Sunday, January 30, 2011

Oral Presentations wrong one

Good Will Hunting, is a drama featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Robin Williams. This film is classified as a drama because while it does have some comic moments, the majority of the film is focused on the "real" life of a genius in the slums, and how is life changes and how he effects the people around him as a result of his hard past. In many parts of the film his troubled life is brought to the surface through emotion, as an example being when he comes close to the point of abusing his girlfriend when she challenges the lies he has created about his life.
Gus Van Sant, the director, has mad other films which I feel relate very will in the theme and messages that the films send. A few examples of other movies made by this director that are similar are Milk,and Finding 
Forester. In all three films, the common theme of a great person rising from a troubled life of prejudice and pain to becoming great in their eyes as well as others as they meet their true potential.

Milk= gay man speaking and becoming well known and respected for fighting for gay rights.

Finding Forester= black teenager begins writing for a prestiges school, with the help of a retired author and learns to hone his natural skills as a writer and proves those who condemned him for his race wrong.

Good Will Hunting= poverty stricken delinquent with unlimited potential in the field of mathematics is exploited and damaged as a child from foster homes who grows up and learns to survive in a normal society and even build relationships while working with others to live up to his full potential.

Good Will Hunting was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay and was later picked up by Gus Van Sant who instantly knew it would be big. "Halfway through, I was so positive about it I called Joaquim Phoenix, who had Casey's telephone number -- Joaquim and Casey had remained friends after To Die For . Casey had Ben's mom's number, Ben's mom had Ben's number. So I eventually got to Ben, told him that I really loved the screenplay, and that I would do it. And I would do it right away, too, which made them really excited."

1 comment:

  1. So when you going to post the "right" one? Aren't you studying Milk now?

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