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  • Опубліковано 1 лип 2006
  • self-protection
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    scene from the movie "Good Will Hunting" (1997).
    Directed by
    Gus Van Sant
    Written by
    Matt Damon &
    Ben Affleck
    CastingRobin Williams as Sean Maguire
    Matt Damon as Will Hunting
    Ben Affleck as Chuckie Sullivan
    Stellan Skarsgård as Prof. Gerald Lambeau
    Minnie Driver as Skylar
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  • @Mst3kfan1994
    @Mst3kfan1994 11 років тому +954

    Man, Robin Williams deserved the Oscar and Affleck and Damon deserved all of their due credit, but not nearly enough people talk about how great Stellan Skarsgard was here.

    • @BigMac8000
      @BigMac8000 4 роки тому +35

      He knew how to play an unflinching overly ambitious academic, that's not easy to play. Nobody can honestly say if he cares for will or not, or if he cares what Will can do - or if it's just the math he's after, it's all so beautifully blended you hate him because you know it's at least some of those things.
      It's a person you know in your life, who you understand, but you're never sure how much.

    • @harveydodd8803
      @harveydodd8803 3 роки тому +1

      Good performance but the accent always threw me.

    • @derrickb427
      @derrickb427 3 роки тому +1

      @@harveydodd8803 The accent was actually modified to add a bit of southie influence like you can hear in "Re-TAH-ded gorillas". It does have a very immigrant quality to it which I personally think fits better with the movie than Minnie Driver's natural Engish-New England accent which was out of place in Boston.

    • @pendragonU
      @pendragonU 3 роки тому +2

      @@harveydodd8803 Boston is full of accents not just from the country side of Mass or NE, but also from across the neighbors border in Quebec and fresh waves of Irish always all around of all ages, from the 1940's or 1990's and depending from which part of Ireland. So no matter which neighborhood you live your own accent is modified even by small bits by these around your street and in your own family.

    • @pendragonU
      @pendragonU 3 роки тому

      Stellan is always suave and subtle but World Class making the complex layers of a role seem simple and effortless, and like those who are great at it even without words his eyes and unexpected but precise timing of delivery proves it. Also here he is playing the sparring part letting or actually footing with weight for Robin's to build and pull his from within and deliver his best blows. He has to be as good or better to hate him to make Robin's own lines shine with more impact, which actually Robin and Stellan must have had fun asthey must have realized during rehearsals that it is usually their real life personalities but in opposites, the Scandinavian being the more calm and reflexive and the Robin's we all knew the more explosive and rapid fire despondent spirit. They must had done reverse roles reads to show each other how easier and must have had many laughs until nailing it with each other's help.
      When you are working with another pro, it gets better the work you too do and you can even lift the bar with a good script to work with, because your partner can support the acrobatic to attempt higher highs in performance. Think of another two greats, like Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer not just because they were a male woman and some chemistry there could help, but the way they delivered when together (the first time for her) although Michelle was just a newbie handling her best, beside someone not just any other actor but as huge as Pacino even shorter than Tom Cruise or Dustin Hoffman. By the time they both came to Frankie and Johnny, it wasn't just "another romance" but as good as real with incredibly difficult layers not for any easy love story actors or teen romcoms and both were razors sharp in cannibalistic performances, it must have been hard for director and crew to pause for 'cut!' between scenes or takes. By the time Michelle did her role next to a difficult but genius Jack Nicholson, she was beyond ready as her role would call for, so she could eat Jack's animalistic Wolfman role seeming almost not as good enough as years earlier in Kubrick's himself, not needing to do any sparring to Michelle's to shine above him. The scenes together were electrifyingly mesmerizing, both eerie rare, and curiously too playing almost also the opposite of their real lives personalities he becoming the controlled by some Force superior to himself and her assuming the controller one taking over so seamlessly. When your scene mate gives as hard as you can give, even more is coming from where they have it

  • @heyheytaytay
    @heyheytaytay 13 років тому +738

    "He was abandoned by the people who were supposed to love him most" that's the nail on the head.

    • @cerahjoselet7423
      @cerahjoselet7423 3 роки тому +11

      the "big successful" guy is as illiterate about how trauma disfigures powerful people (maybe even himself) as everybody else who ever was only able to do so much for Will.

    • @michaelburnham3202
      @michaelburnham3202 2 роки тому +1

      @@cerahjoselet7423w

    • @comegetpsalm7362
      @comegetpsalm7362 2 роки тому +5

      Exactly what I've been going trough.

  • @kamikrazi123
    @kamikrazi123 13 років тому +730

    the last shot of the scene is beautiful. You forget that Will is some prodigal genius and all you see is some oblivious kid amongst parents fighting for what's best for him.

    • @eddygci8
      @eddygci8 4 роки тому +5

      I just now saw that last part about parents you mentioned. Wow thank you

    • @zada4a
      @zada4a 4 роки тому +6

      Ha! Gayyyyy

    • @zada4a
      @zada4a 3 роки тому +3

      @@unowen7591 better 12 than 122 #wisdom #nofap

    • @treepizzle
      @treepizzle 3 роки тому +8

      @@zada4a lol. So dumb it’s funny.

    • @iah5212
      @iah5212 3 роки тому

      @@zada4a y

  • @andreiradulescu22
    @andreiradulescu22 6 років тому +1449

    I like it when two characters have opposing viewpoints and still you can't say that one is the good guy and the other is the bad guy.

    • @hanneswurstbrot6902
      @hanneswurstbrot6902 5 років тому +64

      because it´s taken out of life. everybody knows it deep inside, that no one ist just good OR bad. we all have the two sides in us. That´s why films like superman took the way down the shi**er. Nobody is interrested in one dimensional charakters.

    • @prateeksarin177
      @prateeksarin177 5 років тому +12

      Philosophical Dilemma!

    • @ruffryder135
      @ruffryder135 5 років тому +76

      The both just wanted what was best for him. But only one of them knew how to approach Will. Thats why the Processor sent him to Robim Williams in the first place cause he knew they both were from the southside of Boston so he figured maybe they would be able to speak to each other more comfortable.

    • @theguywhoisaustralian1465
      @theguywhoisaustralian1465 5 років тому +49

      Robin's the good guy

    • @calebvidic628
      @calebvidic628 5 років тому +80

      Its pretty clear that Robin speaking of a healthy view of success vs failure is much more correct than narcissism. As soon as the narcissists mind experiences failure there is no back up because it's all or nothing, and as soon as failure happens the narcissist destroys people around them to bring themselves up. Narcissism is simply an over exaggerated defensive shield to deal with unresolved feelings of doubt.

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 10 років тому +479

    R.I.P. Robin Williams. Some phenomenal acting here. You will be missed.

    • @michaeldemilia5496
      @michaeldemilia5496 5 років тому +5

      he nailed this entire movie, no one could of replaced him. He destroyed this role

    • @humbertoflores2545
      @humbertoflores2545 2 роки тому +1

      A good drama movie of him was Insomnia, he was the bad guy and Al Pacino was an scared Investigator.. watch it.

    • @speedbird9313
      @speedbird9313 2 роки тому

      @@humbertoflores2545 An Stellan Skarsgård was actually in the original Insomnia

  • @soccerprog226
    @soccerprog226 11 років тому +855

    I love this movie because the biggest villain isn't the professor, but Will himself. The professor isn't a bad guy, he just knows that he is where he is because of the choices he's made, and the path he's taken in life. Both Sean and him have perfectly valid points, and neither of them is completely wrong or completely right. It's absolutely sublime.

    • @christianarreguin4879
      @christianarreguin4879 4 роки тому +20

      soccerprog226 Will isn’t a villain there is no villain

    • @bibliowolf5735
      @bibliowolf5735 4 роки тому +48

      Their is no human villain in this film; Will's enemy is his ability or inability to move on from his past and experience vulnerability. The professor is obsessed with motivating Will into the type of success he personally thinks Will should be. The doctor, as an expert in psychology or psychiatry is the one who is able to recognize Will's true limits and potential...and realizes that the wrong approach is going to result in a repeated negative cycle or worse; suicide or hurting others. The professor is misguided in regards to Will b/c he is not an expert in therapy.

    • @NealX_Gaming
      @NealX_Gaming Рік тому +5

      I love this movie because there IS NO VILLAIN. Everyone is a flawed human being. It's not a Disney movie.

    • @fultinbras
      @fultinbras Рік тому +2

      not every movie has to have a villain bro

    • @Joe_Parmesan
      @Joe_Parmesan Рік тому +2

      Will is antagonistic toward himself, but the villain is Will's guardians, even though they're unseen. Jerry is a prick with how he views others, especially Sean

  • @-CrampedStyle-
    @-CrampedStyle- 4 роки тому +498

    "It's not about you, you mathematical dick!" This is likely the best line in a movie from the 20th Century.

  • @351974gordon24
    @351974gordon24 6 років тому +546

    His protection of Will is the definition of love.

    • @Ccirgrg
      @Ccirgrg 5 років тому +13

      not really. it's a representation of care

    • @samuelrs5138
      @samuelrs5138 4 роки тому +4

      @@Ccirgrg I think it's a mix of the two - clinical and personal

    • @theoriginalt-paine3776
      @theoriginalt-paine3776 4 роки тому +5

      The death of what duty? The duty to take care of one's family? That IS love. The duty to do right by others? That is also love in a sense, love for your fellow human beings. Or is the duty you refer to some arbitrary duty to the state, or society? Like the duty to waste your life fighting wars the state starts on behalf of corporations, or wealthy elites who seek not to benefit humanity, but to control resources in order to control humanity through deprivation, and coercion. Or the arbitrary duty to respect authority even when it is working against the interest of mankind, and it's in the wrong, simply by virtue of the fact that it is authority? Because yes, love would be the death of such duties. However, in order for love to kill such duties, all of humanity must embrace love over fear, and suspicion. It's an all or nothing game, because if only some embrace love over fear, those who cling to fear will use violence to coerce, and control those who have embraced love. So, while we wait for the rest of humanity to catch up, we remain willing to carry out such duties to protect those who have embraced love from those who still cling to fear. Yea, many people in the developed world have chosen love over fear, and yet still there are plenty willing to shoulder the burden of protecting them out of either love, or self-interest/self-preservation. Love will kill off such duties eventually, but it hasn't yet, and may not within our lifetimes, it all depends on how long it takes people to realize that choosing love is in the best interest of all, and will do harm to none, whereas fear, suspicion, and hatred are a threat to all. On more than one occasion fear, suspicion, and hatred have brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust, once in 1962, and again in 1987, when one Soviet soldier disregarded his standing orders out of love for humanity long enough to discover that what the early warning system he was in charge of saw as a nuclear ICBM was actually a rocket putting a satellite in orbit. Had he done his duty as the training manuals instructed, most of the northern hemisphere would be an irradiated wasteland. He was willing to risk that some of his own people might die in order to save billions of others from certain death, and he made the right choice. By choosing love over duty he saved countless lives from a terrible death. Even love does end such duties, I cannot see how that will be a bad thing. I can only see a better, safer future for all of humanity. Unless you're one of those people consumed by fear, suspicion, and hatred, and you believe that some humans, despite having committed no crimes, do not deserve to survive by virtue of what they are, I cannot see how you would see the death of such duties as a bad thing.

    • @tahava8486
      @tahava8486 4 роки тому

      The Original T-Paine man im about to have a break down by the facts.awwwwh shit
      👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @JulesColour
      @JulesColour 4 роки тому

      Son of a bitch stole my line

  • @neb7851
    @neb7851 7 років тому +261

    love that line about pure loyalty by taking a bat to someone's head 😂

  • @Jgm-gm9wi
    @Jgm-gm9wi 4 роки тому +324

    It’s really interesting hearing both Jerry and Sean’s viewpoints. Jerry sees this otherworldly potential in Will and it excites him so much what could be accomplished with that potential. He sees that one aspect so clearly that he can’t see anything else. Sean sees the big picture, what Will has gone through and how he feels about life. Both men are very focused on what’s best for the boy but are looking at it in very different ways. Not to mention the acting. I forgot I was watching a movie for a minute.

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so 3 роки тому +26

      Exactly. They both want what's best for Will, they just define "best" differently. The Professor thinks its achievements and accolades, Shawn thinks its being mentally healthy.

    • @gersomvanslooten9456
      @gersomvanslooten9456 2 роки тому +8

      @Nick Liu It has nothing to do with narcissism. The professor was clearly raised in different circumstances and doesn't understand the stress that comes with repressed trauma and emotions.

    • @gersomvanslooten9456
      @gersomvanslooten9456 2 роки тому +7

      @Nick Liu Maybe, but as someone who's dealt with trauma, I could very easily identify myself with Will's behavior. He has hundreds of defense mechanisms meant to protect him from betrayal, but he also clearly has trust issues. He doesn't cry, he acts like a tough guy, and he generally only expresses anger or snarkiness. That's the behavior of someone trying to keep people at a distance or of someone who tries too hard to seem confident.

    • @samo917
      @samo917 2 роки тому +2

      Nah Jerry isnt actually focused on what is best for the boy

    • @summ.3433
      @summ.3433 Рік тому

      @@samo917 that's complete bullshit.

  • @richardhammer187
    @richardhammer187 4 роки тому +150

    "I know who I am...it was a conscious choice, I didn't fuck up" the line I think of whenever anyone looks down on me for who I am or what I do, because it's the truth.

    • @KS-xk2so
      @KS-xk2so 3 роки тому +9

      I love that line. Shows that as hard as Shawn might be struggling with his wife's death, other than that he's a pretty mentally healthy guy. Knows who he is, and is proud of it. No regrets!

    • @mikeman4223
      @mikeman4223 3 роки тому +8

      Except he didn't really mean it. If he knew who he was, he would go to the reunions, not avoid them because he can't stand "that look on your eyes". After the death of his wife he was as lost as Will. It was pretty damn clear that his work in that community college bore him to death. He was hiding.

    • @andyroobrick-a-brack9355
      @andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Рік тому +1

      @@mikeman4223 On one hand, you have a point. On the other hand, would you not feel the same way? Years of useless pity, years of being labeled as a failure and a hermit? I don't blame Sean, because his colleagues keep labeling him as something that he's not: a pity case. Like he said, he feels pain every day, but he doesn't regret anything.

  • @ResidentEvilGirl17
    @ResidentEvilGirl17 10 років тому +370

    "You and your cronies think I'm some sort of pitty case. You and your stupid course, following you around going, 'the fields metal, the fields metal' that part made me laugh xD.
    Amazing actor, I love you Robin.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 10 років тому +30

      kiss ass* chorus
      if that makes it funnier xDD

    • @BlaneNostalgia
      @BlaneNostalgia 6 років тому

      that cracked me up XD

    • @gabrielnelson3400
      @gabrielnelson3400 5 років тому +3

      Sadly, some of this is really applicable today...

    • @justineves9430
      @justineves9430 5 років тому

      You are right he is great in this scene

    • @thegorn68
      @thegorn68 5 років тому +14

      That would be the Fields MEDAL.

  • @JuanGarcia-fv9ph
    @JuanGarcia-fv9ph 2 роки тому +60

    When he says “I know who I am, Im proud of what I do, I didn’t fuck up” with such certainty and confidence, inspires me to want to do something with my life to be as fufilling as he feels.

    • @stanlee2379
      @stanlee2379 Рік тому +1

      May God bless you in all your noble endeavors Juan.

    • @Eyeofthetiger69
      @Eyeofthetiger69 Рік тому +2

      I don't think he was being sincere there. If he knew to himself he didn't fuck up, he'd show up on the reunions proud of his profession.

  • @XiloChannel
    @XiloChannel 6 років тому +111

    I could watch this scene a million times. Its one of the best scenes in the entire movie because there are TWO grown men who care about this boy so much and they have two differing opinions.

    • @jameshill2450
      @jameshill2450 4 роки тому +3

      @Arabella // Yeah but I don't think he actually gives a damn about Will, the person. He only cares about Will, the brain that can solve the math problems and I'll be the one who taught him.

    • @andyroobrick-a-brack9355
      @andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Рік тому +1

      @@jameshill2450 I don't think it's that Gerald doesn't care about Will. I think it's that he think's Will will be benefitted by achieving his full potential. Afterall, Gerald only got where he was because he "was successful." I don't think he views Will as a tool, I think he just has absolutely no emotional intelligence.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому

      @@jameshill2450 In a way, but I also think Will reminds Gerald too much of himself for him not to care about him.
      It's like he wants to push himself further and feels he's can only do it through Will. So he sees Will's success as an extension of his own ego. But also sees Will's failure as his own.

  • @93deadpool
    @93deadpool 10 років тому +149

    Ben & Matt definitely deserved the Oscar for writing. This is one of the many films with great dialogue.

  • @NintendoCapriSun
    @NintendoCapriSun 12 років тому +282

    WHO WON! WHO'S NEXT?

    • @Iboshido
      @Iboshido 3 роки тому +9

      Noone understood, but i did ;)

    • @chaoticgood9297
      @chaoticgood9297 3 роки тому +29

      @@Iboshido YOU DECIDE!!!

    • @Filip-dg6uk
      @Filip-dg6uk 3 роки тому +1

      @Joe nobody is... but yet... everyone is

    • @adityamathur6938
      @adityamathur6938 3 роки тому +2

      @@Filip-dg6uk nope nobody is special. everybody is the exact same iteration of fuck-ups

    • @clarkkent8286
      @clarkkent8286 3 роки тому +2

      I understood that reference

  • @willowkayn1439
    @willowkayn1439 6 років тому +158

    This scene is imperative, because this is how Will KNOWS that this character isn't trying to simply USE HIM. By hearing this character fight for Will, Will knows that he REALLY MEANS WHAT HE SAYS!!!

  • @JusticeMildenberg
    @JusticeMildenberg Рік тому +3

    I love how they both embody the traditional parentsl roles

  • @ShawnaGraham50
    @ShawnaGraham50 9 років тому +83

    He was capable of making you laugh your ass off to crying. What a rare talent, always one of my favorites. RIP

  • @gypsykatcher30
    @gypsykatcher30 9 років тому +195

    Robin williams finest hour.

    • @taylorahern2714
      @taylorahern2714 9 років тому +12

      gypsykatcher30 It truly was. An amazing actor, and an amazing person.

    • @TheJwwinter
      @TheJwwinter 5 років тому

      May be in some of the other scenes but not this one.

  • @mottthehoople684
    @mottthehoople684 9 років тому +239

    By far the best scene in the movie..two friends rehashing their personal rivalry of success.. Robin Williams character trying to help Will lance the emotional scars of abuse so he can make decisions without a haunted past and not feel like the professior whom defined his worth by equations and pushed so hard,that his life was one dimensional.

    • @LevKozlodoev
      @LevKozlodoev 9 років тому +6

      mottthehoople684 Yeah but when it comes down to it, every man's worth is defined by what they've accomplished and how successful they are.

    • @Kosh800
      @Kosh800 8 років тому +37

      +LevKozlodoev That's not true. A person's worth is determined by whether they were happy and had a good life. The idea that only success and accomplishment is the way to a fruitful life is horse shit. I'd gladly give up what success and accomplishment I have to bugger off on a nice plot of land and live my life enjoying life, not having some giant life long dick measuring contest with complete strangers.

    • @quelorepario
      @quelorepario 8 років тому +23

      +LevKozlodoev The mathematician depicts exactly people who think like you.
      You are missing the bigger picture, the point of living is just that, living.
      If you measure the worth of your life based on accomplishments... well, you first made the mistake of attempting to measure it in the first place and that is the first step towards a very banal and empty existence (regardless of how successful you were)

    • @LevKozlodoev
      @LevKozlodoev 8 років тому +6

      quelorepario The point I living is just living?
      See the problem with that point of view is, if you're alive and eating and have shelter, somebody is paying for it. Either you are paying for it and enjoying the fruits of your labor, or you're a bum and somebody else is forced to live a harsher lifestyle and work so that you can "live for the sake of living".

    • @cp9105
      @cp9105 8 років тому +10

      +LevKozlodoev depends what you mean by successful, if you just mean the accumulation of money and status that's a bit of a joke.

  • @g.Raider
    @g.Raider 8 років тому +116

    This is possibly my most favorite movie scene of all time

  • @luckyspurs
    @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому +2

    "It was a conscious choice, I didn't fuck up" is such a great line.

  • @xyPERSON
    @xyPERSON 8 років тому +80

    It was films like this one, Insomnia, and One Hour Photo that Robin Williams proved he had the ability to be versatile as an actor. These were serious roles and that's when I knew he was capable of being more than just a comedian.

    • @chessmentor63
      @chessmentor63 6 років тому +4

      I'm pretty sure his role in Dead Poets' Society was a "serious role"

    • @BlunderMunchkin
      @BlunderMunchkin 5 років тому +1

      Moscow on the Hudson, The Fisher King, Good Morning Vietnam, Awakenings... you can't point to one movie and say "this is the one that proved he could be a serious actor." There are a huge number of serious movies that he was superb in.

    • @Relbl
      @Relbl 2 роки тому

      Dude graduated from jolliard in the same class as Val Kilmer - he always was a serious actor

    • @xyPERSON
      @xyPERSON 2 роки тому

      @@BlunderMunchkin You are absolutely correct Guy. I only mentioned three notable ones that I saw but he most certainly had other serious roles like in the films you mentioned. Robin Williams(may his soul rest in peace) could do it all.

    • @Joe_Parmesan
      @Joe_Parmesan Рік тому +1

      Even in Mrs. Doubtfire. There's a great balance of comedy and seriousness coming from his performance

  • @callmedorian
    @callmedorian 9 років тому +76

    RIP Robin Williams. Both Robin and Stellan are spectacular in this scene

  • @Artisan1979
    @Artisan1979 10 років тому +61

    RIP Robin. I'll miss you.

  • @markbailey1970
    @markbailey1970 3 роки тому +16

    I love how he says “he’s a good kid” and Will hears him say it.

  • @luckyspurs
    @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому +2

    2:30 When Will walks in, it's the first time he truly realises that Robin Williams doesn't want him to take the job or be a 'success', he just wants him to be happy.
    It's why he feels safe telling Robin Williams his choice in the final scene, without feeling that he's letting him down or disappointing him.

  • @09kaustubh
    @09kaustubh 2 роки тому +4

    The conflict here has been a lifelong conflict between my heart and my mind. That's why it was so good to see it materialized onscreen.

  • @sagan1976
    @sagan1976 13 років тому +32

    I love it when Robin says "the Fields Medal, the Fields Medal!"

  • @unSTEVOED
    @unSTEVOED 10 років тому +102

    Fucken good actor, R.I.P good man.

  • @dr.rebuttal3009
    @dr.rebuttal3009 Рік тому +2

    will looks like a kid walking in on parents fighting the last fight before straight to divorce

  • @snowman72891
    @snowman72891 10 років тому +70

    some of the best acting ever

  • @PKP405
    @PKP405 10 років тому +26

    THIS is why Robin Williams got Best Supporting Actor!

    • @danielbautista3176
      @danielbautista3176 7 років тому

      PKP405 EXACTLY

    • @SOak145
      @SOak145 4 роки тому +1

      Every single scene in this film is why he won Best Supporting Actor.

    • @chessmentor63
      @chessmentor63 4 роки тому

      I thought he got lifetime acheivement? He should have won a few more oscars prior to this, his first

  • @NevrSilent
    @NevrSilent 12 років тому +41

    Neither of the guys are wrong, just that Lambeau doesn't have the psychological know-how to realize that an abused personality will do certain things that are self-destructive out of fear and insecurity. And if they are pushed and ridden, those self-destructive traits almost inevitably surface. He's got to work on overcoming those issues before he can trust to be pushed by outside forces.

  • @Anon1376642
    @Anon1376642 Рік тому +2

    When Robin Williams screams "I don't blame you it's not about you!", it makes me feel emotions

  • @droid740
    @droid740 13 років тому +41

    I always hear him repeating that triplet "he can handle the problems, he can handle the work, and he obviously handled YOU!" that is a superior piece of writing, right there ladies and gents. And this scene is so convincing because these two guys argue like real friends, like real people. When will walks in and sees that's its probably a total shock that others value his future that much.

  • @TheFoodieCutie
    @TheFoodieCutie Рік тому +27

    Skaarsgard is not the bad guy. He wants the best for Will and if you remember, he was the one behind everything and Will's discovery, so you can't throw him under the bus. Reminder that there's two disciplines at play here, one is logical mathematical and one is feelings and thoughts. Robin was the latter, and BOTH were equally as important for Will's life.

    • @thomasmartin6623
      @thomasmartin6623 Рік тому +2

      Good point and I agree. He went out of his way to put his professional relationship on the line multiple times and overlooked several rude things Will did to help set him up with what most would consider great jobs. Obviously he stood to gain by being his mentor, but he simply knew that Will was a once in a lifetime type of intellect and wanted to help mold him into what he could become mathematically with some training. I think it's often misrepresented that the Professor is the villain when in reality he's simply trying to push someone's potential. He goes about it the wrong way perhaps, but it's not from some evil place nor is he even really ever threatening in any form.

    • @Joe_Parmesan
      @Joe_Parmesan Рік тому +1

      Gerry wasn't the bad guy, but he was an arrogant prick, likely not much different than the guy Will confronted at the bar. He sure as hell worked hard for his success, but he kept insisting that Sean resented him out of jealousy, despite Sean living a fulfilling life.
      If anything, Sean probably resented the guy Gerry turned into, not the success he achieved

    • @TheFoodieCutie
      @TheFoodieCutie Рік тому

      @@Joe_Parmesan Well, in any case when you attack someone directly it’s because they are doing things that upset you. In this case Gerry accused Shawn for undermining. Anyone can put themselves in Gerry’s shoes and see that from the outside it appeared that way. We aren’t allowed to know what goes on in a closed therapy session because that’s personal work that is being done. I think Gerry freaked out and said things that he shouldn’t have. Is he arrogant? Well he’s the top mathematics professor at MIT, so he was proud of what he did and perhaps a little arrogant. Do you remember when will set fire to his math notes and Gerry got down on his actual knees and struggled to salvage that paper? That showed great humility. Point is, don’t just judge people as a whole.

    • @Joe_Parmesan
      @Joe_Parmesan Рік тому +2

      @@TheFoodieCutie Ironically, Gerry was the one making whole judgements about Sean and Will's friends - essentially calling Sean a failure (despite Sean living a depth-filled life, that Gerry likely has no clue about) and calling Will's friends 'retarded gorillas'. Will even did something similar with the judgements he cast upon Sean and his wife, until Sean checked him by putting his hand around his throat and schooled him on the park bench.
      As I acknowledged earlier, Gerry is not the villain in the story (the villains are the unseen people who raised Will), but despite achieving the success and having hope for Will to achieve greatness, he was still arrogant (as called out by Sean) and self-important. He was so arrogant that he thought Sean mentioning the medal was because he thought Sean wanted it.

    • @TheFoodieCutie
      @TheFoodieCutie Рік тому

      @@Joe_Parmesan Welp! I appreciate your perspective so much, that I guess tonight’s gonna be a Good Will Hunting movie 🍿 night! 😂 sometimes nice things come from UA-cam comments. Thanks :)

  • @bluegherkins
    @bluegherkins 8 років тому +12

    This is my favorite robin Williams movie.

  • @TheAlieno9
    @TheAlieno9 2 роки тому +4

    Robin Williams was an intelligent and sensible man.I don't know what transpired later in his life...rip Robin William you will always be remembered.

  • @sikhotson
    @sikhotson 9 років тому +18

    Thank you Robin...RIP Captain

  • @davidbailey4236
    @davidbailey4236 2 роки тому +2

    The turning point in the movie Will overheard this and then knew that John truly cared about him.

  • @fabiofuentes7769
    @fabiofuentes7769 2 роки тому +7

    I always thought this argument was like two parents arguing about decisions about their child. And will is like the child walking in on his parents arguing about him. And his expression is like “wow, these people actually care about me”

  • @boogie56ace
    @boogie56ace 2 роки тому +1

    There's no good person or bad person.
    Just people.

  • @Huy21493
    @Huy21493 4 роки тому +17

    I've always seen this scene as a family fight. The tall guy was the strict mother and Robins was that warm father.

    • @submissivelover
      @submissivelover 3 роки тому +5

      Interesting, you could view it either way, the father is the assertive, strict, ambitious one while the mother is more understanding, patient, and nurturing... Interesting how you assigned the roles.

  • @WadeWilson_
    @WadeWilson_ 3 роки тому +38

    "ITS NOT ABOUT YOU!!!"
    what most people need to realise

  • @kkwillsaveus
    @kkwillsaveus 11 років тому +13

    'He's a good kid!'

  • @mixersmix
    @mixersmix 8 місяців тому +1

    The last 40 seconds is CINEMA..........thats enough for an Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • @MrVpassenheim
    @MrVpassenheim 4 роки тому +14

    Will gets to listen quietly while 2 men/mentors argue about how to best help him. This was an excellent scene.

  • @Ororo_Munroe1
    @Ororo_Munroe1 5 років тому +13

    “It’s not about you, you mathematical dick! It’s about the boy!! He’s a good kid, and I won’t let you fuck him up, like you’re trying to fuck me up right now!”
    Brilliant acting
    Rest in paradise Robin Williams

  • @luckyspurs
    @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому +2

    2:05 The one line where Robin Williams humbles Skarsgard into remembering what it's like to be Will's age and unsure in life.
    To know you have ability, but not have a clue what you're doing with it or where it will lead you.

  • @Pisces-1978
    @Pisces-1978 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm a lifelong Southie resident. 45 yrs I've lived here. Had the pleasure of being a teenager when this movie was made. I remember the filming. Robin Williams was an amazing person. He did A LOT for the young people of South Boston. Not wanting his name attached to any donations he made. That's the kind of person he was. I only know because my mother had a big role in the community. She spilled to me lol We Southie natives get a little irritated when people try to do our accents badly lol Robin Williams did an amazing job. As "bad" as our accents are we love + take pride in them. This was an amazing movie. Watching it as an adult makes me appreciate it so much more. So nostalgic. I can confirm that the loyalty Southie had back then...it was just a one of kind moment in time that I'm so grateful I got to experience. Even tho there was so much bs we had to survive...wouldn't change it for anything. Good Will Hunting was a great movie. Robin Williams should have got an Oscar. RIP Robin Williams 🙏

  • @psychothof
    @psychothof 5 років тому +34

    It's a great scene because in their opposing viewpoints are all about how much they care about Will and want to see him succeed. Having the character hear all of that from male figures in his life, when the male authority figures in the past used to abuse him and not care is powerful.

    • @jbrimhall4506
      @jbrimhall4506 2 роки тому

      Hey, right on.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому

      The interesting thing is, the both care about Will the way they care about themselves.
      Both treat Will the way they treated themselves. Skarsgard by pushing through the doubt and demanding greatness. Williams by hitting that work life balance and being completely at ease with where he is and what he does.

  • @xtremelovin
    @xtremelovin 2 роки тому +5

    What a complex scene. Despite the confrontation you can still feel the mutual love and admiration. I probably couldn't pinpoint why, I just feel it. Hence the brilliance of this scene.

  • @lizardking02793
    @lizardking02793 10 років тому +16

    RIP Robin Williams.

  • @mtprig
    @mtprig 11 років тому +5

    This is seriously one of the best acting scenes I have ever seen.

  • @coolskater187
    @coolskater187 9 років тому +21

    An absolutely fantastic scene

  • @onbored9627
    @onbored9627 4 роки тому +6

    This is the moment when the shell starts to break around will. He sees two father figures both fighting to protect him, not hurt him. You can see the almost dumbfounded look in his eyes, like when a kid walks in on his parents fighting for the first time.

  • @Guigley
    @Guigley 12 років тому +6

    I love a good arguing scene. This is one of the great ones.

  • @jbsouthpaw2009
    @jbsouthpaw2009 Рік тому +8

    This is the moment Will knew his Psychiatrist truly had his best interest in mind and wasn't a tool for the professor to get Will to simply perform. Will trusted him 100% after this and it lead to his breakthrough

  • @gersomvanslooten9456
    @gersomvanslooten9456 2 роки тому +3

    As someone who's been in therapy for PTSD, the professor would've been a bad influence on me at that point. Being pushed to succeed can be valuable, but not with someone who's dealing with trauma.

  • @thomaslangley1571
    @thomaslangley1571 Рік тому +1

    One of the best scenes in cinematic history.

  • @Reaper1947
    @Reaper1947 4 роки тому +4

    I gained a lot of respect for Robin Williams and his acting ability after seeing that movie. The math teacher Stellan John Skarsgard was really good too, both of them were emotionally very believable. TheReaper!

  • @amiles777
    @amiles777 10 років тому +29

    My favorite scene from the movie

  • @kevinmay9151
    @kevinmay9151 Рік тому +2

    When I first watched this movie I was honestly too immature to grasp the whole narrative, but this scene always stuck out to me because I understand the frustration of trying to make someone understand who cannot empathize.

  • @malgato4275
    @malgato4275 6 років тому +40

    a kid watching his 2 dads fight

    • @zabaleta66
      @zabaleta66 4 роки тому +1

      Fuck that bullshit!!

    • @eddygci8
      @eddygci8 4 роки тому +1

      At the same time it’s good and bad for him. He finally knows someone cares.

  • @monsi012
    @monsi012 4 роки тому +2

    The acting in this movie is just mind blowing.

  • @texaspete66
    @texaspete66 15 років тому +6

    I love stellen skesgarrd, brilliant actor

  • @alliemamu6201
    @alliemamu6201 10 років тому +4

    Of all the dramas movies ive watched, this is by far the best scene ive repeatedly watched a couple of times!

  • @DLHarv
    @DLHarv 9 місяців тому

    The most tortured are the most gifted. Mr Williams you are sorely missed, tldr this is my favourite of him.

  • @hootiepaladin
    @hootiepaladin 12 років тому +4

    Robin Williams is the truth! This guy can do silly and serious. My man...

  • @Filiolus
    @Filiolus 2 роки тому +3

    Everybody played their parts so damned well in this movie.

  • @aseed89
    @aseed89 11 років тому +3

    Holy god this movie had so many fuckin good scenes and acting, they don't make movies like this anymore. They just make a bunch of fuckin superhero movie nowadays

  • @kukelhupf
    @kukelhupf 4 роки тому +5

    I can very much empathize with Robin here.
    Valuing yourself on the success in society is not nearly as rewarding or lasting as the success in valuing yourself.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 9 місяців тому

      Skarsgard also plays the boredom and the limitations of that view and valuation of success perfectly too.
      In his weak moment of thinking Will will never amount to anything in this scene, you see his loss of will so to speak.

  • @tazblzr88
    @tazblzr88 7 років тому +1

    i just watched this again today, this part of the movie " the defense thing " is how my life is , and i can't change it .. one of the greatest movies ever

  • @KajsaBernhardina
    @KajsaBernhardina 11 років тому +4

    The acting is fantastic!

  • @loner8713
    @loner8713 2 роки тому +2

    "He pushes people away before they have a chance to hurt him" this is exactly what I started doing ever since I was heartbroken but even before I didn't like the idea of getting close to someone

  • @BaconManProd
    @BaconManProd 5 років тому +2

    Probably the best argument in film history. It sounds like they're truly arguing, like it could be a real dispute.

  • @vesicaful
    @vesicaful 3 роки тому +1

    He was abandoned and abused by those should have loved him the most... now he's got two father figures fighting for what's best for him, who love him the most.

  • @nicholasmessina6406
    @nicholasmessina6406 2 роки тому +1

    Robin Williams acting range was legendary. All of the acting in this was so good

  • @davidsamy24
    @davidsamy24 11 років тому +1

    Academy Award well deserved, Mr Williams.

  • @russellbrown1068
    @russellbrown1068 5 років тому +1

    Such a great film. Robin Williams finest performance. Kudos to Matt Damon.

  • @garrettstephens3081
    @garrettstephens3081 7 років тому +11

    I said the exact same thing to my former colleagues, friends and family. Yes I am proud of what I do, and I would do it again, I didn't fuck up

  • @matthewheckman6218
    @matthewheckman6218 5 років тому +3

    I fucking love how much Sean cares about Will
    Wish someone would care about me that much
    I think we can all identity with Will in some way

  • @blotfd
    @blotfd 7 років тому +4

    Stellan is amazing here!

  • @workhourse1316
    @workhourse1316 3 роки тому +1

    To think - that's Mork form Ork. Amazingly talent. Great at goofy sitcom, great at stand up, great at improve, great in drama. RIP Mr. Williams.

  • @yourdemise06
    @yourdemise06 9 років тому

    Hearing Robin cuss pleases me, RIP. You were a good actor and will be missed.

  • @gerrymcglynn7390
    @gerrymcglynn7390 Рік тому

    Rest in peace, Robin Williams 🙏, Gone but never FORGOTTEN, what a great actor 👏. ❤😂

  • @vincencohan3626
    @vincencohan3626 5 років тому

    What a movie with great casts for sure. Deserve oscars. We are All in roller coaster rides, emotional ride 😌👍🏻 watching this

  • @cashmoneybling9699
    @cashmoneybling9699 4 роки тому

    Some of the best acting. This scene belongs in hall of fame. Just 2 guys in a room.

  • @yernarjandos7881
    @yernarjandos7881 3 роки тому

    Damn. The screenplay is just gold.

  • @JasonAlredge
    @JasonAlredge 14 років тому +4

    The scene between these two men is good!

  • @corinneyaworski5274
    @corinneyaworski5274 4 роки тому

    What a great actor Robin Williams was. Astounding

  • @IssyFishyy
    @IssyFishyy 2 роки тому +1

    The logical part of me agrees with the professor but the emotional side of me also agrees with the therapist.

  • @filiporvik2782
    @filiporvik2782 5 років тому +1

    My dad don't like Stellan Skarsgaard. Thinks he's the same in every movie, but he's great here and great in this scene.

  • @isabellenadeau6668
    @isabellenadeau6668 Рік тому +2

    This scene is brillant ! Love it!

  • @hnkrgltkn
    @hnkrgltkn 16 років тому +1

    that's beautiful acting right there...enjoy to watch it

  • @Biblicalgiants
    @Biblicalgiants 5 років тому +1

    This clip was brilliant!

  • @samuelborchardt-cho7379
    @samuelborchardt-cho7379 5 років тому +3

    this scene makes me cry sometimes

  • @pulkitsharma6648
    @pulkitsharma6648 8 років тому +6

    BEST GODDAMN SCENE!