying ("I don't love you") and no more suppressing ("It was not your fault"). And it means trusting, doubting, being scared, being vulnerable, and accepting that you will get hurt sooner or later. Meeting the girl means that he finally got the balls to Live his live, instead of constantly Rejecting everything and everyone just because of fear. Whatever he does after the credits is not important. What is important is that his need to live surpassed his fear of being hurt.
@abovewater6918
@abovewater6918 2 жыл бұрын
Some people are just a prodigy. Mozart walked up to a harpsichord at age 4 and just started playing. And was composing music (although somewhat simplified) at age 5. The universe has many mysteries. So Will explains he kinda has a gift although it is clear that he can and probably did visit the library and read a TON of books
@williambranch4283
@williambranch4283 2 жыл бұрын
In newer times, if he had spent all his time playing Candy Farm on his smart phone, he wouldn't be interesting. Reading ... that is still the ticket!
@Hexon66
@Hexon66 2 жыл бұрын
@@williambranch4283 Because Dungeons and Dragons didn't exist 30-40 years ago for kids to waste their time, rather than reading or experience life.
@6ic6ic6ic
@6ic6ic6ic Ай бұрын
​​​L take. You clearly missed out on an important perspective in life. A waste of time is subjective. The value you place in things not Dungeons and Dragons is predicated upon this misconception. Value is derived from many things. Probably the most important though is happiness. Happy people are healthy people. There is no singular thing most people could do to better their lives and health than to be happy. I can immediately tell from your outlook on this that you arent happy. What a shame you never learned what value truly means. I don't play D&D and I hold great value in reading. Both for education and entertainment. I'm assuming from your derision of it that you've never once had a hobby or enjoyed a single extracurricular activity. Like some automaton you wake up, breath, clean, eat, shit, clean, sleep and of course the most important use every other waking moment to derive objective value from life. Ironic to talk about a waste and missing out on experiencing life. . . More sad actually. What a sad life.
@bigdream_dreambig
@bigdream_dreambig 2 жыл бұрын
9:49 "He got fired?" No, getting fired would have required the professor to complain, and that doesn't match his future actions. Instead, Will's likely lying to his friends. He almost certainly just walked away and doesn't plan to return.
@abovewater6918
@abovewater6918 2 жыл бұрын
"How do you like them apples" is just an expression meaning essentially "How do you like that" or "How do you like me now" or "in your face" basically saying I got "one up" on you
@1974dormouse
@1974dormouse Жыл бұрын
“A man’s real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life.” - Henry Ford Going to collage doesn’t always mean you are smarter.
@infiad1275
@infiad1275 5 ай бұрын
Especially today.
@WheresWaldo05
@WheresWaldo05 2 жыл бұрын
Never seen anyone not cry before watching this. At least not girls.
@pluckinmageetar
@pluckinmageetar 2 жыл бұрын
He's from "Southy"...or South Boston, where 85% are Irish Catholic.
@danwiesdamageinc
@danwiesdamageinc 2 жыл бұрын
14:22 "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.
@rollomaughfling380
@rollomaughfling380 2 жыл бұрын
Well-disputed. There's an article from The Eagle (Bryan, TX) from 1895 that uses the expression. "Bryan is the best cotton market in this section of the state and has received more cotton than any other town in this section. How do you like 'them apples?'"
@philosopher0076
@philosopher0076 2 жыл бұрын
....and Will driving to see the girl, might cause him to PROGRESS in life...as a person, a human who allows himself to open up to another person in a deep way. THAT kind of progress...is worth a thousand high paying jobs he might get. ( And anyway, he could get the girl AND get a great career, in California. Good companies are all over the USA, not just in Will's hometown of Boston.)
@samwallaceart288
@samwallaceart288 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah for someone with his gift right before the 2000s tech revolution, California is THE place for him to make it big.
@deadassdgaf100
@deadassdgaf100 Жыл бұрын
Silicon Valley! jobs, HIGHLY affluent ones, will NOT be scarce for our boy Will!
@clownzzz4837
@clownzzz4837 2 жыл бұрын
They let Robin Williams adlib a lot of his lines, because he was Robin Williams. A lot of Matt's expressions were genuine.
@Paul_Waller
@Paul_Waller 2 жыл бұрын
Like, "SOB Stole my line" was adlibbed
@CanadaDan
@CanadaDan 9 ай бұрын
When Will cries on Sean, Sean's eyes, he shows how happy he is because it was a major breakthrough n Will finally had torn down the wall nobody else had been able to cross. Robin was an amazing actor, he will be forever missed. I am so privileged to have briefly met him 🥺
@kratosGOW
@kratosGOW 2 жыл бұрын
That's the kind of therapist that doesn't just listen as most do. Someone who requires a therapist of his own because of how much he gets involved in the progress of his patients.
@trevorknight9704
@trevorknight9704 17 күн бұрын
It’s not a lack of money that he doesn’t have experiences. It’s because he is closed off, incredibly guarded, scared to let anyone close enough to hurt him.
@donnieboughton1730
@donnieboughton1730 2 жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest minds in history never finished school. Education is for a piece of paper... knowledge is something one seeks on their own.
@mrp8811
@mrp8811 2 ай бұрын
It would take someone of such strong character to sit with Will because Will tilts the 180 to the 360. He is a mirror.
@t0dd000
@t0dd000 2 жыл бұрын
The irony is that money is not the barrier for smart students. It's desire and effort. If Hunting finished school and applied, he could have gotten a full ride. And, of course, his environment was really his barrier.
@joepangia4413
@joepangia4413 Жыл бұрын
“How do you like them apples!” Is a classic American expression. It’s usually said in jest after surprising an adversary with an unexpected clever manoeuvre in order to rub it in.
@philmullineaux5405
@philmullineaux5405 6 ай бұрын
Can u believe these 2 dorks, Matt and Ben, started writing this in their early twenties, having no idea what or how to write! And someone they knew was blown away, and got a rough bit to robin! And how they got Robin and Stellen to do this, I'll never know! Robin won an Oscar for this! After Robin died, Matt goes back to the bench every year on Robin's bday, sometimes with his kids. The park bench is a memorial now! The younger guy is Casey Affleck! The red head is now in Yellowstone, Cole Hauser! A fantastic actor, but a bit of a loose cannon. His father was even a better actor, but certifiable! Wings Hauser!! Originally, they didn't know how to write the end. Robin comes up with the final line, director and Matt look at each other like, Movie done! He add-libbed the wife farting lines. Matt is cracking up for real. Even the camera man was rolling....look at the camera frame on that scene, it's shaking!
@haroldgeorge4412
@haroldgeorge4412 2 жыл бұрын
The car his friends gave to him wasn’t just a car, it represented freedom. Wills friends gave him the opportunity to be “free”.
@Hiraghm
@Hiraghm 2 жыл бұрын
No; most people do not _need_ teachers and professors. We have access to the greatest repository of knowledge in the history of Mankind; the Internet. On the internet you can learn whatever you want... and often it's taught by people either working in the field, or are hobbyists. And either way, they're not there because it's their job, but because it's their passion. Yes, children need guides to teach them how to think (not what to think!); how to seek knowledge on their own. "The mind is a not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited" - Plutarch (I think). But once they have that basic guidance, once they're instilled with a little self-discipline... they can educate themselves on almost any subject that interests them. Exceptions would be learning that requires hands-on experience... such as medicine, specifically surgery. But that kind of learning existed before there was a professional teacher class, in the form of craft guilds. Professors and teachers are a nice _luxury_ , but no longer a necessity. And they need to be reminded of that as they seem increasingly more interested in indoctrinating children in their ideologies and less interested in teaching them to think... for themselves. That's just my opinion.
@BobMartinsback
@BobMartinsback 6 ай бұрын
In a hundred years time audiences will still be knocked out by the park bench scene, it's wonderful writing and a wonderful performance by Williams.
@mikeydubbs8565
@mikeydubbs8565 Жыл бұрын
Chuckle is such a good working class New England friend. He bailed Will out AND brought him Dunkin Donuts coffee
@asdfasdf7199
@asdfasdf7199 2 жыл бұрын
that 1997 salary today is $155k for what is essentially a math genius, software devs at FAANG make 2-3x that 😟
@Shawn-st2lx
@Shawn-st2lx 2 жыл бұрын
"listen I think teachers and professors are kind of important so I'm not sure about that" You're missing the point, the guy was simply copying and pasting what he read recently. Will made the comment of him dropping 150k on an education he could've gotten for $1.50 in late charges because if you're just going to plagiarize something, then you haven't really learned much.
@GeorgeTropicana
@GeorgeTropicana 17 күн бұрын
She misses every single point the movie tried to make
@theiphoneguyedits5543
@theiphoneguyedits5543 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think Will’s afraid of failing but he’s afraid of succeeding
@derikk3215
@derikk3215 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen someone be more on the wrong side of the argument in almost every scene. Are you just a natural contrarian in real life?
@samwallaceart288
@samwallaceart288 2 жыл бұрын
Nah I think she makes fair points. And I'm an unapologetic capitalist who unironically thinks poor people just need to get good.
@FullMetalB
@FullMetalB 2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Not a single good argument and seemed to almost be actively trying to be wrong. Mostly missing the point of scenes just to try to argue against it. Very strange.
@Kingepticon
@Kingepticon 5 ай бұрын
@@FullMetalB She gives off narcissistic vibes and doesn't seem to have any understanding of the nature of men.
@Captain_Calcium
@Captain_Calcium 25 күн бұрын
​@@samwallaceart288 so you're ignorant and don't understand how people actually work. Cool 👍🏻
@Captain_Calcium
@Captain_Calcium 25 күн бұрын
​​@@Kingepticon nahhh you're an idiot, people have a right to be annoyed when people act like shit even if you understand their psychology. She shows Will sympathy multiple times in this reaction. You can have sympathy for a person but also know you won't put up with their shit until they decide to change as a person themselves. You clearly haven't experienced that much of life, you spend so much time online that you think you understand everyone and everything so deeply when you clearly don't understand people at all. Or the "nature of man". You're just upset she didn't give you the same cry porn that most of the other reactors give you when it comes to this movie. Those reactions and her's are just as valid as one another. You've most likely seen this movie and other reactions multiple times over right? So you come in with an expectation of how you want the reaction to be since you already know the character and his story fully. But, this is her first time seeing the movie so she doesn't know anything coming in and most people would hate this guy in real life until he changes for the better. Which is quite literally the point of the movie. And, she clearly gets emotional when she sees Will break down towards the very end and when he freaks out against Skylar's affection and care. If anyone sounds narcissistic it's you by wanting her to just automatically feel the same way as you. People are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Get over it and stop being a child please.
@ClaytonMacleod
@ClaytonMacleod 2 жыл бұрын
They do make mic stands, you know…
@Timmayytoo
@Timmayytoo 2 жыл бұрын
Then buy her one... not everyone can afford to just buy everything they need to film themselves.
@ClaytonMacleod
@ClaytonMacleod 2 жыл бұрын
@@Timmayytoo She can afford a mic stand if she's filming herself. Film's bloody expensive.
@samwallaceart288
@samwallaceart288 2 жыл бұрын
It's good to have a prop
@TheDarkhorse386
@TheDarkhorse386 2 жыл бұрын
Massachusetts is over 3000 miles from California. They are on opposite sides of the country
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 2 жыл бұрын
*4800 kilometers. She lives in France.
@TheDarkhorse386
@TheDarkhorse386 2 жыл бұрын
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 know that she lives in France. I don't use Kilometers
@noxteryn
@noxteryn Жыл бұрын
Math person here. You're right, a random person can't just simply see advanced math problems and solve them, no matter how intelligent they are. There is an immense amount of knowledge they must have mastered in order to do that. But the Indian mathematician they mention, Srinivasa Ramanujan, was a real person. He was a genius without much formal training, to the point where contemporary mathematicians couldn't even understand his work, because he wrote in such an unconventional way. He started correspondence with renowned mathematician GH Hardy, which led to his recognition as an unparalleled math genius. Regarding the ending, I agree that it's better to not show the reunion, because it's not about whether or not they'll live happily ever after. It's about being brave enough to take risks and make yourself vulnerable. Also, what you said about class applies to everything, not just education and arts. For example, sports. It's not a coincidence that most Olympic athletes come from wealthy backgrounds.
@heterophony2
@heterophony2 2 жыл бұрын
Ramanujan. Srinivasa Ramanujan is the key to understanding how Will was able to solve mathematical problems with no formal training. Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who did important work in math, also with no formal training. He just saw the answers in his head. People like Ramanujan, and Will, do exist, and come along once in a while. Ramanujan was invited to study at Cambridge by G.H. Hardy just like Will was invited to MIT by Professor Lambeau. Will and Ramanujan learned mathematics from books, combined with an obsessive passion for learning, and an exceptional genius. They are the real superheroes we should be making movies about, and Damon and Affleck did!
@ClutchSituation
@ClutchSituation 2 жыл бұрын
It is a 3,129 mile/5065 km distance from Boston, MA to Stanford University near San Jose, CA. So, the equivalent of moving from Paris to Tehran.
@Patriiiiick
@Patriiiiick 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Minnie Driver's laugh.
@Shawaeon
@Shawaeon 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is so chaotic and cute at the same time.
@samwallaceart288
@samwallaceart288 2 жыл бұрын
Him: "Well, I was actually hoping for a goodnight _lay..."_ Her: (maniacal belly-laugh) Oh yeah. She's a keeper.
@Tampahop
@Tampahop 2 жыл бұрын
Money is not the problem. Motivation is the reason most people are successful. There are too many examples of people who started out poor and ended up highly successful to say that money is the ultimate obstacle. There are even more examples of people who started with money that amounted to nothing and nobody will remember or even care about them. Highly motivated people make things happen no matter what the circumstances.
@ericdodge2933
@ericdodge2933 2 жыл бұрын
It seems that everyone is making the assumption that going to get the girl that he is throwing his career away.. but someone that brilliant he can find work in California as well...
@bojnebojnebojne
@bojnebojnebojne 5 ай бұрын
I really liked your monologue at the end and you're 100% right. My first thought was: Why didn't you write down those ideas for later? But then it dawned on me that if you had problems with money and such, maybe that isn't the first thing that comes to mind and if living conditions was not so optimal then where are you supposed to store all those ideas and not have them get lost over time? So i completely understand you point and agree with you. Sometimes i forget how privileged i am to live in a country where that level of struggle is not really a thing and it really made me appreciate what i have. And i really wish you will eventually become able to do what you're truly passionate about. Regarding the movie: I think they knew that regardless of what he decide to do, being that intelligent means he will always have an opening and no trouble getting work. I'm a guy and i would just be happy with whatever my friend decided to do as long as it makes this friend happy, be it work or girlfriend the car served a purpose of making my friend happy. And that is the best thing you can give your friends, happiness.
@billyIiberty
@billyIiberty 2 жыл бұрын
Sincerely I loved that moment in the beginning when you recognized that you *are * beautiful as a human. (Because you are.) This is a good film, but my favorite film with Robin Williams is Dead Poet's Society.
@ev1lsm1th
@ev1lsm1th Жыл бұрын
He did look like he was going to hit her, same reason he hit the wall next to her. She was hurting him more than he had ever been hurt because she was forcing him to confront himself and he has always fought back with fists. But his emotional growth was causing him to look at himself in different ways. Its almost like he is processing that pain in realtime. I think he even tells her that he doesnt love her partially because he knows physical response wont stop the pain so he hurts her emotionally too. The second time she tells him she loves him, though, that was pure emotional fear from Will.
@VegasLoungeAct
@VegasLoungeAct Жыл бұрын
Major plot hole in this movie: His friends buy Will the car. At the end they come to pick him up, he's not there, and it's supposed to be this big moment, but THEY BOUGHT HIM THE CAR for his birthday! Why would he be there when he doesn't need you to pick him up anymore? He has a new job and his own car, so why would he be waiting for them?
@Kingepticon
@Kingepticon 5 ай бұрын
Carpooling to work. Tons of people do it, especially in the city.
@patsayjack402
@patsayjack402 Ай бұрын
Because he starts the job in a few weeks. He doesn't just start the job immediately. He still works at construction in the meantime. No plot hole.
@GeorgeTropicana
@GeorgeTropicana 17 күн бұрын
I had a car and still got picked up by friends. It's called car pooling. Can tell you never had any friends, or brains for that matter
@LoveThatSceneChannel
@LoveThatSceneChannel Жыл бұрын
Amanda is a prejudice as the professor Lambeau and the long hair guy at the bar.
@hulkamaanio
@hulkamaanio 2 жыл бұрын
If you really really want to be educated you can definetily do it by yourself sitting at home reading hundreds of books about math etc. But Will was definetily 1 in a million :D
@KingReyBatman
@KingReyBatman 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 👍💯
@richardstephens5570
@richardstephens5570 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone can read books but few people are born with the ability to remember every word and number. The Indian mathematician Ramanujan that Prof. Lambeau mentioned was real.
@patsayjack402
@patsayjack402 Ай бұрын
1 in a billion
@CocoeCow
@CocoeCow 2 жыл бұрын
I love this movie, and I discovered your channel yesterday. Since I've been watching a bunch of your other content since then, I figured I should go back and say thanks
@amandamiquilena
@amandamiquilena Жыл бұрын
Oh hey! I appreciate that you've been enjoying my videos! Thanks for your donation :)
@bmorg5190
@bmorg5190 2 жыл бұрын
You don’t need teachers and professors to know everything that they know.. you don’t have to have degrees just to show you that you are intelligent..
@elroysez8333
@elroysez8333 2 жыл бұрын
Teachers are helpful, but at later ages you should be well on your way to being able to research and teach yourself the things you need to know.
@NATIVESUNSETS65
@NATIVESUNSETS65 Жыл бұрын
@Amanda Miquilena you said something very insightful and many who've reacted to this movie gloss over even vilify or berate this person you said " he (Will) had doors opened for him " It was Professor Gerald Lambeau who opened those doors for Will it was Lambeau who ask Sean to help Will . Yes Sean's therapy helped Will who's a troubled conflicted person who will need therapy all his life especially with his anger issues so there will be Different Sean's in his life .but there will only be that one Lambeau who actually saved him from a vicious cycle Will was bound to repeat his whole life. He may have been driving off into the sunset to go meet Skylar but he was still a broken man inside , a court ordered therapist does miraculously heal someone when " Times Up "
@grigris7755
@grigris7755 Жыл бұрын
The professor showed Will how gifted he was. He pulled Will off his path and forced him to see more in himself. Sean was a temporary father figure, there to remind Will that he was free to make his own choices and encouraged him to soul search. Will was passionate about math, but lacked the confidence to pursue it. Which is why Will collected all those books and did solved proofs in secret. Will’s friends were his support. There to enable him to do whatever he wanted when he was ready. The car was a gift for him to go after his final choice, whether it was a job, the girl, or something else. Millie Driver’s character was someone who saw through Will’s bs and loved him anyway. It showed Will he could be loved for who he was, without the walls. Whether it worked out or not after he went to CA doesn’t matter. I think the movie ends the way it did because it doesn’t matter. Will had the help he needed from everyone to confidently go after her. Plus, I like to believe it did work out and they had a full life together. Everyone had a part to play in relieving Will of his past. ❤️
@EdwardLewisIV
@EdwardLewisIV 2 жыл бұрын
To answer your question about the cross. South Boston has a huge Irish Catholic community, so he's probably catholic.
@kevindorn2508
@kevindorn2508 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Weird question
@EdwardLewisIV
@EdwardLewisIV 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevindorn2508 Not really. She's latino. Religion and family are big cultural influences. If I had to guess, it's probably an 75% chance she's Catholic.
@skeezesmith7954
@skeezesmith7954 2 жыл бұрын
The simple answer to, "How does he know all that?" It's in the script. 😉😂 Robin won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this film.
@williambranch4283
@williambranch4283 2 жыл бұрын
Robin did some great serious roles, out of his pain, which is where his comedy came from too.
@SurvivorBri
@SurvivorBri 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best acted and written movies ever made. I thought Minnie Driver should have won best supporting actress over Kim Bassinger who won it for LA Confidential (another gem of a film). Unfortunately it went up against TITANIC which took all the glory that year. At least Will and Ben won for screenplay. They deserved it.
@Hope...M
@Hope...M Жыл бұрын
The difference between intellect and education is one you're born with and the other you weren't. So yes I would suppose he learned on his own.🙏💯
@JohnDoe-rd6eg
@JohnDoe-rd6eg Жыл бұрын
I think part of the point of this movie is the realization that being poor does not mean being unhappy. Happiness doesn't come from a college education, from working as a code breaker for the NSA, from a Field's Medal. Happiness can come at any level of education and any level of income as long as you do your best and draw close to people who really matter. Creating a false front, being pretentious, viewing yourself as better than others, or refusing to trust others will only ever make you lonely and miserable. The fear of failure should never decide your future. There is no fate, there is no destiny, the future is not decided and there is no guarantee that you will fail. Free will is real, we control our own futures and hope is a good thing. Now stop reading comments on KZbin and go live your life.
@jtudor4524
@jtudor4524 2 жыл бұрын
This film reunited Hauser, Affleck, and Damon from the 1992 film School Ties. ( Hauser and Affleck also starred together in hilarious Dazed and Confused. ) Cole Hauser as Billy in this is always riding in the backseat. Hauser currently stars as resident badass Rip Wheeler on the US series " Yellowstone "
@User87_
@User87_ 2 жыл бұрын
She’s so pretty, love her smile and hair
@braddennis5638
@braddennis5638 4 ай бұрын
Teachers are important, but the $1.50 library line is because he was simply quoting a book.
@lordnmaster2
@lordnmaster2 2 жыл бұрын
Love the reaction! FYI, Massachusetts and California are about as far apart as if you decided to move from France to Chelyabinsk, Russia.
@bradley4808
@bradley4808 2 жыл бұрын
The farting story Robin Williams told was adlibed. That's why Damon was laughing so hard.
@flcl666flcl
@flcl666flcl 2 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions. You deserve so much more attention on KZbin. You always have so much fun and are never too serious. Thank you for all the work you do. Particularly Rick and Morty makes me laugh. Thanks again!
@amandamiquilena
@amandamiquilena 2 жыл бұрын
Aaaw, this is so sweet. Thank you very much for watching and enjoying my videos. It means a lot 💜
@zachharris3040
@zachharris3040 Жыл бұрын
I like how people like to advocate for therapy and dealing with trauma but can't deal with a character who actually acts like a real person would who has gone through serious stuff. Having gone through that shit Will isn't going to be a perfect person, yet you don't seem to get that. And also Skyler losing her father at an early age is very different than having no parents and then getting abused by the foster families who are supposed to help rebuild your trust.
@Murphenom
@Murphenom Жыл бұрын
I was trying to give this channel a chance. Though you kept giving input instead of listening at certsin scenes I still gave it a shot. However the fact that you couldn't shut up through easily one of the greatest monologs ever performed screams narcissist. That is one of the scenes no one should ever do anything more than breathe thru. It not only levels Will but the audience as well when they focus on Sean's words. The park scene between Robin and Matt is easily one of the greatest scenes in film because it captures one character's wisdom with Robin's impeccable delivery, and another character's ego being crushed with Matt's excellent body language.
@sanbell6951
@sanbell6951 Жыл бұрын
Hello, Amanda this is the father. This was a test for him. The belt and wrench were real. The stick was cardboard and would not hurt. He chose the wrench.
@ericelias5893
@ericelias5893 2 жыл бұрын
Love your reactions! However education is really not a vehicle for genius, it is just so you can get a piece of paper and hopefully get a decent job lol!
@arraymac227
@arraymac227 Жыл бұрын
'so many people who are talented beyond the ordinairy...' made me think of Jesse Lopez, from Survivor 43, a PhD who came from a poor background.
@graemestokes6834
@graemestokes6834 Жыл бұрын
My God you're beautiful ❤️ 💯. I remember watching this in the cinema and my then girlfriend crying when Robin Williams finally breaks through. Great reaction 👍
@granadosvm
@granadosvm 2 жыл бұрын
8:25 in math, solve and prove are very different things. For instance, x + 0 =? is very easy to solve (answer is x) Proving that x + 0 = x is a lot more difficult, you have to go to the axioms, definitions and most creative thinking to show that no matter what value x can take, x + 0 will be x, without testing for every single possible value of x, especially when x is part of an infinite set (like real or integer numbers). I know for people who have not studied this level of math, having to prove x + 0 = x sounds ridiculous, but the proof actually exists, and it is part of what students learn in their path to understanding hot to prove much more complex mathematical postulates.
@Shawaeon
@Shawaeon 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best movies ever made
@tduffy5
@tduffy5 Жыл бұрын
You knew Casey Affleck, but did you notice the fourth Musketeer? Cole Hauser, who plays Rip on the series Yellowstone.
@sreif78
@sreif78 2 жыл бұрын
Steven Spielberg is largely self taught in making films. Tell a good story, Write your script and see it through. The best filmmakers are good story tellers in the how long in a house short in a how complicated or uncomplicated. Tell a good story.
@rx7dude2006
@rx7dude2006 2 жыл бұрын
I've learned far more on my own than any teacher could have taught me.
@kalanos4660
@kalanos4660 Жыл бұрын
Being born poor is not a life sentence. You are not destined to fail in life. Your attitude, rich or poor, is what will define your life more than any other metric. You should never talk yourself into failure.
@markalleneaton
@markalleneaton 2 жыл бұрын
40:38 - you might enjoy watching "Amadeus" next - same question, very different story : )
@samwallaceart288
@samwallaceart288 2 жыл бұрын
"Behold the mediocre, for I am their patron saint!"
@alucardbloodream2013
@alucardbloodream2013 2 жыл бұрын
the professor wants Will to have a successful life. for the brilliance he has and how he can help the world. like a apprentice surpassing the master. but he does it the wrong way, he tests Will left and right, pushing him towards a way. the would make will like him, but robin Williams doesnt go that route. because he shares similar experiences like Will, he knows what hes been through and how hard it can be. the part where Will says you lost a big hand, he meant robin losing his wife. he lost the physical aspect of his wife being there, and instead of morning and healing himself. he lingers in that pain and only remembers the memories. instead of going out and making new ones. Will on the other hand has abandonment issues, be raised in foster homes, where sadly most people dont give a crap about the child. they only see a paycheck and when you live 20years of your life like that. i dont blame will for not trusting people and not knowing what he's gone through. so in the end the professor has the right mind set, but the wrong way of helping Will. robin goes the more personal way and becomes a father figure for Will. which he never had in his life
@mikeshoe74
@mikeshoe74 2 жыл бұрын
'Amanda, they're not in Venezuela'...that made me laugh.
@Flesharrower
@Flesharrower 2 жыл бұрын
I knew a guy who picked up a girl in a pub by singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" like Tom Cruise did in Top Gun.
@flars12
@flars12 Жыл бұрын
i think i got a little enchanted with you so i had to vent that someway! Thanks for the reaction!
@amandamiquilena
@amandamiquilena Жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you very much! :)
@vitowash3687
@vitowash3687 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P., Robin.😞
@Imyerda
@Imyerda 2 жыл бұрын
One of my fave movies of all time . I recommend watching Finding Forester with Sean Connery also .
@757optim
@757optim 8 ай бұрын
The struggle wasn't financial. It was emotional. Will's intellect could have gotten him a free ride in academia and, as depicted in the movie, anywhere in industry or the public sector.
@dmwalker24
@dmwalker24 2 жыл бұрын
You certainly are, and anyway I couldn't pass up a chance to see you react to one of the best films ever made. The real distance on the bell curve of human intelligence from the center to the far ends is truly massive. A professor like Lambeau is well beyond the average, and yet Will was that much farther beyond him. It is often those who are already exceptional who are most able to recognize the sheer magnitude of an intellect like Will. I think that's why it almost haunted him. Some people can figure things out entirely on their own. Extremely rare, but they do exist.
@halominder
@halominder 2 жыл бұрын
12:17 I think he just means he's repeating what a book says - could have just gone to a library and got the same result - no thoughts of his own etc.
@jeremyodwyer9232
@jeremyodwyer9232 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great reaction. I don't know if you've seen it already but if you're a fan of Robin Williams then Dead Poets Society is a classic. Thank you for your perspective on the creative process at the end. It's very true. Hope you find the resources necessary to resume your art in the future. I'm sure making and editing your videos on this channel will provide some valuable experience and skills for your passion.
@phaethonprime3790
@phaethonprime3790 Ай бұрын
Some girl gave me her number once at a karaoke bar. I was flattered, but I asked her why. - She said: "You are one of the only men that didn't hit on me tonight and you killed Freedom by George Michael. I wasn't there to pick up a girl; I was there to sing. I guess she respected that. We had some good times together. She ended up marrying a multi-millionaire real estate guy. Whatever.
@thomascrays4200
@thomascrays4200 2 жыл бұрын
Wel, this was the first of your movie reactions that I caught. Enjoyed it a great deal. You have a great sense of humor and an eye for composition. I look forward to seeing more of your posts. It had been years since I saw this movie. The Robin Williams character's situation really hit me this time around.
@Gutslinger
@Gutslinger Жыл бұрын
Idk if anyone else has pointed this out, but his whole argument/criticism against that guy (11:49) sounds similar to the whole analysis that Robin Williams' character makes on him on the park bench. (25:08) Basically making the observational criticism of being able to cite things from books, but not being able to think for yourself.
@jlerrickson
@jlerrickson 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this may have been the best edited youtube reaction I've seen to this film: captured all the notes while focusing on the truly important moments and themes
@abovewater6918
@abovewater6918 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of university professors in large institutions have like 300+ students per class and don't have time to deal with students on an individual basis. Some teachers also just basically tell students to read the material or just write a bunch of stuff on the board for them to take notes. But don't actually take the time to teach or listen if the students have questions. Yes there are really good teachers who absolutely truly teach their students and want them to learn and grow, but it really depends. Smaller classes are definitely better.
@petercofrancesco9812
@petercofrancesco9812 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you did indie film making. You should post your shorts for us to watch. Maybe we can fund your next movie.
@michaeldezego340
@michaeldezego340 Жыл бұрын
When you saw the cross and asked if he was a Christian, I don’t know but remember the guy in the bar with the pony tail? He is a Christian. We went to the same church a year or two before this movie was made.
@ArtofFreeSpeech
@ArtofFreeSpeech 2 жыл бұрын
It's interesting you seemed to focus so much on the "privilege" part of the movie without recognizing how much this movie was a celebration of the fact that ANYONE in the United States can get far, even someone who came from absolutely nothing, so long as they have aptitude and are willing to apply themselves. For some reason you can't seem to grasp that "privilege" as you call it is something your parents worked very hard to give you, so it's not "privilege." It's the product of hard work! It's the reason poor immigrants come here, work their tails off to give their children an education. I had an uber driver the other day who came from Nigeria with his wife and 3 kids. He came here with only enough rent money for one month and nothing more. Now he owns his own vehicle, his wife worked her way up to getting her Registered Nurse certification, and his oldest has been accepted at Johns Hopkins on a full scholarship, and they've saved enough for a downpayment on a house. You keep talking about "privilege" this and "privilege" that. The privilege you get is your parents responsibility. That Uber driver came here with almost nothing and it took just 5 years and his oldest is going to one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. This "born with privilege" thing is an illusion you bought into. It's just an excuse. In the U.S. anyone can have that "privilege" if their parents make good decisions and work hard. This is why we have something called "The American Dream"... that your children will be better off than you are.... and if you don't like where you were born, you can FREELY CHOOSE to work hard and give YOUR children a better life (like Sean's father did for him in the movie... laid brick to give him a better life!). Oprah Winfrey was born in abject poverty. She's now one of the wealthiest women in the United States. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in the Bronx to poverty. He's now the preeminent intellect in the USA. Maybe things are different in France. Maybe they were different where you grew up in Venezuela, but here in the U.S., being poor is just a starting point. It's NOT a limitation. It's an excuse! If you work hard and work smart, you can go as far as your ability will take you. Poverty is only a limitation if you allow it to be. There are millions of success stories in the US all of which start with someone who has nothing. When you drone on about how it's a limitation, you give people excuses not to try hard. You want to know what the REAL limitation is? The real limitation is believing people like you when they tell you you can't do this or that because of class or money. You missed the entire point of that in the movie... that not only Will, but also Sean came from nothing, but have made great things of themselves.
@Hiraghm
@Hiraghm 2 жыл бұрын
What is your obsession with money? If Will really wanted to go to Vatican City... he had a job, he could have saved up for a trip there. He's not some poor picked-on "victim of capitalism".
@Gutslinger
@Gutslinger Жыл бұрын
Have I ever gotten someone's number like that? Depends on what you mean, exactly.. But yeah, I've gotten numbers before. I remember one girl gave me her number when I was in a weight lifting competition when I was 14. Also remember getting a girl's number at a lake during the holiday as a teen.. Just to name a couple of instances. Right before social media became a big commonly used thing.. Nowadays it's almost meaningless to get someone's number, since a lot of people just message on social media.
@philosopher0076
@philosopher0076 2 жыл бұрын
At the 12+ or so mark in the video reaction, during the bar scene where Will humiliates the blonde MIT jerk type student, he states that in 50 years...that guy will realize he spent $150,000.00 on an education he could have gotten for $1.50 in late fees at the public library. You then stated or wrote on the screen rather, that on the contrary to what Will said, you noted that going to classes and having teachers is rather important, useful. BUT, you missed the point Will was underlining to the guy. Remember, Will caught the PLAGIARIZING words from a history book and trying to act like they were his own ideas/thoughts. Will interrupted the guy as he was saying those words....and actually finished the line from the book and noted the page it was on, the author and the book title. He caught the guy basically lying...saying no thoughts of his own but just MEMORIZING LINES FROM A BOOK. So, although with most students, teachers and having classes is useful for learning, Will's comment and point about this guy, which he told the guy, as said, was that IF HE WAS JUST GOING TO MEMORIZE THINGS FROM BOOKS ( instead of actually learning from class time and from his professors) then he could get the same results by just sitting in a library or at home with library books memorizing the lines....and thereby save himself the $150,000.00 tuition fees at MIT for 5 years. Just so you understand Will's point and comment. By the way, you are stunning and also just as attractive likewise in your personality aside from your electric beauty. I hope that isn't too forward of me to say.
@sonofliberty1
@sonofliberty1 Жыл бұрын
I think you overestimate the institutions of learning but, as Micheal Bolton says, money and degrees get you to different places. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote their own screenplay (as did Sylvester Stallone) so... Make your own life.
@johnnylynch2290
@johnnylynch2290 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am drunk but sober enough to appreciate your recognition of the legend that is, Mr Robin Williams Same as.👍
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