Good Will Hunting | ‘The Best Part of My Day’ (HD) - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon | MIRAMAX

Chuckie (Ben Affleck) gives Will (Matt Damon) a friendly dose of reality.
In this scene: Will (Matt Damon), Chuckie (Ben Affleck)
About Good Will Hunting:
The most brilliant mind at America’s top university isn’t a student; he’s the kid who cleans the floors. Will Hunting 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, 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.
Starring, in alphabetical order: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Cole Hauser, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Williams
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[@JohnSmith-gp3co]

“Tomorrow I’m gunna wake up and I’ll be 50”. When you’re young, you have no idea how true that is.

[@SantiagoAriasEskapa]

Now he knows....old and drunk...

[@SKa-tt9nm]

Santiago Arias rich and successful. Unlike you.

[@celifacejones]

so fkn true. i feel like i just celebrated my 23rd bday and i'm 34 now. it's overwhelming to realize how quickly life goes by.

[@tomjens2046]

so it is not true, because you wake up and still young, not fifty.

[@lilymayer5444]

That's not true. I'm 22 and I already feel like I just woke up and the last 5 years of my life happened in a blink. I can feels the weight of the the time that has passed.

[@jackiebarren210]

What I admire about this scene is that it took a simple lecture from his best mate over a can of beer to do what everyone had been trying to tell him for so long.

[@kramerdc9]

Well put.

[@aidenlin9878]

hear hear

[@jygb7092]

​there there

[@alrightfolks7459]

It's because he knows Chuck isn't bullshitting him. He doesn't gain anything from Will leaving, he actually loses his best friend. And Chuck knows everything about him.

[@guysirius6234]

bingo!

[@elizabethfigueroa6159]

What I love about this friendship is that chuck isn’t jealous of will and his gift of intelligence. He really genuinely wants will to succeed and is willing to brutally honest with him. That’s a true friendship, one that is so rare these days. A friend who pushes you, and is always in your corner no matter what.

[@AJR-zg2py]

Same. He doesn't resent his friend for his gift, but his inability to realize it to its full potential - which results in this conversation here. Because every day Chuckie wakes up, he'll be doing construction until his body breaks down. He just doesn't want to see his friend toil and suffer when he has the chance to do so much more with his life. It's so rare to be sitting on a winning lottery ticket.

[@bananapee86]

@@AJR-zg2py pee pee on da Gina

[@gavinlittle9376]

he literally says he'd do anything to have what he has, is that not jealousy?

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@gavinlittle9376 jealousy would be if he felt spiteful towards will because of it, you can want things others have without it becoming jealousy

[@elsavillarreal7952]

100%

[@philipsalama8083]

This is the perfect scene to show someone who doesn't understand the difference between intelligence and wisdom. Will is brilliantly intelligent, but his friend is the one with wisdom beyond his years.

[@tuilleri]

Can you explain ? The intellect vs wisdom , sorry I’m slwp

[@tuilleri]

*slow

[@kinGsaL1515]

@@tuilleri Intelligence is just being smart. Wisdom is using your experience and understanding and applying it in life. That's the best way I can put it. Ben Affleck in this scene is the most wisdom in the whole movie. And if I had to pick it's better to be wise than intelligent.

[@bananapee86]

@@tuilleri RRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@edwardfetner2513]

@@tuilleri street smarts vs book smarts

[@markrezk9775]

That's a true friend. Someone who wants their friend to be successful, even if it means never seeing them again.

[@chrisphares4092]

i just left Virginia Beach 6 months ago to come to New Mexico. this finally hits me as a parallel to my life. I have left my friends to do something better with my life and I final get it. awesome

[@5dollorfootlong5]

CHRIS PHARES in New Mexico. Smh.

[@chrisphares4092]

i know right,new environment for me

[@DefeatLust]

Same here chris, same here. I didn't move as far out, but I moved to find myself and pursue my passions. it's a struggle but well worth it in the end.... well, only time will tell.

[@chrisphares4092]

yes sir

[@jorgeherrera1074]

Fine example of intellect vs wisdom.

[@aayushverma1495]

this comment is a good example of intellect and wisdom.

[@Wubby805]

What a well worded observation and comment!

[@thorbeorn4295]

@Surigen 12 I'm too dumb to level with y'all bitches. Idgaf.

[@HyunaTheHyena]

Affleck's character in this scene is articulate and seems intelligent as it is. Honestly, bad writing. Someone like that would not be laying brick at 50

[@PotWeedKush]

Honesty.

[@stephencooper5155]

Underrated part of this is Chuck is wishing for something that's Wills greatest fear. Someone just leaving with no goodbyes, abandonment. It ruins Wills life but it would be Chucks happiest moment.

[@DEAR7340]

Note that, for much of his portion of dialog, the camera is on Will's face. Very powerful.

[@noompsieOG]

Whoa that’s deep

[@Eli390]

I don't get it what does he have that they don't lol

[@user-yk5ql9gz9b]

@@Eli390 I think the NSA job will was interviewed for.

[@Eli390]

@@user-yk5ql9gz9b ahhh I see that's makes more sense now

[@amarjak8532]

"Tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50." Hits hard when you realize Ben Affleck is 49

[@xanthos7764]

Damn. Tomorrow we'll all wake up and be 50...

[@ihatevoyager]

life is really fast and short.

[@DuBstep115]

@@ihatevoyager My grandmother died age 107. That's not fast and short, it's long and painful.

[@NimavatCR]

@@DuBstep115 you okay bud?

[@gregraye1396]

Shtu the fucc upp no one asked buddy

[@blakeandcamp]

The payoff between this scene and the scene where Ben Affleck's character knocks on his door and realizes he actually left is just legendary. All-time classic.

[@willvr4]

That smirk at the end where he finally realized he left, so good.

[@COCCmath]

@@willvr4 And when Casey excitedly jumps up in the front seat. Amazing.

[@Apezz19]

The beauty is, everyone got what everyone wanted..except for the university..they never got Will to get a job with the government..

[@theogkarenhunter]

Best movie ever made

[@patrizburre946]

yeah that was kinda sad but made him happy at the same time. Him realizing that his friend already realize and must part ways

[@elizabetha8565]

Matt Damon is 50 and Ben Affleck is 49, time flies.

[@y.r._]

except ben is 48

[@elizabetha8565]

@@y.r._ yeah I just looked at the year looks like he'll be 49 in the fall, my mistake.

[@roddydykes7053]

Next year he’ll wake up and he’ll be 50

[@austinesquivel7228]

@@roddydykes7053 and that's alright, that's fine

[@Flup2]

@@roddydykes7053 Still doing this acting shit.

[@shotaaizawa1206]

This scene hit the hardest. Made me really appreciate how much of a friend this guy was. At first I thought not much of him but he really is a friend that you may meet only once in your life.

[@tmmnago2722]

It hits hard because Ben Affleck is now 50 and no longer Batman.

[@ekathproductions]

@@tmmnago2722😭😭 absolutely no correlation brother

[@WOHBuckeye]

This scene is what makes the movie work. Any other Hollywood screenwriter would have had Damon coming to some epiphany with Williams or love for Minnie Driver. It’s his white trash best friend everyone else in the film dismisses that saves him and reaches him. The group of four friends, between this scene and giving him the car, it takes all the motions conceived and preconceived about the people around him and blows them up. The best people in his life were his friends not the professors.

[@folksurvival]

@@WOHBuckeye There was no need to insert your hatred of white people into that paragraph.

[@wynsonrao5177]

@@folksurvival you misunderstand, the term "white trash" refers to a very specific stereotype of low income city dwelling white people, who typically live in trailers and get drunk and high all the time.

[@AveryBlueRemix]

“I’d do fucking anything to have what you got” shit hits hard

[@Dibbz_TV]

“So would any of these f*cking guys. It’d be an insult to watch if you’re still here in twenty years”

[@al821]

A quote from Bronx Tale resonates with this scene. Saddest thing in life is wasted talent

[@theshuriken]

the most impressive thing about this movie is that it was written by this two young men right here

[@BASEBALLfreakFORlife]

They were so young too. Truly amazing

[@asdfasdfwae]

wow ...

[@KaranSingh-ol8id]

And they won Oscar too for best orignal screenplay

[@aerialpenn8849]

Films a classic. Robin Williams and everyone else killed it.

[@paradigm_recalescence]

Shame that they never wrote anything as good since

[@deplorablemike3349]

That's the most unselfish thing I've ever heard.

[@ChadVulpes]

Selfless?

[@milleechi4853]

Me too... I've never met a person so honest. Ever.

[@jsong768]

@@ChadVulpes Not quite. Unselfish and selfless technically mean the same thing but the connotations attached to each word make them have different impacts.

[@ChadVulpes]

@@jsong768 English isn't my native language. Do tell.

[@jsong768]

@@ChadVulpes Selfless means that you're doing something for the benefit of someone else. Being unselfish just means what you did wasn't selfish so it doesn't have to be for the benefit of someone else.

[@justinbonet216]

Chuck is his best friend AND his best therapist. Sean definitely did his part, but Chuck sealed the deal. Will is smart ... in this moment Chuck was "smahta".

[@Adamdidit]

Will is smart. Chuck is wise.

[@justinbonet216]

@@Adamdidit Yeah!

[@Steveman27]

when you wrote smahta, did you mean smarter?

[@Squiglypig]

@@Steveman27 Nah, he was just lookin' fer his kaaaahkis, they were undah the mattriz.

[@GamingLovesJohn]

@@Steveman27 Mah boy is wicked smaht

[@seagoer118]

2:54 A picture tells a thousand tales. The Look on Will's face is pure revelation. Chuckie was able to do what many of the therapists failed. Because Chuckie was "Family, someone who'd lay down in fahkin traffic" for him. He was able to reach Will on a personal level and Will wouldn't throw up barriers towards him but actually hear. Chuckie let Will realize what a gift he did have, not to waste his life away, and to embrace his gift and move on. Even if it meant him leaving Boston and Chuckie never seeing his friend again. A TRUE friend's selfless act.

[@AJR-zg2py]

@@grundian Pretty sure Chuckie would definitely see his friend every now and then. I think he was just making it clear to Will that even if that was the price for taking a chance and doing something with your life, there is no shame in it. He was just so fed up with Will tossing away his golden ticket - because like Chuckie said, all those guys would kill to have the chance Will does.

[@darrenthetuber743]

@@grundian that's why think people read this out of context, Chuckie wasn't being a good friend, he was basically saying I don't wanna have you Will, as a shitty friend in 20 years, because you were to chicken to cash that ticket we all would fuckin die for. Chuckie literally said, get the fuck out of here

[@darrenthetuber743]

@@AJR-zg2py Chuckie flat out said in the kindest way, get the hell out of here you are not one of us. Chuckie has no interest continue being friends with him. Once Chuckie knew, I don't wanna grow old around a guy who humble brags around me for the rest of his life

[@KINGAMIIAMKING]

@@darrenthetuber743 🤡

[@QewBeats]

They didn't fail. They sowed seeds to get will to this point. Including Skylar as well.

[@alexzandr1497]

You ll be lucky if you can make ONE true friend like that in your life

[@janamejayadharmapuri4187]

Truest comment I've read yet

[@soblessed3157]

True

[@Prpleluv]

@erikasonneville

[@davecrupel2817]

I thought i did....

[@michellegrover9163]

You will be lucky to have one friend like this. You should play the lottery if you have two friends like this.

[@battlereed4708]

This is the STRONGEST scene in this movie. Dude actually cares about his friend and tells him what is up.

[@diegocavenaile7357]

my favorite is the dorm room scene between Will and Sklar

[@tomlee45]

yeah also, he's the only true person will would actually listen to. So much weight in that conversation.

[@ian7136]

I like the park scene

[@battlereed4708]

@@ian7136 that scene kicks you in the feels. It is hard to even think of it as acting because it feels real

[@peterherrington3300]

Disagree. Robin Williams talking to matt in the park is unrivalled in this , or most other films

[@StGeoRUSH619]

So cool that the ONE guy you'd NEVER expect it from talks the talk and wakes his friend up. Chuckie did what all the experts couldn't... he gave Will a heartfelt piece of reality... and we all love him for it. Without question, the best part of this movie.

[@notoriousmigz2427]

Sean did that too

[@Maximus25N]

Your mum loves me.

[@justapassingbycommenterrem5642]

​@@notoriousmigz2427just watched this movie yesterday and sean was definitely crucial to waking will up, but I think this scene really was the trigger of Will finally taking that step he needed to get on with his life

[@francisjaytimosa9838]

What I loved about this scene is that this is the moment Will realized he had to do something about his life and the advice came not from the genius people/actors that were presented in the movie, but from a simple and young good friend in Chuckie.

[@AJR-zg2py]

Because he knew his friend was genuine with no ulterior motives - he just wanted his friend to finally wake up and do something with his life.

[@pramodhfernando3744]

it kills him that their friendship is holding back his true potential

[@Mukation]

Nah, they could still be friends, that's not what he meant. Will just didn't do anything with his gift, other than being an ass to people he didn't like (them apples scene) and to get out of stuff (when he used 200 year old legal documents to get out of jail etc and instead went into counsuling). He could have hung out with his friends, but still worked at MIT done research as a scientist, instead he just worked as a janitor. He looked down on people who he viewed as seeing themselves as "intelligent", because Will was so much more intelligent (he just had an photographic memory), but Robin Williams character, Maguire, who was a pshycologist, was able to see through the fact that Will was just a lost kid. Maguire pointed out that Will probably knows the full history of everything in the Louvre etc, but he's actually never been there. He doesn't actually know how it "feels" to be there. Once this facade was broken, Maguire was able to make Will grow up and start taking personal responsibility.

[@az21bob666]

@@Mukation yea I mean if will left came back in 5 years as a millionaire and wanted to hang out, there be no problem, he just does not want will to spend the rest of his life, doing this crap job,

[@jamesp1844]

@@Mukation I like how the final scene he drives that ugly ass car to california thinking if it would make it that far lol. Lot of mileage on that beat up car.

[@jameshill2450]

@@Mukation No, that is truly what he meant. He knows that Will is only still hanging around doing this shit job because that's what he knows and that's where his friends are. And that comfort and familiarity is exactly what's holding him back from going out to find something new and fulfill his potential. The proof is that he couldn't even bring himself to go and do that until he could convince himself that he was going after a girl he already met, who happened to move away to the place that he could become better while also being around someone he already knew.

[@nathansmith8301]

Alexander Inget You are right, the only thing is he has more than just photographic memory, when Will starts working with the MIT Professor (forgot his characters name), he basically used will to solve math theorims that had yet to be solved, and my man was offered a job by the NSA to basically decipher/crack/write code that A, nobody could, and B, nobody knew of or understood what it was. And just observing his character, hypothetically speaking, if Wills character was real, hed be the smartest man alive today and possibly/probably ever

[@benoaktv]

Ben affleck gave the speech of his life. Loved it.

[@filimongalogavros5301]

Ben Affleck gave the quotes of his life in the Batman Film .

[@geargrinder69]

@@filimongalogavros5301 truth

[@nativeforeigner]

You totally missed the point. Its not an either/or thing.

[@shaunbarnard8078]

Big Tuna yeah you’re wrong, continue your novel fantasy off of a KZbin comment section, in which you’re ironically here because of a natural craving for influence and input to something more than your “circle of friends”, anyone would kill to have what he had in this movie... because it’s instant influence- it’s power in this world. It’s ability to solve any problem logistically and realistically. Life isn’t about friends, it may be partially about the experience of meeting folks along the way of what life is really about however,- the journey in which we are meant to either carve out through determination or fall into with inherent gifts. People like you are cultural whores never meant for anything great or meaningful. So continue to believe that bullshit bud, it means nothing either way because of the nature of your meaninglessness anyway but you shouldn’t waste your time spreading your spin on verbal cancer on a public forum especially on a movie clip so truly wonderful and antithetical to what you’re saying. While I think you’re a prick because of my respect for free-will, I also pity you because you likely don’t have much of it. Good luck, and fuck off. Lol

[@shaunbarnard8078]

Big Tuna I was the one who liked your comment... out of pity. Well done chap for making it this far :’) congrats. You’re about one step away from being an undeveloped fetus in regards to your ability to think and process any information... so well done to have made it this far into a comment section- truly congratulations.

[@jonathancorcoran9427]

"Because tommorow I'll wake up and I'll be 50" Ben Affleck turned 50 this year.

[@renegadeoffunk32]

Watching Ben Affleck's look of disgust at Will at 1:14 as he continues to undervalue himself really moved me. True friends hold each other accountable and I loved his reaction there.

[@mithilesh.edavalath2062]

Beautiful framing. Will has the sky as his background and his friend has a very closed background.

[@TheDatpussy]

Mithilesh .Edavalath will also has something that is being built (he still has a long way to go). Chuck is by a building that is finished and set (already done and is staying there). Nice camerawork.

[@daki4012]

Jeez, you blew me off with this comment. You should work in film industry, best comment in comment section...

[@TheDatpussy]

David Topic who

[@ferox965]

Wow...great observation...never thought of that.

[@johndoniganjr4428]

That is a very prescient observation!

[@shaha5158]

Ben Afleck's awkward body language is amazing work. The way he throws away the cigarette without taking a last inhale because his focus was fully on what he was saying. The over conscious moving of the beer can. Little mannerisms you would do when feeling vulnerable after doing something out of your own comfort zone like sharing what he did. It makes you see that it was wisdom in its rawest form. Not just some guy that gives great advice and goes about his day as if it was nothing.

[@thisisCHOPZZ]

good insight there. I think he nailed it perfectly.

[@doug.mesquita]

Yeah, for me, it looks like he is thinking: "whoa, i've really said all of that. Me, really?"

[@johnmurphy2504]

This is just such an astute observation. That never occurred to me, and I've seen this movie 15 or 20 times.

[@yogi919]

Bro!... i would love dto sit and conversate with your brain... such a way of looking at things... I always try to see what the Director is going for in every scene... people always forget about the human elelment... the emotion!.. I too felt vulnerable after the scene!... exposing yourself is a gift... (no you creepos) ive seen it very few times in my life... now i have learned to cherish it!

[@SeraphimDragon]

How about the old saying that it's always better to be drinking with a friend? There was nothing wrong with the beer for Ben's character until after he said what he did, and look what happened. He spat it out like it suddenly lost its taste.

[@beeber2141]

I'm not gonna lie this is the scene that made my eyes well up. Imagine your best friend telling you to leave him to pursue a better deserved and happier life and saying "you don't owe it to yourself, you owe it to me". I'd give everything to have someone like that in my life. Beautiful movie ❤

[@thegoonist]

be that friend yourself first. and youll gradually attract people similar to yourself and youll have that kind of friend you always wanted.

[@user-zw9bz8dg9l]

Your comment got me 🥹

[@cicolasnage5684]

Had I knew my wife when she was younger I would have said this to her, she had so much potential in life. She’s so smart and beautiful and has skills but let her self and her anger get in the way. If I could go back in time and tell her to get the bell out of our small town and do better I would Even if that meant never being with her or having our child I’d sacrifice that so she could be happy. Not to say she’s not, we love our child but I sense this deep sadness in her like she wasted her life.

[@shivinunitholi2493]

This is true friendship- no jealousy, just pure desire to see your friend scale heights

[@IMBC650]

People who say Ben affleck is a terrible actor clearly haven't seen this movie and argo.

[@kMn010]

and the town

[@brockricks]

Dazed and confused, also. granted it was his first, still impressive

[@harsharora6113]

Ian Crutchfield who says he is a terrible actor?

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

Back around 2002 they really hated Affleck and it got worse when he was with Jennifer Lopez and when he did Daredevil. I honestly think he's very underrated as an actor, he's gotten better too.

[@legomaniacsss]

argo fuck yourself

[@thymightyzeus9647]

"tomorrow I'll be 50 and still doing this shit" Ben affleck is a fucking physic

[@Matty94]

what do you mean ?

[@thymightyzeus9647]

Between two points He's still acting

[@biznatchHo]

he meant psychic

[@Matty94]

mattymattyC i figured.

[@hotguy2985]

Me too what a dumazz

[@Bubbles99718]

"Tomorrow I'm gonna wake and I'll be 50." They wrote this flick but I always thought someone else probably wrote that line. You don't realize that until later in life. Could be wrong, if I am then that's an incredibly accurate and powerful line from a couple of young guys. Love it

[@natalieallison6241]

Affleck probably heard it from his dad growing up, who was a janitor

[@jacobsaunders1092]

Yea it’s a scary realisation

[@jarltrippin]

As someone who writes in his spare time, you'd be amazed at the wisdom lying within you that can pour out at the most unsuspecting moments. If you've never tried your hand at creative writing, I highly recommend that you do. You'll learn a lot about yourself, and it's good fun.

[@fabiobonetta5454]

Low-key the best scene in a movie made entirely of great scenes

[@93deadpool]

This scene just went prove how complex the secondary characters were. All Chucky wanted was the best for Will.

[@danjalwaziri1657]

Matt Damon was good, but Robin Williams and Ben Affleck stole the show :D

[@Ironclad6661]

@@danjalwaziri1657 I agree I think Robin Williams best two performances were Good Will Hunting and Dead Poet's Society... Mrs. Doubtfire was pretty spectacular too. His range was off the charts. Probably the greatest comedian of all time at not only making us laugh but bringing us out of our funks and feel warm inside, yet his dramatic performances as an actor were actually better than anything he ever did in his comedies. I miss him so much. Never again will there be another Robin Williams. He was one of a kind.

[@jeremywade6986]

@@Ironclad6661 I thought he was very good in Patch Adams...very underrated film.

[@seanmatthewking]

That's actually not that complex. I mean, you even implied he was simple: *"All Chucky wanted* was the best for Will." Nothing wrong with that, necessarily. I just don't know how this scene demonstrates he's complex.

[@fede248]

all will wanted was to hunt

[@theunderdawg.]

Affleck: So where's your girl? Damon: Ah she's gone. Affleck: Gone Girl?

[@phuongvu527]

underrated cmt

[@GreyWind]

lmao😂😂

[@nj81499]

Bwaaahaaa😂😂

[@Gamingdoc]

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@davecrupel2817]

Gone Baby Gone?

[@okaywow3486]

"...tomorrow I'm going to wake up and I'll be 50 and I'll still be doing this shit." Today is August 15, 2022. Ben Affleck's 50th birthday. First heard that incredible line in 1997. Marked today in my calendar specifically so i could commemorate it. Happy birthday, Ben.

[@SJReid82]

Ben's so underrated its almost criminal. I think he's been getting his dues lately, but man it seemed like he couldn't catch a break critically back in the day. This scene is brilliant and it's all him. He just sells it.

[@subjectfrank]

This is not a friendship this is beyond of it.. This is brotherhood

[@FiniteRich]

chuckie’s family, he’d lay down in fucking traffic for you :)

[@johnboy2349]

They should get a room.

[@markzuckerberg4466]

@@johnboy2349 fuck off dickhead

[@jsm530]

Based

[@chicobond89]

And if you have a brother like that, cherish it, because you'll never know when it will be the last. I know I have. Lost a brother and lasted 14 years of friendship due to an accident two days after his 38th birthday two weeks ago. He donated his organs and still lives in 109 people. We were three, but now we're just two. He'll never wake up and be 50.

[@michaelaforeman3393]

tomorrow ill be 50 and be batman

[@blackholle455]

get outta boi hahaha

[@jlshoem]

Good luck, young lady. I guess you're 51, now. I turned 68 last week.

[@mustafakhan940]

I laughed so hard at this comment.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

I'll be Batman.. I'll be Batman running around punching fucking people's heads into floors. Making friends with Alien gods whose adoptive mother has the same name as my dead mother. And buying banks just to get that zombie alien god and his adoptive mother their shitty farm back.

[@mayacskn]

THE BEST BATMAN EVER*

[@ohwell94]

This here! Right here! True friendship No sugar coating no bullshit Just plain unvarnished truth

[@ajithansivakumaran3630]

This is what a true friend does no jealousy or malice. He just genuinely wants to see him use his talents to succeed in life.

[@BigstickNick]

Every "expert" trying to reach him, and it takes a friend to say wtf.

[@masterreaper115]

"experts" who he doesnt trust and believe want to just use him vs. the best friend hes ever had who has had his back through everything. Yeah hel listen to the friend

[@jameskim1505]

And "I'll kill you. That's a fact, not a threat." 😂

[@PanzerMan332]

Plausibility is pegged to a person. It's not about the right argument, it's about hearing that argument from the right person. Simple as that.

[@davidschmidt6013]

'cuz friends speak that special language that they KNOW that you KNOW...

[@ollyotzie]

Because Chucky was coming at him with love, whereas the experts wanted him to fit an idea of what they thought he should be.

[@jadentrez]

"You don't owe it to yourself. You owe it to me. Because I would do anything to have what you've got. So would any of these guys."

[@seagoer118]

I think it's that line that truly makes Will ashamed that he IS wasting his time and his gift. Also his Best friend telling him that it's okay to move on.... "No goodbye, No see ya laytah, Nothing!" ""You REALLY wanna honor your friends, then honor your gift!" - The Guardian

[@culedo]

"I don't know much, but I know that" ...combined with the wry little smile that breaks out over Affleck's face when he walks up to Will's door at the end of the film it's absolutely iconic!

[@candle86]

Love this scene, I had a friend once say something very similar, not quite this but he sat me down and told me I'm screwing up my life working dead end jobs in Warehouse's and fastfood, always bouncing one job to the next. I was gifted with computers, but I was to scared to actually go into the field because I was afraid to fail. My buddy basically told me to stop wasting my time, I have a gift, one he wished he had, and that I'm throwing my life away. It wasn't as direct as this, but it got my motivated, sometimes we need friends like this. This movie is special because it reminds me a little of me.

[@nikkosdinno312]

“Cause tomorrow I’m gonna wake up and I’ll be 50, and I’ll still be doing this shit” - that’s tough. Never waste your talents especially if you’re born with them.

[@milleechi4853]

👏💛👏💜👏💚

[@CorrectsYou]

I dunno what he's complaining about. Now-a-days construction pays big fuckin' money.

[@jliller]

"Now-a-days construction pays big fuckin' money." This movie was made in the 90s. Even when it pays, being a construction laborer is a very physically demanding job, especially for the grunt laborers like Affleck's character. His body will probably give out before he can get near retirement. The job is far from recession-proof. Heck even without a recession you can get slowdowns in the demand for construction work if there's not much local grown.

[@jliller]

"Never waste your talents especially if you’re born with them." When you're obviously talented you can end up under a LOT of pressure to succeed, from everyone you know, often different people pushing you in different directions when you don't even know what you want to do with your life. A lot of people break down under that pressure, or they get by with some unhealthy coping mechanisms like substance abuse. Parents can be the worst about it. You're smart so you've got to be a doctor or lawyer or whatever they decide you should be. But Will's got it even worse: rather than parents pushing him to something he doesn't want, he basically didn't have parents to steer and guide him toward anything.

[@jsm530]

@@CorrectsYou no it doesnt that's patently false my friend. Construction can pay decent but fat soft assholes making charts and calling people pertaining to sales pitches can make millions. They should get paid more I wish I'm all for the working spirit but you dont last long breaking rocks all day or putting in shingles etc. That's physically taxing.

[@MysteryScienceGaming]

"no goodbye, no cya later, no nothing, just left" sounds like my ex-wife

[@guineapig55555]

"sorry to hear", he says as he "lmao"

[@Red-pv7kx]

The Binary Epidemic tuff

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

You know Sharon?

[@xXCaHeTeLxX]

She just "lmao" and left :v

[@mksiazenyc5933]

Good for you bro!

[@rabidlenny7221]

2:06 “cause I’d do fuckin anything to have what you got” That hits man, that line hits.

[@viditjain2653]

I cried when he actually left and I saw Chuckie smile at the fact that he took his advice.

[@gmoney87ism]

What I like to think is that he said some of that stuff from emotion, in the heat of the moment. When he knocked on that door and figured out that will actually did it, he didn’t realize he would be that happy about it. He surprised himself.

[@hosseinmofrad9369]

one of the most heartfelt scenes ever!

[@Safwan.Hossain]

arsenal are shit

[@drspicy9789]

It's not your fault

[@RealLargeManTheGiantOne]

I once had an older coworker give me a similar speech during an internship. He was telling me my mind was wasted on manual labour, and at the time I was too young to realise how right he was. He's the reason I ended up going to uni, and eventually finding my true passion. If someone gives you this speech, believe them.

[@KingJames1981]

This was the moment Will realized everyone is temporary in your life..there is no way around it ..and that's fine..

[@SanketAlekar]

This is one of the best lines in the movie, and captures why I always thought Ben Affleck's character Chuckie was the best in the movie. His type of personality and the clarity he has is super rare - he knows his lot in life, but he also knows his best friend is meant for something else. It requires some real soul searching to accept reality and selflessly tell your best friend to stop dragging his feet, especially when it means seeing way less of his friend. Usually friends in this situation drag you down (not intentionally, they just don't see the big picture).

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

It requires something no degree or salary or accolades can give you: Altruism. You know, goodwill.

[@corelltemple2939]

Love this comment. It’s like- damned if you do or don’t. By helping your friend to see their greater purpose in life- you could very likely never see them again because of your friend’s ensuing pursuit of purpose while, not pushing your friend to achieve greater things because you know it would lead to a friendship being forever gone will limit your friend’s purpose and true potential. Do I lose a best friend or do I truly help them out?

[@darrenthetuber743]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Chuckie knew, you're not one of us, so stop pretending you are, it was actually him ending their friendship, because he knew he was the final thing keeping him down

[@Shane-un8pe]

His real wisdom was in his presentation. Will was a character who was horrifically beaten down by life. He doesn't value himself, so why would he act in his own best interest? He values his friendships more than his own life and Chuckie plays on that in this scene. Will would do anything for his friends, so Chuckie challenges him to be the best version of himself for the sake of the people he cares about.

[@larrysullivan8890]

as incredibly intelligent Will is, at the end of the scene he's still trying to process the depth of Chucky's friendship

[@greenjupiter]

Yes

[@stephaniesimpson1150]

Which shows intelligence and wisdom/emotional maturity are two very separate things.

[@larrysullivan8890]

@@stephaniesimpson1150 good points ! Certainly we can ALL see that Will struggled with/ blatantly ignored emotional maturity

[@seagoer118]

Because Will knows "Any of his freinds would take a fahkin bat to yawh head if he asked them, that's called loyalty". 😉

[@shaktisehrawat7479]

Having a friend like chuck is even bigger gift than photographic memory...will was lucky

[@Sidious6460]

Its incredible how well-written this movie is. Blows my mind how many just incredible lines/scenes are in it. The Williams' speech on the bench is one of the greatest in movie history in my books.

[@owengraziano7288]

I think what blows me away personally was how young they were when they wrote it. Damon was 25 and Affleck was 23. I’ll be 24 in May which really hammers home just how talented they were/are.

[@christhefiend]

⁠@@owengraziano7288More like 24-25 & 26-27 but yeah, youth is precious.

[@Bad_At_Parties]

Such a great scene. So many people were pulling Will in the directions THEY wanted him to go in, but Chuckie stands out because he wanted what was best for Will, not himself. A true friend, till the end.

[@alexayers9463]

Lol what a bad take, considering he straight up tells him "You don't owe it to yourself; you owe it to me." 🤣

[@Bad_At_Parties]

@@alexayers9463 Kind of insane how fundamentally you've missed the entire point of the film. Chuckie sees Will's potential and is willing to lose his friendship in a direct sense (of them continuing to grow up near each other, into old age) in order for Will to go out and seek his opportunities that he knows are waiting for him. Chuckie is acting selflessly, as the loss of Will's presence will be a big void in his life, but he'd rather his friend go far away and make something more of himself than live a less than agreeable one by holding himself back and staying in town. True friends want the best for each other, whatever the cost, and that's what Chuckie represents.

[@willvr4]

@@Bad_At_Parties Right? He was clearly saying that as a motivational statement because nothing else has worked. Chuckie's motives were 100% selfless.

[@stevem2323]

@@alexayers9463 Jesus Christ you are one thick dude aren't you? 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@folksurvival]

@@Bad_At_Parties "Kind of insane how fundamentally you've missed the entire point of the film." You don't even know his/her view of the film or what he/she thought the point of it was because he/she never said anything about that. All he/she did was state a fact about the dialogue of this one scene.

[@qwertyuiop4991]

Great scene, and Chuck is a true friend, despite his modest means, he's accepted who is in life, but he wants more for his friend, even if it means losing him.

[@josephbrown4150]

WoW,; you nailed it !!

[@califinn]

Chuckie obviously cares deeply for Will, and wants him to have all that he knows he won't have himself....and maybe, when Will crosses that bridge...they'll have a few ragers that Chuck gets invited too. Like Axe and his buds going to a Metallica concert, lol.

[@jorgearistotelidis9631]

True friends are never lost.

[@blonkeddleharvey2308]

Agreed.

[@paulengels8214]

Everyone needs a brother like Chuckie in their lives.

[@anthonymaksim4448]

This scene hits so hard for me because it’s one thing and powerful to hear advice from your parents mentors etc but sometimes it just takes your best pal to give it to you straight for you to fully get it & understand

[@siqpuppie]

Th moral of the scene is "A true friend stabs you from the front." Thats my takeaway.

[@gylandibbs]

Bring Will The Horizon

[@petermarion1935]

@@gylandibbs yesssss

[@TJ-hn2hv]

For the watch!

[@BubbleArcadia]

Amen

[@binghamaaron1220]

That's so deep

[@ZombiesAteMyGF]

Someone out there taught Einstein how to tie his shoes.

[@lastuberman]

My cousin owned a store in Princeton that Einstein shopped in back in the early 50s. Said his shoes were never tied when he came in the store. I remember her telling me that when I was a little kid. Funny the things you remember from childhood.

[@jeannedarc7533]

@@lastuberman Wow.

[@ZombiesAteMyGF]

@Ben Daulton Velcro was invented in the 50’s. Was that really your thought process?

[@RetroGamerKnight]

This scene can relate to a lot of people in the world. You'll end up wasting your life away by drinking, smoking, partying, and getting into trouble or simply just giving up and accepting defeat from the universe because you've been knocked down once or twice. Never settle for less, want more and want better. Everyone is blessed with a talent, search and follow what you were destined to do when you understand your abilities. Don't give up, don't refuse gods gift.

[@TURTWIG094]

That's a true friend, a fake friend would convince you to stay as they would be afraid that you would be better than them

[@escaperatrace4134]

Batman gave a good speech, a good friend

[@geraldellis1177]

chris bale is batman nigga

[@selenryan506]

no ben affleck our batman

[@carbon1891]

its BRUCE WAYNE now!!!

[@901zsa]

😁

[@901zsa]

He's not the Batman we deserve, he's the Batman we need?😁

[@greenleo111]

What makes this moment even sweeter is that in real life, Ben and Matt are living near each other now with their kids growing up together essentially. That's a 40 year friendship/brotherhood. A true rarity these days.

[@DFWTB9506]

That’s real love right there, doesn’t benefit himself, but he tells his friend what he needs to hear, the hard true that he’s too afraid to face

[@joshkresnik6402]

Even before he started lecturing him, you could tell that Chuck really cared based on the tone in his voice, asking how his girlfriend is and how it’s going with the meetings, and I didn’t notice that until right now, but hearing the tone in his voice, asking him is so wholesome and heartwarming

[@funnyjuk]

Damon and Affleck were only 27 and 25 years old respectively. Dang they were young.

[@davecrupel2817]

Now I'm 25....jesus... It probably hits a bit close to home for me because, though i didnt grow up an orphan, i grew up in Ye Ole Boston, surrounded by people with childhoods like that. And only now am i finally gaining the maturity and self-kick that i need to set my new career in motion. I wish it didnt have to take so fucking long for me to grow up. :(

[@bobojr456]

@@davecrupel2817 25-30 is the normal age for getting your shit together

[@tsdobbi]

@@bobojr456 Thats about where I was. I mean I made some good decisions before that. I joined the Army National Guard so I didn't have crippling debt when I got out of college at 25 (I started college at 17 lol), but I partied my ass off in college and got sub par grades. Still scored a good job and was making 6 figures by 30.

[@bobojr456]

@@tsdobbi Nice job.

[@dene39]

IIRC, this was their debut. They also directed and/or wrote it

[@cgh7337]

I'd give anything to have a friend like Chuckie. Especially while I was in highschool. Anything.

[@beaker9196]

I like how Robin's character described him as "He doesn't count, he'd lie down in traffic for you" Makes me tear up :)

[@manapaws5507]

yeah you don't see many people like him. However, you must also remember that very few people will let you help this way.

[@laxusdreyar7838]

@@beaker9196 Another one where Robin William's character is arguing with the professor near the end, where he says " if he asked anyone of them, they would take a fucking bat to your head" that's is loyalty.

[@Dibbz_TV]

My fav line is “It’d be an *insult* to watch if you’re still here in 20 years.” Shows that Will wouldn’t just be affecting his life, but the ppl he cares about to. Edit: In my top 5 movie scenes ever. So realistic on how brutally genuine only real friends can be with eachother.

[@GIGroundNPound]

No better love hath any man, than to lay down his life for his brother. While Chuckie isn't putting himself in "physical" danger for Will, in a way, what he says to Will is somehow "more" or at least understood to be just as important as his life; their friendship/brotherhood. They both have nothing, are poor, Chuckie has no "real" or comparable prospects like Will etc. etc., so him being so blunt to Will reveals just how incredible a friend Chuckie is. If Will could be spared the hardship he himself is destined for in life, he wouldn't be a good friend if he did NOT tell Will it is OK to go. Powerful scene.

[@w_419]

A true friend is not just someone you trust to never stab you in the back but he also has to be someone with the courage to stab you in the front.

[@reilin3316]

that's kinda not true, a true friend will never stab, what they'll do is to look behind your back and warn you to be wary, and what he'll do also is show their backs(an analogy of vulnerability) to you to show that they also have faith in you to be able to trust you

[@xman-ms3mp]

After all Wills talks with therapists, this is the talk that wakes him up.

[@leechrec]

The great thing about it is it's not with a therapist but his best true friend.

[@JeffreyWillis800]

Hard to find friends like this. It truly is.

[@donnie6178]

He luvs his friend enough to tell him to get out, that he basically never wants to see him again. Only a true friend would do that.

[@johng4099]

That quote about turning 50 & still doing this shit scares me for my own life. I’m going to be 35 in a few months & still have no real direction in life. I just never found anything I’m good at & every job I’ve had I have no passion for.

[@followersoftheway4815]

Join the Airforce, age limit is 39

[@maul8384]

Quit spending your time on the internet for starters

[@Tkieron]

I'm 48. If I could go back 25 years I'd do 3 things. Work out several times a week and eat healthy. I'm skinny fat. And I always wish I'd been muscular. Second is apply myself, such as going to college or learning a valuable trade. Everyone told me to get into computers. Back in the Early to mid 90's. Imagine if I'd been a programmer for 20 years? Third. I'd build a strong friendship with 3-5 guys. Guys you know would have your back. Even to tell you when you're wrong. Don't wait. Because tomorrow you will wake up and be 50. Your body will fail you. You'll work lousy jobs for little pay and have no prospects. But most of all you'll miss out on so many adventures, stories, great conversations and just living life instead of trodding through it day after day.

[@johng4099]

SirDistic Honestly, this might sound silly but my dream was always to be an actor but I just don’t know how to get to where I would need to be. I have no connections & possibly no talent in it. I’m an introverted guy as well so I don’t know how realistic of an option it is for me. Anytime I look for jobs online in general though none of them ever seem interesting to me. I’ve just been going from job to job with dreading each one of them. In terms of working out I do work out & try to eat healthy. I let myself go a bit during quarantine but I’ve been losing some weight & plan on going back to the gym soon.

[@kawazaki23]

@@maul8384 stop being so negative its not going to help him be his better self,,,

[@jasonkentros1633]

Easily one of the greatest scenes in film, period. No less poignant than "your move, chief".

[@waltonbrush304]

AGREED Jason! This scene and when ET rides a bicycle.

[@Garrus1995]

This scene is a beautiful portrayal of a true friendship. If someone truly loves/cares about you, they’ll encourage you to make the most of your life, even if it means having to leave them behind. Because saying goodbye can be painful, but it’s not as painful as watching someone waste their potential and become just another burnout.

[@fuzzbrain913]

This is an outstanding movie. There isn't a single throwaway scene in the whole thing. I always watch some of the movie and go "no, that's my favorite part". But I do it for literally the whole film lol

[@Tkieron]

Imagine caring so much for someone that you admit you're never going anywhere in life. You know you're going to do some backbreaking job for the rest of your life and never achieve greatness. And then tell your friend he's a piece of shit if he doesn't use that talent he's got to do what you couldn't do. "Tomorrow I'm going to wake up and be 50."

[@sarfarazfurmuli4921]

“I don’t know much but I know that” damn that hurt 😔

[@RyanSmith-wo2pi]

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[@christofferbaltazar571]

I'm tearing up listening to this. Just a gentle reminder how to be a good friend... a good human

[@michaelgarcia5348]

I never thought about how much of a truth this dude is telling to his friend till now 10-15 years after I seen this movie the first time

[@yukimaruzam]

You don't owe it to yourself, you owe it to me.

[@doncarey9430]

One of the most I powerful inspirational scenes/dialog I have seen. It stands out in a movie replete with great scenes and moments.

[@hotguy2985]

Well written opinion good job!

[@mv_photoworx]

The conversation between best friends is beautiful, tragic and wonderful all at the same time. We all need this.

[@nunchaku4607]

I'm 56 and was a really good bass player and back up vocals in my 20's and in a band. The band wanted to go on the road and I had a decent job and a trailer I owned in a trailer park and I didn't want to give that up, because I never owned a home before, paid off. They went on without me and I 50% regret it because it could of been a great opportunity for me even though the band I was with didn't make it big, I could have joined another that was making it as I would have been in the network. I'm middle class now, own a nice house and have a good life and still play and I always wonder, what if. Sometimes I get really sad thinking about it.

[@emilearchive]

Fun fact: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote this script while they were in college. Matt Damon was a genius attending Harvard and had an IQ of about 130-160. During the time, they were both broke living with each other in a small apartment. Ben Affleck had high SAT scores but never applied himself in school. Its crazy too see how similar this movie is to reality unlike so many other films.

[@25756881]

I can’t see much similarity apart from the fact that those two people wrote the scene who acted it.

[@jimmy2k4o]

And now Affleck has double the Oscars that Damon has.

[@jameshill2450]

@@jimmy2k4o But Damon has the far better movies and will be remembered for much more than being a shitty Batman.

[@aaliyahstark7948]

James Hill right like I genuinely don’t know a movie affleck was in other than the bad Batman movies and this

[@hobbs3424]

incredible awareness of life at such a young age, at that age i had no clue

[@hel2727]

man the more I watch these moments the more I realise how brilliant this movie really is.

[@assholable]

"I don't know much but I know that"....said the man who just caused a spiritual awakening in his best friend!

[@jeannevacca1328]

I’ve always remembered this scene. Ben Affleck impressed the hell out of me.

[@iLxXxLupo]

jokes on you ben affleck you woke up became 50 and became an accountant how you like them apples?

[@balisurf8994]

Didn't see that one coming LMFAO !!

[@tehf00n]

he also became Batman. Apple sauce bitch !

[@chrisdemers1858]

iL Lupo how do like them apples

[@iheelhookday1whitebelts22]

iL Lupo what good movie that was

[@michaelsong5555]

And then became the Batman. A very murderous Batman.

[@veironhedlund8061]

Tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50. Such a absolutely brilliant line. It sais so much without saying anything. Just the day in day out knowing nothing will ever change and greatness isn't around the corner.

[@WT7005]

one of the best scenes in all of movies.

[@nzane7871]

It's a movie but if a friend did this to you.. True friend. A clever one at that. Only wants what is best. Selfless, you feel me.

[@radtech21]

This is the best scene of the movie, IMHO.

[@sritger]

Best scene without Robin Williams in it, yeah.

[@vivavaldez87]

This is the best movie of the scene, IMHO.

[@99bits46]

VivaValdez "I M HO" ?

[@dukethotness]

The entire movie is epic

[@icblundell60]

I'd agree but the bench scene in Boston Commons though

[@KS-qf1pn]

I saw this movie many years ago, and watching some clips made me realise how little I knew of life back then… This movie is stuff of legend, and subsequently I’ve decided to watch the full movie again, and just for the record, IMO Hollywood is just not able for whatever reason to produce this quality anymore..

[@ChrisBri77on]

"for whatever reason" don't tip toe around it, you know exactly why they can't make anything worthwhile anymore. It's not that they can't, it's that they won't. They refuse to.

[@Oockeshoek]

@@ChrisBri77on I loved this movie and this era of movies, any other recommendations?

[@harryfieldson]

Something about "because tomorrow I'm going to wake up and I'll be 50" hits so hard. This movie had an incredible script.

[@rosierose1917]

To be honest the life Will described of having little kids, and taking both their kids to the little leagues.......sounded great 🥺

[@vijayreddy3952]

they could always do that

[@spookylemon4947]

The stuff with the kids is all well and cute, but Affleck’s character is talking about a life of poverty and having to work very hard for very little - something Damon’s character can get away from purely due to luck.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

It is but it is like destiny to me. It is your responsibility to use what you have instead of settling for less. Kinda.

[@matthewsims9469]

that's hilarious

[@RhoninFire]

That part sounds nice. What's wrong if Will just wants to find a nice girl and build a nice family while as his neighbor and best friend? There isn't. But it isn't about that. It's in Chuckie's key response of "You don't owe it to yourself, you owe it to me". It's not about Will must live to his potential, it's about how they live in poverty, but Will has a choice to not. As Will's best friend, he knows that's "bullshit". For himself, it's "alright" because that's all he can do, but he knows that's not true for Will. And any friend that truly care want to see their friend prosper - even if it means leaving him behind.

[@Neethan3247]

I wouldn't be surprised if Damon and Batfleck improvised some of these moments. They're just like brothers in real life.

[@jackiebarren210]

They are actually cousins in real life.

[@marshallinnocent5275]

...they wrote the movie

[@DonkeyLipsDA3rd]

@@marshallinnocent5275 they actually busted each others cheeks. Catch what I'm putting down?

[@25756881]

Many parts of the script originated from improvisations, so yes.

[@black_squall]

This was clearly not improvisation. Too perfect and well crafted.