"Good Will Hunting" Analysis

"Good Will Hunting" (1997) Matt Damon plays Will Hunting, a boy genius whose living a rough life in Boston's south end. While being employed at a prestigious university in Boston, he's discovered by a Fields Medal winning Professor who eventually tries to get Will to change his life around with the help the therapist, Sean Maguire. The movie starts out with Will working as a janitor at MIT in Boston. The scene reveals his gift for …

…faced was a lack of confidence in his self, and trusting others. If he openly took help that was offered to him, he could have had many opportunities to change his life around sooner. He would have had the life he always wanted only if he was able to open up to others. If he had told his girlfriend the truth in the start, he would have had someone to confide in and support him.