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Pain, power and the lonely Genius
When searching for intellectual success and humanistic relationships between life and career, there is a simple formula which works for a few people. It is an equation which reads, Superior intellectual equals power, but results in pain and isolation. Such is the story of Will Hunting, superbly played by Matt Damon. Born with a I. Q. Genius, the young man seeks friends and mathematical challenges alike. Consequencly, when he finds either, he attacks one and embraces the other. As a result, he lives in a world of turmoil and volatile possibilities. Unable to tolerate authoritative or academic hypocrisy, he armors himself with the sword and shield of intellectual arrogance and gives battle to anyone and everything around him. What troubles him the most is the dark pain of abuse in his youth and it is here he is most vulnerable. Robin Williams who portrays Dr. Sean Maguire give one of his most stirring performances as a sensitive and compassionate psychiatrist. Equally matched as they are adroit, the two battle in an emotional arena, each seeking to fathom the other. The result? The creation of a truly remarkable film. ****

Do You Like Apples?
Enjoyable and captivating.

It's the story of how a group of roughian Boston South-side-of-towners ("Southies") live, and how one of the group (Matt Damon) seems to have a supernatural ability to solve math problems, absorb information from text books and interpret the info his own way. This ability is noticed by a math professor who attempts to cultivate Damon's character into a professional that uses the ability to succeed in government or business.

A psychiatrist is brought in to help tailor Damon into a more personable character, and a struggle ensues between the professor, the psychiatrist and Damon himself on what direction Damon's life should go in.

Ultimately very well done, and definitely NOT A CHICK-FLICK.

Not my kind of purchase, but definitely worth renting.

How do you like them apples?

My favorite movie of all time
I love this movie. I have it on VHS, and my desktop and laptop. I've seen it about seven times, and sadly, can basically quote the whole thing word for word.

I first saw it in 1998 or so, when I was 11, and loved it. Since then, I picked it up again and watched it- needless to say, there's a good bit more of it that I actually understand...

One thing I do not understand, however, is why people keep referring to Ben Affleck's character- Chuckie- as Will's "dumb sidekick." While next to him, sure, he would look like a "retarded gorilla" (wouldn't anyone?), he came off as quite intelligent to me- simply uneducated. I would have put him, at the very, VERY least, at a 115 IQ, more likely closer to 125. Now, to be sure, that's not a genius IQ (140+), but it's certainly plenty intelligent. Obviously, Will was over 200- making him one of the two or three in the world.

Ben's line near the end about Will getting the hell out of Southie (South Boston), and making something of himself are powerful. "You know, you're my best friend so don't take this the wrong way, but if you're still here in twenty years... I'll kill you."

Robin Williams, as always, a great actor.

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