It's Not Your Fault | Therapist breaks down Good Will Hunting scene ep. 6

[@mylittlethoughttree]

INTERESTING PINNED COMMENT: Firstly, thankyou again to everyone who's supported this series and me. It's been a long journey. As I say, I'm not yet sure if this is the end of the Good Will Hunting series, of if there's space to make some final "wrap up/additional comments" video. I won't make such a video unless there genuinely is a lot of extra things worth saying...so we'll see what happens about that. The Katie video I talked about that bears similarity to this scene has yet to have been made but, once it is, I'll link it in the description here. Here are the timestamps for anyone in need: 00:00 Intro 04:07 Argument 21:33 Will 30:46 It's Not Your Fault 40:50 Ending

[@marct8160]

Thanks to you!

[@pauldavies4503]

Thank you. It's a pleasure to listen to and watch your content. It's clear that you enjoy doing these and it really shines through. Genuinely surprised your channel hasn't exploded already but hopefully that'll happen soon and this can make you a little more money. A like and a share from me. Keep up the great work!

[@DamnDaniel850]

This has been a great series. I look forward to seeing your future videos and thank you for the content I didn't know I needed in my life.

[@jessegirten2090]

Thank you...I would love to see “Hector and the search for happiness”

[@MoriahDreams123]

I love the editing of these, the opening hooked me right away. I wouldn't worry about the future of this channel. I think you have plenty of ideas, and the talent and insight to go with them.

[@gokinsmen]

21:25 I think that moment is very important. As misguided as Jerry is, Will is clearly moved to see both the Professor and Sean having a bitter shouting match over him. Seeing two adults care that much about him is a new experience - you can see it in his reaction. No jokes this time. Just awkwardness and good manners ("I can come back"), neither of which is normal for Will.

[@claymccoy]

I never thought of that. Good observation.

[@KG-dx7in]

Really good point!

[@bekahswanson]

I always saw it as Will being happy to see Sean saying that Will was “a good kid” is what touched Will. To know that an adult thought so well of him since no one had ever really done that before. I never thought of your theory before but I think you’re spot on! I think I, and several others, kinda overlook Jerry bc we see him as pretentious and misguided, as you pointed out, but Jerry really did want what he thought was best for Will. It probably really did mean a lot to Will that not only one but two positive older male figures in his life cared so much for him as opposed to the toxic adult figures he had in his life as he went from foster home to foster home. I like the way you think!

[@LisaSimpsonRules]

Also there had already been that part in which the other of Jerry's protégés, the less brilliant one which came from a traditional educative background. had already happened. I can't remember his name, which I guess it's also the point: he was not a brilliant person, but he tried to make Will aware that Jerry really saw a huge potential on him and that it was a pity to throw it all away.

[@pvuccino]

For me, it was more like: "Oh, mom and dad are fighting again about me!" 😁😁

[@heydoeradio7298]

Man this scene broke me from personal experience

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

Me too. I spent a decade married to someone with Borderline Personality Disorder, and was constantly attacked, both verbally and physically. The breakthrough in my own counselling after I initiated the divorce was when I accepted that it wasn't my fault that me ex had behaved that way. She had spent years convincing me that it was always because of something I had done, but I know now that it very much wasn't.

[@SteaksAndBourbon]

Good will hunting was the first Robin Williams film I watched after he died. It took me 6 years because Robin was a huge part of my childhood and it was too hard to watch anything if his. I think I made the right choice with this one, I cried at this scene. Well written and acted by both.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

The acting is phenomenal, I think it's his best film

[@deeanna8448]

I simply couldn't watch his movies for about 3 years after he died. It was just too sad.

[@rct3nut74]

I love the line, "Used to go with the wrench..... because fuck him" I think it explains Wills character perfectly

[@davidreichl1931]

This is life, 3 crappy options and he chooses the worst. This wisdom will serve him if emotions don't cloud his judgement. Life is all about overcoming.

[@Anon1gh3]

@@davidreichl1931 Also, you know, more evidence.

[@GR1NDMOD22]

@@Anon1gh3if you choose the hard decision now it’ll be easier later

[@Dragonbahn]

Oh my GOD it's happening! Everybody stay calm! Everybody stay CALM!!

[@Cobra-vq6qr]

I have been seeing a therapist for 2 years now. I grew up in an abuse home abandoned by my biological father. My step father was EXTREMELY abusive. This series and my therapy sessions has been a God send. I'm finally after 2 years able to let people in ever so slightly. Unfortunately, as soon as I see anything that seems like abandonment I will slam the doors closed. We are still working on it. Thank you for this series.

[@xzonia1]

I wish you well in your journey of healing.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

As you say, it is often a slow and sometimes difficult process, but I'm very glad to hear you've come that far already. Thankyou for reaching out😊

[@jmckey]

I've been in therapy since I was 16, over 30 years ago. I was lucky to have parents that listened without defensiveness to my English teachers advice my junior year when she recommended I go to counseling (I still to this day dont know how she knew me so well). Then it was a full 10+ years later with a different counselor that I finally opened up about childhood sexual abuse/molestation I suffered from a male caregiver (the initial teenage counseling was just about family conflict/lack of emotional connection and how I felt it was affecting me). I see therapy as a life long journey that we all can use to help us with the very complex nature of human interactions, relationships, and managing the stress of an ever rapidly changing world. I plan to keep going to therapy until the day I die. I don't necessarily go every week but I would say I've never gone more than a year or two without seeing a Therapist. A couple counsleors have been a great fit, others have been OK. It's a lot like finding the right partner, at least for me. You can make progress with most any counselor but if the one you are with isn't feeling right or helping you to be accountable and make good emotional improvements/growth then it might be time to move on. And this is one relationship where it's ok to ghost the old partner if you want to 😊. You don't need to tell the counselor, "hey, I don't think you are working out for me, can you recommend someone else.". Although you can if you want and they are ethically bound to help you or at least transition away and transfer records when you find a new counselor. I've honestly lost count with how many counselors I've had at this point but I've only had one I've actively said goodbye to and it was when I was moving away and I wanted her to know how much she had helped me and how much I would miss our sessions.

[@sirblankenship]

It takes time my friend, stay on the right path, it will work out

[@isaacbeynon5739]

Hope you are still healing friend. Thinking of you in it ❤

[@macmcleod1188]

"Your not going to fail me" is a classic excellent writing trick of a layered statement with multiple meanings. "Will you tell the judge I should go to prison" "Will you fail me and let me down like everyone else when i was younger. "

[@Noteven0]

Fear makes Will feel weak, vulnerable and insecure. Will copes with his fear by fighting. He wants to hit others, sure… but more importantly, Will wants to be hit when he’s afraid. fighting triggers an endorphin rush which feels good physically, but mentally fighting dilutes his fear in a cocktail of fury and exhilaration… because those are emotions Will knows how to process. We all have emotions that we don’t want to deal with, and we all drown those emotions in something.

[@Invirulent]

I cried when I first saw this scene, and I cried again now as you broke it down. I was abandoned at 4 years old, adopted, then abandoned again at 12 because I was "too difficult". I was convinced it was my fault. My adoptive family had saved me from the state system. I saw them as heroes. Flawless. So I blamed myself. I was wrong. The monster. Somehow, it had to be my fault. I even went back many years later, and tried to show them that I was "better". That I was worth loving now. That I could be their son if they gave me a chance. I'm 36 now. And I've spent a lifetime unpacking the damage those events caused me. Finding self worth. Robin Williams felt like he was talking to me in this film. I broke just as Will did. I never managed any true reconciliation with my family. And sadly, their actions have shown me over the years they don't consider me family at all. I've come to peace with that. At 36, I've finally let go. I have people who love me now. Friends, my own family, my own children. I will never be able to erase my scars. But I'm working on being better everyday. On being a good father. I've found self worth and meaning within myself. It's still a struggle, everyday. It'll never not be. But I'm ok with that. Nothing worth attaining is easy.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Beautiful commment, thanks for sharing that,. I'm glad things are going better for you

[@SteveJubs]

Will absolutely be sticking around even as this series reaches its end, and I’m sure many others will too. Lovely thoughts as always.

[@bakago4746]

I know it's already stated to be the last of the series...but you know..if there's enough content for final words, I'd still watch it 😃

[@suzannax]

The first time I watched that scene it made me angry, I suppose I could relate and didn't want to deal with some problems, but having seen it several times since, I can see it's a masterpiece and is actually comforting.

[@thatquietasianguy9582]

The it’s not your fault part has so much layers I don’t think most people would see it.

[@macmcleod1188]

Insightful. And agree. The "will you fail me" line is also multi layer. This is what excellent writing looks like. And it's rare and difficult.

[@heatheranderson4763]

Don't worry about me unsubscribing. I find your channel fascinating. I look forward to more of your videos!! Thanks for putting up good content on youtube.

[@pwsiegel]

One thing this channel does particularly well is dwell on the context and setup that causes a particular moment to land - it's almost like psychoanalyzing a scene as if it were a person. This video drew not only on the context established in the rest of the series, but also on the immediate context like the argument between Sean and Jerry, and the role of Will's file as a sort of prop between Will and Sean. Understanding the role of the argument and the prop in the scene sheds light both on therapy and scene construction. There are two other therapy-adjacent movie scenes that hit a similar note for me, in case you're looking for more content inspiration: - The episode "Noel" from the West Wing - The final scene between Jessica Chastain and Kevin Costner in the movie Molly's Game

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

Oh wow, Noel. Gets me every time.

[@AlejandroSilva-mr7yy]

This is the only scene I can say that I always cry at, without fail. It's a weird feeling really, because I have no heavy trauma to relate to Will or whatever yet it always breaks me

[@misterbobby8913]

You have Good Empathy, that is Beautiful

[@natalie1991.]

Another great film suggestion is 1980’s “Ordinary People”. Interested to hear your take on it and the characters somewhere down the line!

[@77jsc]

He should definitely do Ordinary People!

[@77jsc]

Fisher King too!

[@entheo302]

Love that one

[@marinvidovic763]

Indeed !!! Ordinarg people !!! Yes yes yes !!! Extremely relevant movie,.... though, ... it may open up a Pandora box ,... I would like to see interpretation of that one. ...or ... few other : * Romulus my father * Prozac nation * Machinist ... few very relevant movies .

[@kallebanan1924]

Thank you for this. You keep telling people how much they have changed your life but I think you’re the one who have changed people’s lives the most with your videos, you’re the reason Im studying psychology at university, I really had no direction before this series. It truly inspired me.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Well that certainly puts things into perspective. Well if I could do that, then feel very honoured, glad I could help!😊

[@TessLowe]

I've been waiting for this one since I found your channel :)

[@HidinginPublic]

This scene is a masterpiece. My favorite scene from my Favorite Live Action Movie

[@tinagarcia4117]

Waiting for so long for this scene, explained through your eyes

[@gwenmorse8059]

Thank you for this series. I had no idea when I first watched the movie that the theraputic scenes were fairly realistic (other than dramatic moments like the assault). I've re-watched the movie over the years, but I never really "thought" about it, outside the story. As far as your thoughts about your channel - hearing the smile in your voice as you talk about your channel's success was great. Your ordinary thoughts - and your authentic self _do_ have value to your audience, and I'll be here as long as your nervous and self-deprecating laugh reassures me that you're still being authentic. I'm a little disappointed to learn my own therapist isn't hiding a magic wand :D.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Thankyou, that's very kind 😊 quite a nice experience to discover so many people are pleased for me

[@annajamjam1383]

He just HAD to add sad music when talking about and showing the scene. Was like 10x more heartbreaking 😢

[@efoxkitsune9493]

I actually found your channel through the Spirited Away video. Then I found all this other stuff and needless to say I discoverered one of my absolute favourite channels on KZbin. I'm definitely here to stay, hehe. Thank you for this amazing journey of a series. Keep up the great work - or, most importantly, keep doing what you love! I'm sure there'll be plenty of people more than happy to listen. 💛

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Thankyou, very nice to hear, I most certainly will continue 😊

[@briankasnick4403]

To chase the attention of the masses can often have a negative affect on quality. The reason I subscribed is because you weren’t clickbait and you had a quality that I felt was unmatched by many other channels. I honestly don’t care what you cover, but whatever it is, you should be passionate about it. That’s why we love you.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Oh that's a given, yeah. I'd burn out if I weren't passionate. Having said that, there's so many things I'm passionate to talk about, so it's always fun to ask which of those things would interest people most

[@FiveAcreFarm]

I'm a music therapist, and a lot of your analyses resonate with me and clients I have worked with...especially about transference and countertransference when working with people who may have a similar background as you! Love your channel - I often put your videos on at night to help me fall asleep because your voice is soothing!

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Wow, thankyou! Music therapy is something I'd love to learn more about someday

[@FiveAcreFarm]

@@mylittlethoughttree It's definitely a great way to facilitate therapy and it's extremely rewarding. Much like traditional therapies there are different modalities that people subscribe to as well - psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, etc. No true "right" way to do it!

[@tonystark106422]

Suggestion: Have you considered doing a character by character analysis of the jurors in 12 Angry Men?

[@robertmatthews9650]

Excellent idea!

[@joshuahicks7798]

I would definitely love to hear his thoughts on that

[@Jesusfish1110]

That would be a good one

[@horaspeher3368]

I would love that, great idea!!

[@jespermossberg7232]

This. Please, this.

[@supersammich344]

AND NOW... THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!

[@SleepyLeeeee]

I love this series and the Breakfast Club series. But my heart is with the Katie series. I also really like your video's where you look at artwork and such. No worries, I think you have plenty of talent to cover a wide range of things and still keep your subs. Congratulations on your phenomenal channel growth and for always keeping the integrity of your work priority. Also, I missed this live and it's not my fault :) Oh and I've been here a while, watching you grow. I knew you would and I think it's sweet your humbled by it.

[@vanjagvozdenovic9430]

I think what you do is amazing. I am a psychology student and i have always had a lot of questions when it comes to therapy. I have found a lot of answers while watching your videos and also some more questions. I have always loved this movie and have had many questions and when i saw your first video recommended i clicked instantly and was far from disappointed. I hope you continue giving us content on whatever you want. This is my first ever youtube comment so i hope you see this haha.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

I do indeed see your comment, and I appreciate it massively, thanks for reaching out ☺️

[@RodMeetsWorld]

THE KING IS BACK! You don't understand how much this series means for me and it made me self analyze a lot about myself. Happy that you got all the recognition that you deserved. Wishing you the best man

[@AaronIsntHere]

Personally- this series has made me realize just how much I love the movie.

[@Epicawes]

I am an emotional being, and this scene what I told me partner to watch to understand me. Not so much the thematic material, but the line, the famous fucking line "its not your fault."

[@jommysalami227]

Cant watch this scene without crying. Literally everytime.

[@jommysalami227]

I cried while watching this video

[@ems7623]

Interesting isn't it that this famous scene gets to something pretty fundamental to human experience.

[@1987Onslaught]

Finishing this series is like finishing counseling, deeply uplifting and saddening. Thanks for all your effort and thoughts on this.

[@thatarcherkidjr5580]

Thank you, I'm in school for psych going to med school after.... It's hard to keep going when I'm just learning, but not applying. These videos keep my love of therapy and mental health strong.

[@robertmatthews9650]

I am definitely staying a subscriber. Although good will hunting is one of my favorite movies and what brought me too this channel, there are hundreds if not thousands of more stories to analyze. And I will be there sifting through them all.

[@andiralosh2173]

Imagine if we put this much work into ensuring everyone had a chance at thier full potential

[@mylittlethoughttree]

For all people argue it would cost too much on the state, I increasingly feel like with the amount you'd say in policing, criminal damages, prison, and getting more people working at the jobs they can be best at, it'd probably turn out as profitable for the economy

[@andiralosh2173]

@@mylittlethoughttree the vindictive actions of power are baffling to me. Means testing people who need to feed thier children, multimultimillion dollar companies spending millions of dollars on legal fees rather than helping the people they harmed, the Jimmy Johns owner spending like 84k on an anti union company rather than giving fast food workers sick time. It's everywhere. People like to pretend it makes sense but vast harm cannot compare to slight savings

[@jossspear]

All the future videos you mentioned that you are going to make sound really interesting!! I will definitely continue to subscribe and watch!

[@KG-dx7in]

I just want to thank you for your videos, not just your Good Will Hunting videos but all the other ones too. I have learned so much for your channel. It has given me a greater interest in psychology. It has also made me feel less frightened for starting counselling. I just wanted to thank you. Thank you for the positive impact your videos have given me and everybody else who watches your channel 💕💕 (I don't like leaving long paragraphs and I'm sorry if what I wrote comes across as cringey or over the top or dramatic. Please know that wasn't my intention)

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Not cringey atall! Very touching, thankyou so much 😊

[@TimCools_WithALongO]

It's really nice to see such a wholesome series end so happily and I'm excited to see what you'll do next. There is one thing about this film that I find underdiscussed, though, which is Will's decision at the very end of the story to drive off to California to find Skylar. As nice as it felt to see that moment Chuckie fantasised about, and to see Will use the same sentence Sean used when he skipped on the baseball game with his friends, I don't think going to California was the right thing for him to do. Even ignoring the repercussions they might have had for the getting-on-his feet he was doing in Boston (assuming he intended to stay in California for a long time, because that's definitely the impression the ending gives), the way his last conversation with Skylar went would have absolutely justified her not wanting to see him again. She made it clear in their fight that she wouldn't contact him or be in his life if he said he didn't love her, and he still did; very coldly, after having just threatened her physically - and, may I add, after she called him out on lying about his many brothers - and leaving her in what could only have been agonising heartbreak. None of these things were deserved, and for Will to then show up in California - presumably uninvited and unannounced - would be extremely dismissive of how he himself made Skylar feel. Besides that, he was only just starting to come to terms with his trauma, and there was still a lot he had to work on in terms of managing the impact it has had on him. As you said in the video: a moment like the one he had with Sean would still require some time and work afterwards to truly internalise the lessons from. And even if he is doing the work and doing a good job of it, Skylar doesn't seem to know about it, and I don't think any audience should ever be made to think that someone improving on their own mental health inherently means they get to force themselves back into the lives of people they've deeply hurt along the way. I'm not saying Will is a bad person or undeserving of the kind of relationship he had with Skylar, but given the circumstances of their breakup, it seems unlikely he would succeed in making amends, nor do I think he *should* succeed at it, because ultimately what he did to Skylar - no matter how sorry he may truly be - was something no one with healthy boundaries should be eager to move past, at least not if that was the last interaction you have with that person and they then show up at your door unsolicitedly after you've moved away. TL;DR I'm sure that if Sean knew the details of the breakup, he would've told Will going to Skylar was a bad idea, and I imagine the filmmakers knew this on some level and so chose not to include a scene where the two meet again because that would be profoundly difficult to make into a happy moment. I love this film, I love its characters, and I love the story it wants to tell, but I just think that aspect shouldn't be absent from the discussion.

[@xzonia1]

Yeah, you make very good points here. I like your thoughts on this scene. If a scene of Skylar and Will meeting again in CA had ever been shot, what I would have liked to have seen was him knocking on her door, asking politely to speak with her, and (her being willing to hear him out because that's the sort of person she is) giving her a sincere apology. Will could explain that he lied to her when he said he didn't love her because he was scared and needed to push her away, and he wants her to know that he lied, but he doesn't expect her to just forgive him. He'd like to have a chance to have her in his life again, if she's willing, but he wanted her to know the truth either way, and they could go from there. Even if she were to forgive him, I find it hard to imagine she would trust that he really does love her after hearing him tell her he doesn't. It is a deep wound to have to heal. Hollywood loves this idea of actions speak louder than words, but him driving to CA doesn't erase the words he said to her. It would take time to rebuild their relationship, which in many ways wasn't a good one to begin with. He lied to her about who he was from the beginning and never really trusted her or let her in, so the guy she loves is someone she doesn't really even know. They would have to spend time actually getting to know each other - mostly her getting to know the real him - before they could have a real relationship. I agree they made the wise choice in not showing a scene of them reuniting. That's like a whole other movie on its own. Romance isn't realistic as a way for 2 people to have a successful life together. Will has issues he needs to work on, and he needs to have his own life first before he tries to form a lasting relationship with Skylar or anyone else. It's not healthy for him either to try to make his whole life fit around her, any more than it would be for her to fit her life around his. Suddenly being in a new city, having to find housing and a job, and having zero friends in town aside from the woman you've given every reason to hate you is a high-stress situation for anyone to put themselves in, and not a great way to start a healthy relationship with another person. I'm not saying they couldn't work it out, but it would definitely be work. She did make it clear before she left town she still loves him, but there's still a lot of work to do there.

[@TimCools_WithALongO]

@@xzonia1 Thank you so much for the reply! I was worried my comment would've sparked mostly negative feelings in people, as it does (in fairness) pull the carpet out from under what many people consider to be a hopeful and relatable ending. I'm not sure I would imagine their reunion going like that, though. I will admit, I did have to rewatch her leaving scene before typing this, and I didn't remember that phone call they had after the fight before posting my first comment. I also didn't remember her seeming to really look for Will at the airport, but looking at the scene again, she might well (or might not) have been, though I don't think it would make much sense to do at all at the terminal, where you can't enter before you've passed certain document checks for your flight but maybe it's different in the US than where I live and/or in the 1990s than it is now. I'm neither American nor old enough to know. Anyway, having rewatched the scene in full, I'm actually *more* covinced she'd turn Will away immediately than I was before, even if she is a nice person. He not only got violent with her in a situation where he was in the wrong, but *he* called her afterwards and when he was given the chance to take back what he said in the fight - even though it wouldn't have changed that she was leaving and he was staying so I think there was even less pressure - he still didn't do it and left her crying a second time. Now, supposing she really was looking for him to show up at the airport, that would make it three consecutive times that Will's actions broke her heart. I know of a licensed counselor on this site who regularly talks about trauma and relationships/attachments in streams (her name is Kris Godinez if you're curious) and a mantra I've heard her say a lot is "Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a known pattern." Now, again, I don't want to demonise Will or say he's beyond being better, but by the time she reached California and got set up in her new place, Skylar should, by all rights, be in a place where she has accepted that Will is out of the picture for good and that she needs to live on without him, as per his own signals. For him to then take a chance that he wasn't given, after rejecting the two chances he was given (I'll be generous and not count the third one here as he wasn't explicitly told that she wanted to see him at the airport) would be extremely jarring to her and I think it would definitely taint the relationship even more than the fight did. Will may have moved past the behaviours that ruined the relationship, but for Skylar to get over all of those experiences and allow him back into her life would take an effort from her that I think Will - for all his redeeming qualities - has forfeited the right to ask. Assuming he did go through with it, knocked on her door, and was found with immediate rejection (perhaps without so much as a single word spoken by Skylar before she shuts the door), I think the only good move for him would be to leave a letter expressing how sorry he is about the way things went before going back home. Perhaps she would read it, perhaps she wouldn't. Perhaps reading it would salvage things or even repair them, perhaps it wouldn't. I think we're better off not knowing.

[@xzonia1]

@@TimCools_WithALongO Yeah, agreed. What I said is what I'd hope to see, not what's likely to happen in a Hollywood movie, especially from that time period. And yeah, Will could've easily shown up in the airport if he'd wanted to, as rules back in the 1990's concerning who enters airports were very lax prior to 9/11/2001. It was common for people to go into airports to see off loved ones in the 1990's. So you're right, she was hoping to see him in the airport and so was disappointed a third time that he didn't show.

[@heerakathakor6016]

I think you make a very good point. In real life, this would backfire tremendously. However, I think the movie implies that Skylar is not oblivious to the struggle Will has gone through in his life, and to an extent even understands why Will acts the way he does. Skylar didn't really have a character arc, she was instead used as character development device for Will. Before meeting Skylar and Sean, Will looked at the worst parts of everyone (his former therapists, the assistant professor, Jerry, even Sean at the start) and let that determine if he wanted to have anything to do with them, which is why he only has three friends. Out of those three, two are implied to be older than him. Being older, they perhaps understand what Will went through in his life(they don't know the details but they know it certainly wasn't pretty), and went above and beyond since childhood to show him that they care for him and love him(remember the part where Will gets out of his car to beat his kindergarten bully, and Chuckie instantly telling Morgan to get the fuck out of the car and help Will?). They'll always be there for Will, and Will would also be there for them too. When will talks about taking his son to little league with the rest of the gang, Chuckie tells him to go fuck himself because he knows Will has been scared of his potential the entire time. His “I'll fucking kill you” at the construction site is a subtle way of letting Will know that while he loves and cares for him as a friend, he won't be proud of Will if he pretends that there's more nobility in Chuckie's job, since Chuckie is only doing it because he can't do anything else. It would be making a fool of a Chuckie, and demeaning him. That's the first time Will realized that while those who love him are going to look out for him, they'll also push him to be what he's capable of being. That's what makes Will to go back to therapy and trust Sean. The argument that he overheard between Gerry and Sean further hammers home the fact that those people really care for him. That's why he decides to pursue Skylar, because he realises that the people close to him try and push him a little bit not because they want to make Will uncomfortable, but because they want him to make the best out of his life. I'm sure if Skylar saw him again, the movie would make it look like she was happy to see Will. But in real life, Will would probably be in for a rude awakening.

[@smittysmeee]

Part of the pain in admitting abuse wasn't our fault is that it's admitting we never had control over what happened to us. It's easier to believe we drove someone to mistreat us, especially if we were children and that someone was supposed to love us, than it is to believe someone abused us on their own and there was nothing we did or could have done to stop it. Not only does that fact make that person we loved evil, but it means we might not be able to stop it from happening again. That's genuine vulnerability. And any survivor will you it is terrifying, as the truth so often is. As Christ said, the truth will set us free. Sometimes freedom hurts worse than imprisonment, at least at first. These videos are so good. Thought provoking, soothing, uplifting, and a great way to relive amazing movies. Thank you for all the work you put into them. I'm subbed.

[@destinyeyoung0128]

This was a brilliant take on going about this movie. I truly love this film and can not imagine how Good Will Hunting could have done it qothout Robin Williams.

[@Matty002]

ugh people who complain about the scene being too unrealistic probably have no issue watching movies like toy story where the entire movie is unrealistic. they act like they started fighting eachother with magic or something

[@killianmccluff36]

Loved this series. The best playlist series on KZbin. Even the nostalgia I get from your first video to now. Quite the experience.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Mad how much time has passed and how much has changed since then 😆

[@briankasnick4403]

This swung back around in my recommended just now. Yes I will be watching this again. I gotta have something to fill the void between your Ted Lasso episodes. ;) And I can say that I did not unsubscribe. I don’t watch them all, but I love your take on the medium that I love.

[@Klide-dorf]

Please consider a series on the 1980 film Ordinary People. I feel it has some absolutely brilliant representations about survivors guilt, depression, complex family dynamics, and therapy.

[@gabividigal2839]

wonderful to see the climax of the series! thank you, all of the episodes are great. I have a suggestion, the therapy scenes in the episode Broken of House MD are great, and he goes to a few more sessions throughout season 6, it'd be great for you to analyse! cheers!

[@LeanneGodfried-jp5uh]

The other thing about Jerry and Sean’s argument and Will walking in to say I can come back is analogous to Will for the first time hearing for his real and caring Father (Jerry) and Mother (Sean) would say. To Will, he would feel loved even from an argument because his parents cares about him and his future. Something he never had.

[@petrirajaniemi4370]

Probably the most and longest awaited part of any KZbin video series ever!

[@nikolastiscareno4963]

interestingly enough when I look back at Sean and the Professors argument and Will hearing it, it almost feels as though Will is hearing an argument between his two parents one wanting him to use his talents and succeed past their own achievements and another wanting to figure out their Childs ambitions and feelings towards certain things

[@tamimoyer429]

Just found your channel. Watched all of the Breakfast Club and watching all I can find. Love your videos.

[@SmokeTheHolyChalice]

Hello from Texas, and let me begin by saying that you definitely deserve it, my friend. I’m sure I speak for most of us when I say that it was your hard work, knowledge, and experience that were truly responsible for your good fortune. This is a win. In turn, we get it for free, and that’s a win. So, win-win, which I believe couldn’t have happened to a nicer, more talented, yet humbler person. This is as it should be. 😉

[@SynthRockViking]

This my favorite scene I'm like "Ik I've done nothing wrong, how can it be fault? why you telling me this? And why am I loosing composure? 😭"

[@randieshanesings]

I love your therapist’s analysis of therapy in movies because it gives people some insight into how realistic these depictions are, and how much clients should be basing their expectations of therapy on what they are seeing here, and what good therapy actually is (sometimes in contrast to what’s happening on the screen, sometimes not). But I also love that you are giving people a little window into what it’s like to be a therapist, OUR humanity. Thank you so much for this series. I hope you are able to find a way to keep providing this particular perspective - there are so many examples of therapy and therapists in media that could use your attention!

[@genericfuton7750]

Probably just because this had Robin Williams in it but I was just thinking it would be nice to hear your thoughts on What Dreams May Come. I very much enjoy the way you break down movies and think that it is useful in the sense that it shows what movies can teach us about ourselves through showing it in their characters. Given the movie is about massive trauma and human connections I think your insights would be very enjoyable.

[@kaneinkansas]

This is his catharsis. For one to fully process an emotion, or to fully grieve a loss, they must get their intellect in harmony and intimacy with their emotive sphere of their mind and then it has to process these together. When this alignment is arrived at, and the intellect delegates to the emotive sphere, the flow of expression can be an emotional torrent - as shown here. The intellectual acknowledging the emotive's condition doesn't always, probably normally doesn't happen that fast in real life. Catharsis is emotional vomiting. Like real vomiting's, it starts in the gut, travels up thru the chest and finds its way out thru the face. Like real vomiting, one feels remarkably better afterwards. Interestingly it seems like Robyn Williams is shoving the file into towards Matt Damon's gut.

[@SloaneLasers]

When my social worker of 8 years decided to move out to the West coast, we hugged, and it was the right thing to do. But I can see how it may not always be. I love your videos, especially TBC ones.

[@605gbird]

Just so you know, I’ll watch anything you make! your analysis and perspective are very stimulating

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Literally I started this series yesterday, I’m so glad I found you just in time to watch this masterpiece of scene! I’m a person with therapy, and really love your analyses, helps me to get another points of view from a professional. This movie really hits me, so I’m very happy you finally got the opportunity to actualize this episode. Lot of love from Chile :) ❤️

[@ericantonsen8536]

I remember watching this movie for the first time and I thought the “It’s not your fault” scene was not believable. I’ve watched this movie many times and still thought the same thing, until you broke down what was really going on. Thank You for taking us on this journey. Your insights and ability to explain have really opened my eyes. What was once my least favourite scene has now become my favourite scene in this movie.

[@WakeUpUniverse66]

Came for the Good will hunting videos, Stayed for the good content. Keep up the good work brother!

[@T0XiCPeaches]

Let's get him his silver play button!

[@DPredator]

Hope you reach 100k subs soon, you deserve it!

[@Kay-xb9cp]

Thank you for doing this ‘It’s not your Fault’ analysis. I found your channel via the Good Will Hunting videos and have loved listening to your comments about it, especially as you’re a trained counsellor. Robin Williams is excellent in this film. He’s also excellent in a film called Awakening, I don’t know if you’ve seen that one but it would be an great one to hear your comments on.

[@thelastbrobo7826]

If you were beaten as a kid this scene broke you.

[@varunbendre]

i’m absolutely bawling my eyes out right now. thank you

[@juneclark263]

It would be really cool to see you interpret other films or even a series! You are a fantastic listen!!

[@redunkulous9901]

A boss on the phone with his employee over a grievance, and saying the line from GWH, "It's not your fault" over and over again is such a Michael Scott move.

[@agenteggboy9526]

I was one of the people who subscribed because of your comment. It has been so great to see the channel grow over the few years and seems fitting that this video comes out as you are about to hit 100k.

[@jonathanramirez4769]

I found this channel because Good Will Hunting is my favourite movie. There are so many connections between my story and Wills story. It felt like I was going to therapy myself, I learned a lot about myself through your channel and especially this series. Cheers.

[@oneradlad]

This movie has always had a special place in my heart. I have greatly enjoyed your videos. Thank you.

[@maymapmaygiongconheo6870]

LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

[@charklat]

This series is making me crack down more about my own trauma and how I respond to situations and circumstances and what the story i tell myself of my past is, it really is quite insightful and I think this series helped to shed a light on how people act, the delicate ways we communicate, and the reasons for our actions, thanks for the series! P.S your voice is quite relaxing !

[@mylittlethoughttree]

Ah thanks for letting me know! Glad it could help in some small way ☺️

[@jeremyknowles5897]

Thank you for your videos. I get legitimately excited when I see you've released a new one. I've been waiting for this video for a while and it was extraordinary.

[@charleslynch340]

That comment was how I found your channel

[@spencerhealy877]

I am very lucky to have this video show up in my reccomended section, I had watched the rest of the series and many other videos on your channel and apparently was not subscribed, so the algorithm made it disappear until now. Keep up the good work.

[@dancecommando]

Fantastic, loved every part of this series, and your channel in general

[@Overtime123]

Positive comment for the algo

[@gillesbisson199]

I would love to hear you talk about Dead Poet Society, another great movie with Robin Williams. And a lot of interesting characters to look at and try to understand.

[@claymccoy]

He did a video on that already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWnLp4Cuarmkhtk

[@mylittlethoughttree]

I did two other videos on it, too. That first one was more a ramble, but I've done an indepth analysis on the scene of Neil's death, and on the opening scene, too

[@gillesbisson199]

@@claymccoy Oh, thank you !

[@gillesbisson199]

@@mylittlethoughttree Oh great ! I'll take a look ! Thanks !

[@phantomparty2079]

Regarding the intro I’m so glad you were able to find success with this video series, the first video in this series was the first video of yours I’ve watched and I’ve probably watched 70% of your videos since. You make great content

[@jorgesaldivar9524]

As a school counseling student, I wanted to thank you for these amazing videos. I look forward to your future content!

[@Amoechick]

Aw yeah; excellent start to a day I wasn’t looking forward to. Thank you for posting this power-up!

[@ashleystewart9428]

Been waiting for the end of this series for ages, loved your analysis of good will hunting

[@noone-xe1ss]

Don't doubt yourself, I cannot wait for whatever videos you put out! I value your interpretations and ideas more than I care about the ending of a video series. Love the work, keep up the amazing job!!!

[@jockleyfedora8018]

After I watched GWH I instantly hopped on YT to see what more there was. What happened after was the discovery of your channel and soon became one of my favourites. I am so glad I have been on this journey with you since 50k and am very excited for you to hit the 100k mark. Thank you for the good times.

[@BryanO92]

One of the running themes of GWH for me is the fetishization of intellect, as embodied by Dr. Lambeau, and the nature of ambition. He seems to take it as given that everyone must keep an intellectual ranking of all the people they know, as he apparently does. By the end of the film I felt like if Will were finally recruited by Lambeau, he would end up essentially doomed to become Lambeau.

[@mickeyodunikan1712]

In a way this scene is also therapy for the viewer because everyone has a shame associated with being that truly isn’t their fault.

[@sealight78]

not gonna lie. I was really afraid I'd miss it. Been waiting for this since I found your channel from the beginning of the series (thanks algorithm). Proud of you and you've helped me a lot through these times. You're a real gem, dude. Thank you. So much.

[@xzonia1]

I binge-watched Series 3 of After Life this morning on Netflix and cried through all 6 episodes, so I wasn't sure I could even handle watching this video today, but oddly I found your analysis of this scene comforting and providing a sense of closure I didn't get from AL. Thank you for that.

[@RyanDyalRealEstate]

I have enjoyed the series. And I began by reading that famous long comment on another video. It is still bringing people to you. It ia working even while you sleep. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on a movie I have loved for years. I love it even more now.

[@maxlindemann1429]

Such a pleasure to see the conclusion to this series. Thank you for all the hard work and thought you've put into it.

[@AmbivalentAlexthymic]

The QUALITY of the GWH videos is what made me subscribe. I want to see what else you do!

[@godstomper]

Will has bpd. The its not your fault line does work. Some people need to have it hammered into their psyche which is why people might feel this scene was forced. Will is a hard head. Sean is the jack hammer

[@Aloisk2012]

Finding this a bit late - amazing work as always! It's been a great journey following this over the last few months

[@quistwing]

thank you so much for this video. i remember stumbling upon your first on accident, and i've never seen such a good and detailed take on a movie before. you truly opened my eyes to all of this, and also all your talk about how therapy works made me end up seeking out a therapist - which was something i needed for years but was terrified of. thank you so much for all these videos.

[@mylittlethoughttree]

That's quite wonderful to hear, thankyou! I hope your experience of therapy has been positive

[@Ironborn4]

Thank you for making these videos. We share a lot of media interests and I think the content you make are a wonderful addition to KZbin. Keep going on! Can't promise I'll watch everything but I'll definitely pay attention.

[@zackbard9420]

oh hey, the one that has never made sense to me because I've always thought it was my fault, then I come back and watch the scene and cry

[@rickyyt7305]

Great series of course. IF YOU WANT TO DO MORE…consider providing introspection into how Will’s friends and other relationships shape his healing. Lots to chew on there, the biggest is chucky construction scene. Thanks for sharing.