Children who grow up in abusive households often spend their lives trying to control everything around them. When stability is absent and accountability becomes a blame game, the impulse to exert control makes sense.But that drive can become destructive, leading characters like Will Hunting to reject opportunities and push away anyone who gets close—all to avoid the risk of another failure.In Good Will Hunting, Will has already driven away five therapists when he meets Dr. Sean Maguire. The young janitor with genius-level intellect uses his sharp mind as a weapon to deflect anyone trying to reach him. But Mr. Maguire takes a different approach. He tells Will something no one has said before. "It's not your fault."In this article, we’re examining how four simple words by Dr. Maguire, “It’s not your fault,” stopped Will from walking down a path of self-destruction.To Give You a Little Context - YouTub Gus Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting follows the titular character, Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a young man with an extraordinarily high IQ who works as a janitor at MIT. Will’s talent is discovered by MIT Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) after he solves an extremely complicated formula left on the board for the students.Before Lambeau can do anything to help him, Will is arrested on charges of assault. Lambeau can save him from jail, but the judge gives one condition—he must study under Lambeau’s supervision and also visit a psychotherapist to seek help for his emotional volatility. With no way out, he...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Today