Good Will Hunting: Giving him directions (HD CLIP)

Good Will Hunting: Giving him directions
What’s happening in this Good Will Huntingmovie clip?
Professor Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) and Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård) are discussing the case of Will (Matt Damon) and arguing about the way they should help him.
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What’s the movie Good Will Hunting about?
The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student, he's the kid who cleans the floors. Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Robin Williams), who might be the only man who can reach him. Finally forced to deal with his past, Will discovers that the only one holding him back is himself.
Written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, this Academy award winning movie is a little work of art featuring many brilliant actors such as the writers themselves as well as Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgard amongst others.
Credits: © 1997 Miramax Films.
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[@chrisbirch4150]

I actually thought Stellan Skarsgard was the standout performance in this film. He must have studied Professors really well because he nailed that really subtle balance of bitterness and smarm. The pause before and delivery of "I'm nothing compared to this young man" is bang on. Acting in Will's favour, but practically self-loathing internally

[@jameshetu6885]

They act as that way because deep down they know that the saying “those who can’t do teach” is 100% true. I learned this freshman year in business school… The world is made by people who do things out in the real world… not academics in a lab or think tank. This is why central planning always fails countries that try it.

[@chrisbirch4150]

@@jameshetu6885 Yeah I do agree mostly, but I have met a lot of talented academics. Most academic theory (physics , economics, sociology, philosophy does actually come from active Professors in teaching. All the Physicists in the 1920s taught at a university for example. The irony, these days, is that an academic's drive always comes from anything BUT the teaching and esoteric publishing. All would much rather be spinning a company out of the university, being a talking head on tv, or writing a best selling pop science book. When these things don't materialise you get a Gerald Lambeau.

[@spanishflea634]

@@chrisbirch4150 , Stellan SkarsgÅrd, not SkarsgArd!

[@chrisbirch4150]

@@spanishflea634 sorry that's beyond my keyboard skills :)

[@AH-ml2jl]

@@spanishflea634thank you Hermione

[@carl_anderson9315]

Of all Robin Williams’s roles, this is my favorite along with Mrs. Doubtfire. There’s a dark side in Sean, he’s not the typical guy with a motivational speech and a heart of gold. He has a contained rage and pain that he managed to contain and deal with. He doesn’t have the Robin Williams’s warm smile we all know. He really gets pissed off at moments and seems like someone who’s not afraid of a fist fight. He’s supposed to be a Vietnam veteran and it shows.

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

And it's honestly amazing, because Sean, as a result. is one of the most inspiring, relatable characters ever, at least to me.

[@humantacos9800]

You mean he’s a human?

[@carl_anderson9315]

@@humantacos9800 I’d say most of his characters are human. He’s rough.

[@pek5117]

One Hour Photo is amazing. Highly recommend

[@adro3828]

@@pek5117I did and it was really good.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

"Then he moved to Montana, and blew the competition away." When you know who he talking about this line takes on a whole new meaning the second time you hear it.

[@wernerkrammer9963]

Sad not chance!

[@user-gn1cl9ix7p]

Yeah, man, we all got it.

[@P.rusticus]

I wonder if those were his improvisational skills on display with that line? His delivery of it seems very much like his setups in comedy, impeccable timing and subtlety.

[@juanignaciosala9414]

Tony montana?

[@LuzMaria95]

Who?

[@bbirtz]

The retainer scene is like something out of a deleted scenes list

[@frarfarf]

It has this whimsical flute in the background yuck

[@timmayer7248]

I love the tube socks Ben wore for that interview. Straight class, that guy

[@michaelstone7514]

I always loved Robin Williams dramatic work more than his comedy. As much as I admire his stream of consciousness comedy and improvisation, I felt his dramatic personae was closer to his truer self.

[@chrisbirch4150]

The stream of consciousness comedy and improvisation was him on cocaine. The dramatic acting wasn't (probably)

[@JackStefanowski]

What Dreams May Come is another good movie with Williams in a dramatic role.

[@michaelstone7514]

@@JackStefanowski Dead Poets Society is another.

[@cheesescrust5399]

One Hour Photo and Insomnia are bad ass too

[@mikephalen3162]

Disagree. The manic comedy was his true self. Dramatic roles forced him to focus and present someone else's material.

[@jrgenm.dsollie4849]

For an argument to be compelling, both sides need to be right in their own way. Few movies portray that right, but this is spot on.

[@annajamjam1383]

I found it cute that Sean told Will’s joke to his friend

[@CrniWuk]

No wonder the Baron was such a genious. He was trained like a Mentat in his early years.

[@leonardstilwell1894]

The fact Gerald Lambeau, a world-renowned mathematician, had never heard of the Unabomber is the most take-me-out-of-the-film moment in this movie.

[@Agent_Chieftain]

I agree with Robin's character. The world isn't entitled to the fruits of a person's genius. It's their right to decide whether or not to share that with the world.

[@buffaloshrimp4520]

Only unrealistic thing about this scene is that robins friend wouldn’t know who Ted is I feel like anyone in mathematics would definitely know who Ted is

[@jlefebre6001]

Felt the same way, especially around that time. Pretty sure this was shortly after he got caught wasn't it?

[@Truffle_Pup]

I think the point being made is that Gerald is so arrogant to the point of hubris, and that when he asks Tim (the average Joe) if he knows who he is in the third person "Gerald Lambeau", even Tim, the guy serving him face to face doesn't know his name. Therefore Gerald is simultaneously showing his arrogance and ignorance of the world around him. The hammer fall being when Tim (the average Joe) shows that he knows who Ted Kaczynski is instantly. It chips into that hubris, and that he is also as ignorant, nor any better than the average joe. I love this scene. It's perfect.

[@NuXta]

This entire movie is unrealistic. Enjoyable, but far too content with easy answers and "playing it safe". Perhaps there's irony in that, given the subject matter.

[@goodguykonrad3701]

@@Truffle_Pup What? That is completely wrong in my opinion. He lists his own name after Jonas Salk and Einstein to demonstrate he isn't being arrogant. He's saying that he's not doing it for personal glory, he doesn't care if he is forgotten, he sees a brilliance in Will and doesn't want the world to lose the next Einstein. The point of the Ted Kaczynski thing is Sean trying to demonstrate to Gerald that what is important is subjective, and he can't force Will into pursuing something which Will doesn't see as important, no matter how brilliant he is at it. This film isn't massively complex but to say that Gerald is just being arrogant and ignorant is too reductive. He does have a noble pursuit, it's just one based on his ideals, and his inability to view Will's desires as equally valid is what makes him arrogant.

[@robertoacevedo3805]

I disagree. Remember during that time Ted's name and face were plastered all over T.V. news and news papers. Even my homies knew who he was. Our high school math Teacher T.A. with him in his Berkeley days he told that story all the time to everyone, and the F.B.I. agent who arrested him came and gave a talk at our High School. At least where I lived everyone knew about him.

[@davidlogan6139]

Gonna start saying that to my son when he forgets his retainer. Just so in the future I can put this movie on and make him laugh.

[@TheCherrykye]

I loved this scene it’s probably some of my favourite dialogue ever. I like how one is frustrated that this intelligent, gifted man isn’t using his abilities to what they really can be and one is worrying about the mental health of said genius. It’s a discussion about this genius and how he could be either a very good extraordinary man who can contribute to the betterment of the world or he can be a extraordinary bad man like the unabomber. Such intelligence is like a knife, could be tool to some and a weapon to others.

[@xshikitty]

beautiful comment

[@light_reason3577]

Thank you ❤

[@brittanyfletcher434]

I agree, but I also think this comment doesn’t mention that the debate they’re having isn’t just about whether the “genius” boy uses his gift for good or bad, but whether he wants to use it at all. The movie stresses that an “ordinary” (i.e., not mentioned in a history book) life can be just as extraordinary as an “exceptional” life, and may also be a happier one.

[@ThisHandle444]

It's not his fault.

[@osmanyousif7849]

I'm glad that they didn't make Gerald the villain here, and simply showed two friends who are very flawed.

[@VicNicGuitar]

Probably my favourite film! Cracking acting all round ✊🏻

[@27Dionysis]

I love how intelligent both men seem in this scene. Lambeu is self-aware, confident and modest despite himself. Williams is quick, serious, widely knowledgeable and humane.

[@trendybistro]

Years later the Skarsgards are the new Bridges, every one of them is a damn fine actor.

[@jordan2d2]

Everyone at some time in their life learns that they are not the smartest person

[@xWIREDOGx]

Dunning-Kruger gets us all.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

I know I’m not the smartest person. There are perhaps a handful of people in the world possessing greater intelligence than I. I try to remain humble and remember this.

[@haveatyou1]

Not me. Speak for yourself mate.

[@jordan2d2]

@@haveatyou1 low IQ people assume they are more intelligent than everyone else

[@haveatyou1]

@@jordan2d2 True. That's why I'm not making an assumption.

[@briangoates3245]

the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude

[@adamahmed366]

WHAT DO I SACRIFICE........ EVERYTHINGG

[@__loafy__]

"Reeetaaaaainerrrrrrrrrrr...................................................................ʳᵉᵗᵃⁱⁿᵉʳ."

[@mr.tryhardguitarguy2842]

The best part at the end of the day will doesn't do anything and the world keeps turning

[@firasabdeen3089]

old is gold

[@smileyscrubs2262]

The only unbelievable part in this scene is that Stellan Skarsgard character Gerald Lambeau never heard of Ted Kaczynski, his character must know him, both are mathematicians, that is unbelievable

[@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489]

There an echo in here?

[@Fluffy0pz11]

@@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 Every single comment section, on nearly ever video I watch, people copy each others comments. Sheep flock

[@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489]

@@Fluffy0pz11 i fear it trains them to be psychos, but what do i know?

[@smileyscrubs2262]

@@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 why, did you write the same thing, ?? I dont see anything, schmuck

[@jonathanbirch2022]

I think he was just being willfully obtuse

[@nycava0520]

Great movie!! I miss Robin Williams.

[@BigstickNick]

“Blew the competition away” only Robin Williams

[@mojocosmetics]

the socks...so, so good.

[@Legba85]

The Unabomber attacks ended three years ago at that moment and Gerry never heard about him???? I was ten in ‘96 and I heard about that name.

[@Zluka-Kluka]

It just highlights how out of reach with reality passionate people can be. The guy is obsessed with math and being the best, he doesn’t care about the news.

[@IssyFishyy]

@@Zluka-Kluka The Unabomber's mathematical papers and manifesto is constantly studied in universities, what baffles me is how this MATH professor (from MIT no less) has never heard of him.. You don't need the news to know who Ted Kaczynski is.

[@Legba85]

@@IssyFishyy another excellent example of how out of touch Gerry is.

[@enricorossi3968]

@@IssyFishyy they found this nice comedy sketch, and they decided to keep it because it was very funny, even if it implied something unlikely such as a math professor not knowing about Unabomber. Maybe they were even sure that the average viewer wouldn't think about the contradiction. Probably true.

[@owenleal]

@@IssyFishyy way to miss the whole point of the scene on a minor nitpick.

[@justintellsthetruth5684]

Might very well be Ben Affleck at his most charming. Yeah the part that got clipped out. Funny good scene

[@jlefebre6001]

Ya suspect! lol

[@justintellsthetruth5684]

@@jlefebre6001 Talk to your mom. She'll clear up any suspicions you have.

[@user-dm2id9oq3q]

"A Will without a direction will ask for a retainer during the interview."😜

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

Those tube socks 🧦 😆 😆 😆

[@Heal_Hound]

A retainer could easily be just someone to talk to about stuff.

[@humantacos9800]

When you want to send someone stupid in your place, you send Affleck.

[@tonefaulcon9729]

RETAINNNERRR!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@akoelbl2003]

I miss him !

[@nasirjones3589]

YOU KNEW HIM!???

[@MajorCanada]

Best movie ever made.

[@supermegaguy666]

Aint no way Scarsgaard didn't know the name 'Ted Kosinski'

[@haveatyou1]

Well he is an actor not a math nerd

[@divinecomedyproductions967]

2:17 I really love how appropriately pissed Sean gets at that question and it’s implications Yeah, his Wife died of Cancer, yeah, something’s didn’t work out for him, but he didn’t regret it and still can feel and that beats the shit out of being an obtuse snob who thinks intellect is all that matters

[@timw4369]

Williams is a great actor. When you bottle up all that manic behaviour it makes him great

[@BaronEvola123]

The "patent clerk doing physics in his spare time" narrative of Einstein is b.s. He had been well known and travelled all over Europe since just after the turn of the century. The patent clerk post was a serious thing as well and not some postal clerk. It took someone who knew the science of mechanics.

[@lradmclovin9]

He was working on clock patents, too, so that navigators could better calculate longitude. It’s only *because* of his patent work that he was thinking so much about time and space.

[@CL-go2ji]

Having known some people who proof patents, I kind of agree ... that is not a standard "clerk" job, it takes serious brains and a wide education ... But it´s also not a position as a professor of physics.

[@billbatson6165]

The idea highlighted here is that his occupation is not concordant with his education and that his status should not entitle him to the discoveries he made when there was collection of professors much better equipped to handle them.

[@mhalbe1984]

I love how neither of them are wrong.

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

That's true in most arguments, unfortunately.

[@mhalbe1984]

@@SalemGhassanHanna Accept against Flat Earthers. Those guys are morons.

[@Saahdud]

Well actually Gerald is the one in the wrong. In this specific case where they are talking about Will Sean's idea for Will is much better for Will in the long run also when they are discussing in Seasn's office Sean is in the right and Gerald is in the wrong because they are discussing what is best for Will and there is not way that Gerald's views for will would actually be more beneficial at that current moment. You need to sort yourself how mentally and emotionally before you can ever be truly productive in your life.

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Captain Tupalev made a great point in this scene

[@DEANNAMATTHEWS]

Love it

[@jayce808]

I like what Stellan's character is tryna accomplish.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

"have you ever heard of me" "no." "this isn't about me" *doubt*

[@peterpoli2839]

You missed the point. He was trying to say that he wanted to give that to Will, because Will is up there with Einstein.

[@fredk6992]

@@peterpoli2839 lol i dont get why people are finding this scene so hard to understand

[@tafttheraft5314]

That was literally his point. He was a genius in his own right that had won the Fields Medal (like a Nobel Prize for math) and became a professor at MIT, yet still people in his own town hadn’t heard of him. He was trying to say that Will was above him even, at the level of an Albert Einstein or a Jonas Salk.

[@Saahdud]

@@fredk6992 Wow it's almost as if not everyone is the same nor processes information the same as others.

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

The one thing I hate the most about Will's situation is that his bitterness is essentially keeping him from changing the world within just a few years. Hell he could do it on his terms but he's got such a working-class hero fantasy built to do anything about it. He actually has the power to do good by everyone including himself, but his lack of life experience aside from abuse and poverty keeps it away. I absolutely understand and respect Sean's perspective and style of breaking through to him, but just letting a talent like that run off into the sunset was still a loss. Gerald has been working his entire life to get where he is, and some kid shows him and his entire community up without even trying. There's at least a bit of provocation towards Gerald that Sean just isn't seeing.

[@P1983sche]

The unabomber part always flabbergasts me. How did he not know who Ted was? Come on.

[@inutero10]

Sure he never heard if the unibomber 😂

[@healthandsurvival4461]

Ben Affleck's high pants and socks makes it for me 😂

[@MichaelNaylor-eb4rp]

#3 video - another video I thought of and it appeared

[@PS-Straya_M8]

RETAINER! ....... 😁

[@massivetree7937]

Retainer!

[@daveedbinne4116]

Direction and manipulation are two different thing. You can tell when a thing isn't for you or about you.

[@ratius1979]

Retaineeeer!

[@jimthomas1989]

Hey Robin , do you have a belt i can borrow ?

[@carltanner5609]

The Ted Kaczynski line was almost as good as the your move chief line in the park scene

[@jirf5962]

Your telling me this dude doesn't know who Ted Kaczynski is? No shot

[@Mrraugut]

Probably knew of the Unabomber, but not by name. I had heard of him too, but didn't learn his name until years later.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

Many who work in academia doing research & managing grants often live in a bubble..Back then we still read print newspapers. I imagine he didn't pay much to current events.

[@kermdeezy5330]

@@Agent.Wadsworth That's a weak excuse for simply bad writing. This was literally set during the middle of the trial, everyone knew his name. It was massive news.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

@@kermdeezy5330 No look me, look fence.

[@whoamiwhoami1877]

>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@user-gn1cl9ix7p]

bot

[@cgh7337]

I think Lambeau would've heard of Kaczynski especially since the late 90s was the height of Kacznski's "popularity".

[@Alex-gu2mk]

Notoriety

[@XenRA]

Not sure what's going on with youtube, but i can see dead bodies in real life on different videos, but i can't hear a movie character say a curse word.

[@laurenm2626]

Why is robin williams gone? A gift to this generation and this earth.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Stellan John Skarsgård (Gotemburgo, 13 de junio de 1951) es un actor sueco de cine, televisión y teatro. Ganó el Oso de Plata del Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín de 1982, entre otros.

[@atmydesktyping]

Reeeeeeeetaaaaainer. Retainer.

[@th3dudeabides1]

Ted kacynski went to harvard

[@TonyPerez816]

Even realizing that 84k in 1997 is tantamount to roughly 154k in 2023 (adjusted for inflation), this seems like a low-ball offer. The professor and everyone else have painted the picture that his supposedly God -like mathematical skills would make him invaluable to the world. The Pentagon is trying to recruit him, even his best friend refers to his gift as "the winning lotto ticket). $154,000 is a nice salary, but not what you would expect given how much they make of his abilities. Program managers, software engineers, mortgage brokers, registered nurses, sales reps, There are teachers who make that much (yes, it does happen), info tech, marketing/PR...

[@kevmehl]

$154,000 starting salary for a kid with an empty resume and a dozen red flags, I think that's generous. I like your point though, it's something to think about.

[@kirinrex]

I'm reminded of a line from "Margin Call", when Zachary Quinto's character Peter Sullivan, an aeronautical engineer, is asked how he ended up working at an investment firm, and mentions that the money was considerably better. Government jobs can be good for stability, for professional growth, can look good on a resume and lead to better things later, but sometimes the private sector pays a lot more.

[@kevmehl]

@@kirinrex such a great movie, deserves more recognition.

[@ZakEmber]

Totally get where you’re coming from, truly. However, I think since Will is currently in a work program instead of prison and he has no formal educational credentials, hasn’t published any work, and has a massive attitude problem, that deal is astoundingly good. I mean, he even sent his friend to pose as him in the interview! But totally, that would be a very low offer for that astounding amount of genius in almost any other set of circumstances.

[@shreyanspanwar3271]

what the hell is up with your calculations? even at 4% inflation each year which is very low, his 84,000 will be 232,000 which is pretty decent. and at 5 percent it will be 298,000.

[@jsmcguireIII]

I knew a victim of Kazinski.

[@refusedone]

Best movie

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Robin McLaurin Williams (Chicago, Illinois, 21 de julio de 1951-Paradise Cay, California, 11 de agosto de 2014) fue un comediante, actor y actor de voz estadounidense. Ganador de un premio Óscar, cinco Globos de Oro, un premio del Sindicato de Actores, dos premios Emmy y tres premios Grammy.

[@arunbenny808]

That starting salary would be considered way too low by today’s standards… thanks corporate greed inflation.

[@aznnp77]

27 years ago $84,000 a year was a lot of money. Now it's barely above the average.

[@DaLiJeIOvoImeZauzeto]

Can you stop censoring words already approved by the rating commity before the films you feature were premiered? It's unnecessary and makes you look silly. Thanks.

[@jamesh2003]

Love this film but there's no way on earth a prominent Harvard maths professor would not have heard of Ted Ted Kaczynski and also would have known that Einstein wasn't Swiss. 🤷

[@divinity176]

Allegedly, your situation, for you, would be concurrently improved if I had $200 in my back pocket right now...

[@GhANeC]

Did anyone watch to the end? Lol

[@lamwlw]

Ever heard of Terrance Tao, ST Yau, Euler, Andrew Wiles? probably still no.

[@michaelsong5555]

I actually agree with Gerald here. And what he's doing isn't manipulation -- it's showing direction. It's just that Will didn't choose to go that direction despite that, because of his psychological problems.

[@michaelshelton7196]

But that's wut Sean wus trying to tell him..after talking to will he knew Geralds style of direction and motivation wud never work with will...he understood him in a way Gerald never could and tho they both wanted him to succeed it took sum1 who cud relate to him to give him that push

[@helgaioannidis9365]

What distinguishes good teachers from bad teachers is the ability to connect with their students at a level where they understand what motivates them and what holds them back. Giving direction to someone who doesn't trust you is like trying to ride a wild animal. Won't work. You first need to build trust and show that the direction you're giving is in accordance with the motivation of your student. Then the student will choose to follow your direction. If they don't trust you, you have students that don't care about what you try to teach them. Motivation is key and Sean knows that, while Gerald, even though he has been teaching for years is unaware of.

[@michaelsong5555]

@@helgaioannidis9365 I'm saying that Gerald is a perfect teacher or anything. It's just that he's not a psychologist (hence why the judge ordered psych counseling). A college professor assumes that almost everyone will be motivated by bright future, because that's why students pay a ton of money (esp prestigious colleges). It's just that Will was one of the extremely rare exceptions.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

@@michaelsong5555 he ignores the fact that Will is not a college student. A good teacher would be aware of that and Gerald isn't.

[@michaelsong5555]

@@helgaioannidis9365 Will may not be a college student, but he is a person. And most people will happily grab (and even kill for) at a chance at success if the opportunity presents itself. Gerald is pointing and pushing Will into the successful life, expecting Will to grab it. The problem is, Will is one of the 1/billion who intentionally chooses to not go on a successful life, because he finds relief in life where no one expects anything from him.

[@JL-rx7ou]

Dam 84k a year in 1997 is worth almost 163k a year today

[@bedelian]

My Boston. My Arakis.

[@ryanstreckfuss9590]

WHY IS THERE FUCKING TEXT ON THE SCREEN?!?

[@michaelfortenberry5735]

That's right, Kaczynski did graduate from Michigan, as did James Earl Jones and Jack Kevorkian. I graduated from the same school as the Unabomber, Dr. Death and Darth Vader. We win.

[@Oene8dndi292u4odowpn]

To be honest, this scene is pretty naive to me. It seems kinda impossible that a math professor, especially in America, has never heard of Ted Kaczynski.

[@fabianmok2206]

They don’t make movies like they used to anymore. Where did all the intelligent conversations went to?

[@123afish]

Wish you would have cut if off before that awful and embbarassing scene with Affleck began

[@workoutbasics2611]

This movie is great but the psychologist/psychiatrist does not help the kid become better in life and uplift others who surrounded this kid.

[@ronnieturner4714]

If you wanna retain his skills, give him the bread 🍞

[@aoyama173]

I want z to be happy

[@BadMannerKorea]

YOU'RE SUSPECT.

[@drewtweedie7408]

Great acting let down by some hack writing.

[@nifaefesolai5026]

I don't get this scene

[@TomboyRespector]

The Harvard Professor was literally in the right. Robin Williams once again plays the antagonist that people think is the good guy.

[@MarkAnderson-ng8vc]

I think the people are too dismissive of Lambeau's position here. The movie ultimately wants us to side with Sean, but I think (or hope at least) it's supposed to be somewhat even. Lambeau has a solid point. Letting a kid - especially one with a history of behaving irresponsibly - do what he wants and not challenging him and pushing him in the right direction can be as ruinous to his life as pushing too hard. I'd wager in fact that, nowadays, more people, at least in the US, have failed in life because they weren't pushed hard enough as kids than pushed too hard. In any case, I took the point of the conflict to be less 'Lambeau is wrong' and more that these two men have basically become substitute parents for an orphan, which is both ironic and uncomfortable for Will, even though their motives are both shown to be basically sincere, because he's never had anyone who cared much about his future and habitually distrusts parental figures.

[@scarredk0]

not sure what the point of this scene was when gerry and sean already hashed it out over will in sean's office

[@Dana-wq5tp]

Actually, I understand where Jerry is coming from. He's basically putting Will on a level with Einstein who did in fact, change the way we look at our physical reality. If Will has that same kind of potential, it is important from a mathematical point of view. Perhaps very important. So, I can understand Jerry's sense of urgency.

[@xtacos4dinnerx673]

@@Dana-wq5tp without a healthy mind he could do far worse than the unibomber. I side with Sean on this.

[@michaelshelton7196]

This was before that

[@michaelshelton7196]

​@@Dana-wq5tpofcoarse...it's just that wut he doesn't understand is his style of direction and motivation will never work with will

[@Winamp_]

People say this is a great script, but it's really bad writing. The way they say eachothers names in the conversations over and over. Like none would do that in a real conversation. Gerry and Sean doesnt talk without anyone else when they argue, so why would they keep saying eachothers names like a billion times?

[@MZ-zt2lj]

Any one else see how his manifesto pretty much describes and analyzes most of our societal problems 50 years ago? Like how we've have constructed a society so depressing that people need to take psychotropic drugs to get by or his critics of the academy for being career oriented and not really caring about educating students...but do care about "educating" them outside of class in subjects having nothing to do with academics all the while making vague sexual harassment policies for their male students who are their sexual competitors

[@user-gn1cl9ix7p]

I feel sorry for all the time your English teachers probably put in trying to teach you how to properly use punctuation.

[@franciscosanz7573]

Yeah I've read his manifesto. It's cool that you left out all the mysoginy, homophobia and general awful shit. If you really believe what his manifesto says, I think you should go see a shrink.

[@GTJIGPC]

@@franciscosanz7573 Wow, any more -ists or -isms to poison the well some more without addressing a single one of his points?

[@ATN2024]

@@GTJIGPC sexism is bad, okay?

[@GTJIGPC]

@@ATN2024 So are you, but in a democratic society it's incumbent upon us to hear each other out and not try to silence people with half-baked accusations.

[@jamesboulger8705]

The Math Professor is pretty immature for his age is he thinks he can be known that way doing mathematics. It is far too technical, whereas many ideas of Einstein, while sophisticated in its Riemannian framework, are kind easy to explain when talking about their applications and the insight they provide.

[@mskidi]

The dialogue in this movie is phenomenally dumb, written by young nerds for young dorks.

[@jamesboulger8705]

@@mskidi 🤣

[@AJ-nd4nk]

​@@jamesboulger8705I don't think the professor is upset that he isn't known. He's merely stating the obvious that the average to slightly above average individuals aren't remembered in any endeavor or field. He saw potential in Will to be a part of the very few in human history to be remembered through centuries..even millennials.

[@JamesBlight-jh7rg]

The point of Gerald’s bet, unspoken, is that he has no pretensions about his larger importance. Outside his goldfish bowl, the larger universe has no idea who he is, and he’s signalling to Sean that he already knows that.

[@SilkyMuggs]

Stop.. censoring the FUCKING curse words, Binge Society.. NOBODY gives a shit (Well, I guess in this case, I do) and it isn't doing anyone any favors.. Oh, fuck it. Amazing film.

[@jakerobles1669]

Idk I understand the professor more anything else is a waste of talent

[@MiyamotoMusashi9]

Ted Kaczynski is being proven more accurate with each passing day

[@sylviamills631]

All crap

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

84K a year is a lot....for 1997. Today some illiterate Zoomer is making that doing interviews on TT. By today's standards Will should've been starting at 120-40K.

[@goldbrick2563]

What is TT

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

@@goldbrick2563 Rhymes with Click Clock

[@goldbrick2563]

@@Agent.Wadsworth ah lol thanks

[@bherber]

I know he doesn't come in until the end, but Ben Affleck is a terrible actor