Good Will Hunting (1997)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
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Cinema in
Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
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Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty
and meaning in the movies."
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Review,
Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum:
Christian Conversation about the Movies.
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Father Figures
- Sean and Gerry as father figures for Will.
- Grace
- "It's not your fault. It's not your fault.
It's not your fault." (Sean to Will as he hold the file of
Will's abuse and his responses to it.)
- Grief/Loss
- Sean to Will: "You don't know about real loss.
Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you
love yourself."
- Friendship
- The strained friendship of Sean and Gerry, brought
together to help Will.
- Prodigal Son
- "I
Have Sinned," sermon by Peter L Haynes, linking "Good
Will Hunting" with the Prodigal Son parable.
- Savior/Saving, Redemption
- Sean and Will are savior figures for each other,
and the relationship between them redeems both of their lives.
- Good Shepherd
- The relationship between the
professor and the custodian-student.
Each is "shepherd" to the other.
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