At the end of this video, i said something that i've been wanting to get OFF my chest for so long!! (and i made a very good point, if i do say so myself lol). Let me know what you think about it if you get there, especially if you are a creator, or a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, photographer, etc.
I think it depends on how you go about it. Writing, for example, doesn't cost money, but it does cost money to publish, unless you get lucky and a publisher picks it up. I don't know much about making films, but I imagine that writing screenplays that capture your ideas wouldn't cost you money.
This is one of those things that keeps so many people (myself included) from really going after something. This post is definitely the pot calling the kettle black...worse it is a reflection on my procrastination and laziness but here it goes. Lack of money is an excuse; I use it all the time. I wanted to be a landscape photographer, but never had the right camera, so the pictures weren't good enough (in my mind) to sell. But really, I was focused on the end product getting the cash and comparing to professionals. Yes, there is photography school and does help launch, but it is not a requirement. As for the equipment, come on, the basic cameras of today are as good as some of the professional cameras 20 years ago. The mega this and the color that...whatever. The passion should drive you to excel at composition, or telling a story, or finding that unique setting (no expensive equipment for that). Once those things are there, then you can compare and get critiqued on the output. If it is good, then you can pursue on how to get better equipment. Save money and start small. Make a sale and use that for another thing. Over time you build a collection of equipment. It's like getting tools for work or your house. You don't just go out and buy every single thing you will ever need. You buy it as the need arises. Make do with what you have until you find yourself doing a lot of a certain thing then going out to get the tool that will make it easier, faster, better. Over the course of 10 years or so, you will look at your shop and say wow I have accumulated a lot of tools. Anyways, sure money makes it easier. But I think most important are passion and drive. Both of which I have spurts of, but my laziness gives in to making excuses and procrastinating what's worse is I know it, I can type about it, but I don't do anything about it. That is why I will amount to nothing.
It isn't just the money that deprives the talented underprivileged, it's all the trappings of affluence and social values that go with it you are missing without being aware, and that prevent you from realising your potential - alienation, defeatism, distrust of authority, a lack of insight into yourself and your true desires, all these make it difficult to establish clear goals. Especially when nobody around you understands or is unable to give the right support. It's taken me all my long life to learn this.
So, the work you are doing with your youtube reactions is filmmaking. You are expressing your ideas and feelings visually with these reaction videos. Your audience is watching your reactions and they are coming away from them with the resonance of your expression of your ideas. Yes, you are using other films and shows as a catalyst to do the videos, but that isn't too different from using other people's art as an inspiration to create your own, which is basically how every artist creates their art. If you do want to make story driven, narrative films, well, first it looks like you already have. From the brief clips you dropped into the end of this video your composition and choice of evocative imagery (I think there was a stop-motion shot with a shoe; peaked my curiosity) are telling me you've already done the one thing you need to do to be a filmmaker. You've created films that express your ideas. Now, if you want to created more elaborate narrative films (more "professional" films), then (it's ironic, but it's fitting) you need to do what Will did in this movie. You need find the strength to take a chance. You need to reach out to other filmmakers, and collaborate. Maybe it won't work out. Maybe you'll have creative differences. Maybe you have great ideas for films, but the cost of realizing them is too far out of reach. But, maybe you'll find a collaborator that, if you tell them you're cost-prohibitive idea, they might have another idea that solves that problem, or at least moves things forward. Funny enough, I'd suggest seeking collaboration with students in the film schools you mentioned you can't afford. Another irony that can work in your favor is that a lot of those young film students are gaining skills, and access to resources and equipment, but sometimes don't have strong ideas for films yet. If you can team up with some people like that, you can really help eachother out. Yes, it's complicated. I'm sure most film students aren't thinking, "If only I could work with people I don't know, who aren't in school with me, then I'd finally make a great film." But, that could be true. It isn't easy. In fact, it's next to impossible, even with a film degree, to get to the point where you are able to make a living making movies. But If you show up, without a film school degree, but with a great story and strong skills, and you are determined to prove you have a great story and strong skills... well, yes, it's still next to impossible. But, the alternative is not taking a shot. Then everything is actually impossible.
When Will said that to the other guy that he "spent a 150 grand on an education that he could have gotten for $1.50 in late charges" he wasn't saying that teachers aren't important, he was commenting on the fact that the other guy was purely quoting the books he read and wasn't actually thinking for himself
Actually he did mean precisely that. It was absolutely a knock on the high priced collegiate system. Will has been reading books from the library his entire life and has spent next to nothing to receive an education.
Part of the problem is that a lot colleges and universities are focused on research moreso than education. Many professors view the classes they have to teach as an annoyance getting in the way of their real work as researchers. Schools justify ridiculous tuition costs by boasting about their staffs, but the reality is the people who actually want to teach and are good at it are at high schools and community colleges.
In the scene where Maguire (Robin William's character) tells Will about the night he met his future wife, I (probably like most people) focused only on the point he was making, that he didn't regret for a second that he missed a classic baseball game. But while watching this reaction, I picked up something else significant that I had missed completely on previous viewings: Will teases Maguire and criticizes his friends, asking what kind of friends would let you miss that game for a girl? In the moment it plays like a throwaway line. But in the end we see that Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him, by encouraging him to get out. Nice bit of foreshadowing by Damon and Affleck!
Good point! There are a lot of subtle details in this scene. Sean manages to engage Will to the point he gets off his chair and plays along with Sean, a great progress compared to their previous sessions. And you can see that Will is about to get up without realizing it at first, then comes back to his senses and sits down, before ultimately succumbing to Sean's energetic reenactment of the game.
There's a new observation that I made while watching this as well. Never seen anyone point this out, so maybe I could be wrong. 11:49 But Matt Damon's whole argument/criticism against that guy sounds similar to the whole observational analysis that Robin Williams' character makes on him on the park bench. 25:08 Basically making the observational criticism of being able to cite things from books, but not being able to think or live for yourself.. Idk if you could call it foreshadowing as well, or he was projecting or being a hypocrite with his argument towards the guy in the bar.
Respectfully, I disagree. You wrote, "Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him", but it wasn't. For a random girl at a bar, face to face, Maguire's friends "let him" throw away a huge Boston game right in their face and the ticket they just slept in the street to get. Chuckie got the car for Will's commute to work to get out, but didn't "let him" do the unconventional the way Maquire's friends did. Chuckie didn't learn Will was going to throw away the job for his *girlfriend* until Will was already gone. Chuckie was thinking like most, use your talent, make a lot of money with a better job and be a success. (much more like the Lambeau school of thought). Will chose the Maquire path, the Real similarity is between *Will and Maquire*, they both chose to do the Unconventional and follow their hearts. ❤
I remember that game... Bernie Carbo was the real hero of that game.... but I was in LA..listening on the radio in a small golf store with my grandfather who had gone to to pick up some custom clubs ... and we stood in that store with the one clerk listening to the last two innings... that is one game I will always remember
I love this movie, and I discovered your channel yesterday. Since I've been watching a bunch of your other content since then, I figured I should go back and say thanks
25:23 - Actually, it's not a good point. It's not about having money or traveling the world, it's about not having a life's experience beyond reading a book.
9:49 "He got fired?" No, getting fired would have required the professor to complain, and that doesn't match his future actions. Instead, Will's likely lying to his friends. He almost certainly just walked away and doesn't plan to return.
One think you miss when defending will is that he may be "right" but for the wrong reasons. He only makes these arguments to keep people from making him face himself and his demons, not for those "valid" reasons he has. It keeps him from having to take chances in life and make something of it.
“A man’s real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life.” - Henry Ford Going to collage doesn’t always mean you are smarter.
14:22 "How do you like them apples?” is an expression that supposedly originated during the first World War, when the Allies' anti-tank grenade was colloquially called a “toffee apple” because of its bulb-like appearance on a stick. The phrase was a taunt against the enemy.
Well-disputed. There's an article from The Eagle (Bryan, TX) from 1895 that uses the expression. "Bryan is the best cotton market in this section of the state and has received more cotton than any other town in this section. How do you like 'them apples?'"
I think "getting the girl" is way more than just that. It means doing his very first leap of fate in his life. Doing the thing he fears the most: not being in control. Getting the girl means ditching everything he has: appartment, friends, town. It also means no more bullshit: no more pretending (getting shitty jobs on purpose), no more misdirecting ("I want to be a shepherd"), no more lying (having 12 brothers), no more denying ("I don't love you") and no more suppressing ("It was not your fault"). And it means trusting, doubting, being scared, being vulnerable, and accepting that you will get hurt sooner or later. Meeting the girl means that he finally got the balls to Live his live, instead of constantly Rejecting everything and everyone just because of fear. Whatever he does after the credits is not important. What is important is that his need to live surpassed his fear of being hurt.
When Will cries on Sean, Sean's eyes, he shows how happy he is because it was a major breakthrough n Will finally had torn down the wall nobody else had been able to cross. Robin was an amazing actor, he will be forever missed. I am so privileged to have briefly met him 🥺
"How do you like them apples" is just an expression meaning essentially "How do you like that" or "How do you like me now" or "in your face" basically saying I got "one up" on you
Some people are just a prodigy. Mozart walked up to a harpsichord at age 4 and just started playing. And was composing music (although somewhat simplified) at age 5. The universe has many mysteries. So Will explains he kinda has a gift although it is clear that he can and probably did visit the library and read a TON of books
L take. You clearly missed out on an important perspective in life. A waste of time is subjective. The value you place in things not Dungeons and Dragons is predicated upon this misconception. Value is derived from many things. Probably the most important though is happiness. Happy people are healthy people. There is no singular thing most people could do to better their lives and health than to be happy. I can immediately tell from your outlook on this that you arent happy. What a shame you never learned what value truly means. I don't play D&D and I hold great value in reading. Both for education and entertainment. I'm assuming from your derision of it that you've never once had a hobby or enjoyed a single extracurricular activity. Like some automaton you wake up, breath, clean, eat, shit, clean, sleep and of course the most important use every other waking moment to derive objective value from life. Ironic to talk about a waste and missing out on experiencing life. . . More sad actually. What a sad life.
The irony is that money is not the barrier for smart students. It's desire and effort. If Hunting finished school and applied, he could have gotten a full ride. And, of course, his environment was really his barrier.
I think the lesson of this movie is do not always be so quick to judge others. You never know what they have been through, their story. Your childhood has a big effect on who you are as an adult. All movie you see Will acting out etc, there is a reason for that which you eventually learn. He is ashamed by it, embarrassed which is why he feels the need to lie about his brothers Unfortunately, too many others have bad childhoods and not everyone has Robin Williams in their life to steer them, help heal deep wounds
“How do you like them apples!” Is a classic American expression. It’s usually said in jest after surprising an adversary with an unexpected clever manoeuvre in order to rub it in.
That's the kind of therapist that doesn't just listen as most do. Someone who requires a therapist of his own because of how much he gets involved in the progress of his patients.
I was trying to give this channel a chance. Though you kept giving input instead of listening at certsin scenes I still gave it a shot. However the fact that you couldn't shut up through easily one of the greatest monologs ever performed screams narcissist. That is one of the scenes no one should ever do anything more than breathe thru. It not only levels Will but the audience as well when they focus on Sean's words. The park scene between Robin and Matt is easily one of the greatest scenes in film because it captures one character's wisdom with Robin's impeccable delivery, and another character's ego being crushed with Matt's excellent body language.
Ramanujan. Srinivasa Ramanujan is the key to understanding how Will was able to solve mathematical problems with no formal training. Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who did important work in math, also with no formal training. He just saw the answers in his head. People like Ramanujan, and Will, do exist, and come along once in a while. Ramanujan was invited to study at Cambridge by G.H. Hardy just like Will was invited to MIT by Professor Lambeau. Will and Ramanujan learned mathematics from books, combined with an obsessive passion for learning, and an exceptional genius. They are the real superheroes we should be making movies about, and Damon and Affleck did!
....and Will driving to see the girl, might cause him to PROGRESS in life...as a person, a human who allows himself to open up to another person in a deep way. THAT kind of progress...is worth a thousand high paying jobs he might get. ( And anyway, he could get the girl AND get a great career, in California. Good companies are all over the USA, not just in Will's hometown of Boston.)
I couldn't agree more. Not a single good argument and seemed to almost be actively trying to be wrong. Mostly missing the point of scenes just to try to argue against it. Very strange.
@@Kingepticon nahhh you're an idiot, people have a right to be annoyed when people act like shit even if you understand their psychology. She shows Will sympathy multiple times in this reaction. You can have sympathy for a person but also know you won't put up with their shit until they decide to change as a person themselves. You clearly haven't experienced that much of life, you spend so much time online that you think you understand everyone and everything so deeply when you clearly don't understand people at all. Or the "nature of man". You're just upset she didn't give you the same cry porn that most of the other reactors give you when it comes to this movie. Those reactions and her's are just as valid as one another. You've most likely seen this movie and other reactions multiple times over right? So you come in with an expectation of how you want the reaction to be since you already know the character and his story fully. But, this is her first time seeing the movie so she doesn't know anything coming in and most people would hate this guy in real life until he changes for the better. Which is quite literally the point of the movie. And, she clearly gets emotional when she sees Will break down towards the very end and when he freaks out against Skylar's affection and care. If anyone sounds narcissistic it's you by wanting her to just automatically feel the same way as you. People are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Get over it and stop being a child please.
He did look like he was going to hit her, same reason he hit the wall next to her. She was hurting him more than he had ever been hurt because she was forcing him to confront himself and he has always fought back with fists. But his emotional growth was causing him to look at himself in different ways. Its almost like he is processing that pain in realtime. I think he even tells her that he doesnt love her partially because he knows physical response wont stop the pain so he hurts her emotionally too. The second time she tells him she loves him, though, that was pure emotional fear from Will.
It seems that everyone is making the assumption that going to get the girl that he is throwing his career away.. but someone that brilliant he can find work in California as well...
It’s not a lack of money that he doesn’t have experiences. It’s because he is closed off, incredibly guarded, scared to let anyone close enough to hurt him.
I saw this for the first time in school about 11 years ago. There are some great emotional moments and fantastic lines; like when he's refusing the job as a code breaker for the NSA. It's such a shame what a barrier money is, qualification, education and experience all come back to how much you can spend.
Being born poor is not a life sentence. You are not destined to fail in life. Your attitude, rich or poor, is what will define your life more than any other metric. You should never talk yourself into failure.
Thanks, Amanda, for sharing your experience of this film with us. I disagreed with some of your conclusions, but enjoyed your overall reaction. Peace -
@@kevindorn2508 Not really. She's latino. Religion and family are big cultural influences. If I had to guess, it's probably an 75% chance she's Catholic.
What is your obsession with money? If Will really wanted to go to Vatican City... he had a job, he could have saved up for a trip there. He's not some poor picked-on "victim of capitalism".
The professor showed Will how gifted he was. He pulled Will off his path and forced him to see more in himself. Sean was a temporary father figure, there to remind Will that he was free to make his own choices and encouraged him to soul search. Will was passionate about math, but lacked the confidence to pursue it. Which is why Will collected all those books and did solved proofs in secret. Will’s friends were his support. There to enable him to do whatever he wanted when he was ready. The car was a gift for him to go after his final choice, whether it was a job, the girl, or something else. Millie Driver’s character was someone who saw through Will’s bs and loved him anyway. It showed Will he could be loved for who he was, without the walls. Whether it worked out or not after he went to CA doesn’t matter. I think the movie ends the way it did because it doesn’t matter. Will had the help he needed from everyone to confidently go after her. Plus, I like to believe it did work out and they had a full life together. Everyone had a part to play in relieving Will of his past. ❤️
Seriously, this may have been the best edited youtube reaction I've seen to this film: captured all the notes while focusing on the truly important moments and themes
Sincerely I loved that moment in the beginning when you recognized that you *are * beautiful as a human. (Because you are.) This is a good film, but my favorite film with Robin Williams is Dead Poet's Society.
You saw him in a forest of books in that opening scene inside his room - No information is being witheld. He got fired because he was in jail after the fight. We saw BA pick him up at the local precint. But we missed the conversation surrounding that.
Some interesting facts about the movie: The whole story about Sean's wife farting in her sleep, was improv by Robin Williams on the day. He made it up, so Matt Damon's reaction to it was completely genuine. He really was a genius to have made up something so perfect for the plot of the film off the cuff like that. Another fun tidbit. When Matt and Ben wrote the movie, they tried to match what they thought was genuine dialogue. So the movie got sent off to be rated and they wanted a PG-13 rating. It was judged to be R, because of language. The standard was you could only say Fuck 3 times before the movie was rated R. So they come back and say, okay maybe we can reshoot a scene or two to get it under the limit. How many are we over the limit by?.... 140. Needless to say they didn't reshoot. But Matt later said in an interview that they never realized how much they cursed before then.
They did curse a lot, i noticed that 😂😂😂 and yeah, i think Robin Williams' improvisation is one of the things that people who haven't watched this movie know about it. While watching this I realized how much of a genius he was when he rounded it up by saying "people call these things imperfections but they're not, that's the good stuff".
A lot of university professors in large institutions have like 300+ students per class and don't have time to deal with students on an individual basis. Some teachers also just basically tell students to read the material or just write a bunch of stuff on the board for them to take notes. But don't actually take the time to teach or listen if the students have questions. Yes there are really good teachers who absolutely truly teach their students and want them to learn and grow, but it really depends. Smaller classes are definitely better.
8:25 in math, solve and prove are very different things. For instance, x + 0 =? is very easy to solve (answer is x) Proving that x + 0 = x is a lot more difficult, you have to go to the axioms, definitions and most creative thinking to show that no matter what value x can take, x + 0 will be x, without testing for every single possible value of x, especially when x is part of an infinite set (like real or integer numbers). I know for people who have not studied this level of math, having to prove x + 0 = x sounds ridiculous, but the proof actually exists, and it is part of what students learn in their path to understanding hot to prove much more complex mathematical postulates.
I love your reactions. You deserve so much more attention on RUclips. You always have so much fun and are never too serious. Thank you for all the work you do. Particularly Rick and Morty makes me laugh. Thanks again!
"...because they were off doing a tour in the national guard" The first 4 Americans killed in Vietnam were National Guardsmen. Among the men killed in Mogadishu, as recounted in "Blackhawk Down", were national guardsmen. Also, we haven't had a real draft in over 40 years. You have to volunteer to serve anymore. For a super-genius, he's really stupid about certain subjects (reflecting the politics of the writers/actors).
No; most people do not _need_ teachers and professors. We have access to the greatest repository of knowledge in the history of Mankind; the Internet. On the internet you can learn whatever you want... and often it's taught by people either working in the field, or are hobbyists. And either way, they're not there because it's their job, but because it's their passion. Yes, children need guides to teach them how to think (not what to think!); how to seek knowledge on their own. "The mind is a not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited" - Plutarch (I think). But once they have that basic guidance, once they're instilled with a little self-discipline... they can educate themselves on almost any subject that interests them. Exceptions would be learning that requires hands-on experience... such as medicine, specifically surgery. But that kind of learning existed before there was a professional teacher class, in the form of craft guilds. Professors and teachers are a nice _luxury_ , but no longer a necessity. And they need to be reminded of that as they seem increasingly more interested in indoctrinating children in their ideologies and less interested in teaching them to think... for themselves. That's just my opinion.
Major plot hole in this movie: His friends buy Will the car. At the end they come to pick him up, he's not there, and it's supposed to be this big moment, but THEY BOUGHT HIM THE CAR for his birthday! Why would he be there when he doesn't need you to pick him up anymore? He has a new job and his own car, so why would he be waiting for them?
Wel, this was the first of your movie reactions that I caught. Enjoyed it a great deal. You have a great sense of humor and an eye for composition. I look forward to seeing more of your posts. It had been years since I saw this movie. The Robin Williams character's situation really hit me this time around.
I think the line at 12:03 is a continuation of the "no original thought" thing. He's not saying professors aren't important, moreso that the ponytail guy is just regurgitating information to seem smart rather than thinking deeper about these topics on his own
You should see Robin's first starring role, "Moscow On the Hudson." He plays a Soviet circus musician who defects while on a visit to the United States only to then later discover that love and success are not promises in America, but instead are opportunities available only to people who work hard and are willing to suffer. It's a good movie, but not as good as his best movie, "The Fisher King".
Minnie Driver’s expression of agony when Will says he doesn’t love her is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. And yeah, big move, Massachusetts and Southern California are on complete opposite sides of the country
This and Saving private ryan are some of my favorite movies, and it feels pretty real imo like all the character interactions and Robin williams does a heck of a job in his role here will always miss him. And you're always beautiful rip all the people we lost 9/11 :( this film has so many great actors in it
Robin Williams choking him in their first encounter was exactly the right way to reach him. They're both from South Boston, which is a tough neighborhood. Will wouldn't have respected anything else.
"you... could have talked to him" she just did. Have you dated... ever? Even in 2022 it's up to the man to take the initiative. I'm not saying that's right, I'm just saying that's the way people are.
36:47 Yes, definitely a big move. The distance from Harvard, Massachusetts, to Stanford, California, is over 5000 km. To go a comparable distance near you, you'd have to travel from Rabat, Morocco, across the Strait of Gibraltar, through Barcelona, Montpelier, Lyon, Nuremberg, Dresden, and Warsaw, and then all the way up to St. Petersburg -- and even then you'd still be about 100 km short.
One of the best acted and written movies ever made. I thought Minnie Driver should have won best supporting actress over Kim Bassinger who won it for LA Confidential (another gem of a film). Unfortunately it went up against TITANIC which took all the glory that year. At least Will and Ben won for screenplay. They deserved it.
"listen I think teachers and professors are kind of important so I'm not sure about that" You're missing the point, the guy was simply copying and pasting what he read recently. Will made the comment of him dropping 150k on an education he could've gotten for $1.50 in late charges because if you're just going to plagiarize something, then you haven't really learned much.
If you really really want to be educated you can definetily do it by yourself sitting at home reading hundreds of books about math etc. But Will was definetily 1 in a million :D
Everyone can read books but few people are born with the ability to remember every word and number. The Indian mathematician Ramanujan that Prof. Lambeau mentioned was real.
Math person here. You're right, a random person can't just simply see advanced math problems and solve them, no matter how intelligent they are. There is an immense amount of knowledge they must have mastered in order to do that. But the Indian mathematician they mention, Srinivasa Ramanujan, was a real person. He was a genius without much formal training, to the point where contemporary mathematicians couldn't even understand his work, because he wrote in such an unconventional way. He started correspondence with renowned mathematician GH Hardy, which led to his recognition as an unparalleled math genius. Regarding the ending, I agree that it's better to not show the reunion, because it's not about whether or not they'll live happily ever after. It's about being brave enough to take risks and make yourself vulnerable. Also, what you said about class applies to everything, not just education and arts. For example, sports. It's not a coincidence that most Olympic athletes come from wealthy backgrounds.
Brilliant movie! and I loved your reaction. First time on this channel. I'll definitely subscribe. (i bet i saw this over 20 times before i realized Robin Williams called him son at the end.) i cannot believe Matt and Ben wrote this. I LOVE this movie!
this movie is crazy because the guy who wrote it is also playing the main character. so like he wrote himself to be a genius and better than everyone else lol. louis ck has a good bit about it, and i never thought about the movie in that context before, but it's pretty funny.
He didn't write himself to be better than everyone else. He wrote himself to be a math genius. Nothing in this movie indicates that he believes he is better than anyone else. Quite the opposite
This film reunited Hauser, Affleck, and Damon from the 1992 film School Ties. ( Hauser and Affleck also starred together in hilarious Dazed and Confused. ) Cole Hauser as Billy in this is always riding in the backseat. Hauser currently stars as resident badass Rip Wheeler on the US series " Yellowstone "
I saw this movie opening night in the theater. I've seen it countless times since and I'm always blown away that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote this movie when they were in their mid-20s.
I think you overestimate the institutions of learning but, as Micheal Bolton says, money and degrees get you to different places. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote their own screenplay (as did Sylvester Stallone) so... Make your own life.
Love your reactions! However education is really not a vehicle for genius, it is just so you can get a piece of paper and hopefully get a decent job lol!
You certainly are, and anyway I couldn't pass up a chance to see you react to one of the best films ever made. The real distance on the bell curve of human intelligence from the center to the far ends is truly massive. A professor like Lambeau is well beyond the average, and yet Will was that much farther beyond him. It is often those who are already exceptional who are most able to recognize the sheer magnitude of an intellect like Will. I think that's why it almost haunted him. Some people can figure things out entirely on their own. Extremely rare, but they do exist.
At the end of this video, i said something that i've been wanting to get OFF my chest for so long!! (and i made a very good point, if i do say so myself lol). Let me know what you think about it if you get there, especially if you are a creator, or a writer, artist, musician, filmmaker, photographer, etc.
I think it depends on how you go about it. Writing, for example, doesn't cost money, but it does cost money to publish, unless you get lucky and a publisher picks it up. I don't know much about making films, but I imagine that writing screenplays that capture your ideas wouldn't cost you money.
I stop watching your video, because you think people without money are not worthy to be smart. Bye 🤗
This is one of those things that keeps so many people (myself included) from really going after something. This post is definitely the pot calling the kettle black...worse it is a reflection on my procrastination and laziness but here it goes. Lack of money is an excuse; I use it all the time. I wanted to be a landscape photographer, but never had the right camera, so the pictures weren't good enough (in my mind) to sell. But really, I was focused on the end product getting the cash and comparing to professionals. Yes, there is photography school and does help launch, but it is not a requirement. As for the equipment, come on, the basic cameras of today are as good as some of the professional cameras 20 years ago. The mega this and the color that...whatever. The passion should drive you to excel at composition, or telling a story, or finding that unique setting (no expensive equipment for that). Once those things are there, then you can compare and get critiqued on the output. If it is good, then you can pursue on how to get better equipment. Save money and start small. Make a sale and use that for another thing. Over time you build a collection of equipment. It's like getting tools for work or your house. You don't just go out and buy every single thing you will ever need. You buy it as the need arises. Make do with what you have until you find yourself doing a lot of a certain thing then going out to get the tool that will make it easier, faster, better. Over the course of 10 years or so, you will look at your shop and say wow I have accumulated a lot of tools. Anyways, sure money makes it easier. But I think most important are passion and drive. Both of which I have spurts of, but my laziness gives in to making excuses and procrastinating what's worse is I know it, I can type about it, but I don't do anything about it. That is why I will amount to nothing.
It isn't just the money that deprives the talented underprivileged, it's all the trappings of affluence and social values that go with it you are missing without being aware, and that prevent you from realising your potential - alienation, defeatism, distrust of authority, a lack of insight into yourself and your true desires, all these make it difficult to establish clear goals. Especially when nobody around you understands or is unable to give the right support. It's taken me all my long life to learn this.
So, the work you are doing with your youtube reactions is filmmaking. You are expressing your ideas and feelings visually with these reaction videos. Your audience is watching your reactions and they are coming away from them with the resonance of your expression of your ideas. Yes, you are using other films and shows as a catalyst to do the videos, but that isn't too different from using other people's art as an inspiration to create your own, which is basically how every artist creates their art.
If you do want to make story driven, narrative films, well, first it looks like you already have. From the brief clips you dropped into the end of this video your composition and choice of evocative imagery (I think there was a stop-motion shot with a shoe; peaked my curiosity) are telling me you've already done the one thing you need to do to be a filmmaker. You've created films that express your ideas.
Now, if you want to created more elaborate narrative films (more "professional" films), then (it's ironic, but it's fitting) you need to do what Will did in this movie. You need find the strength to take a chance. You need to reach out to other filmmakers, and collaborate. Maybe it won't work out. Maybe you'll have creative differences. Maybe you have great ideas for films, but the cost of realizing them is too far out of reach. But, maybe you'll find a collaborator that, if you tell them you're cost-prohibitive idea, they might have another idea that solves that problem, or at least moves things forward.
Funny enough, I'd suggest seeking collaboration with students in the film schools you mentioned you can't afford. Another irony that can work in your favor is that a lot of those young film students are gaining skills, and access to resources and equipment, but sometimes don't have strong ideas for films yet. If you can team up with some people like that, you can really help eachother out.
Yes, it's complicated. I'm sure most film students aren't thinking, "If only I could work with people I don't know, who aren't in school with me, then I'd finally make a great film." But, that could be true.
It isn't easy. In fact, it's next to impossible, even with a film degree, to get to the point where you are able to make a living making movies. But If you show up, without a film school degree, but with a great story and strong skills, and you are determined to prove you have a great story and strong skills... well, yes, it's still next to impossible. But, the alternative is not taking a shot. Then everything is actually impossible.
When Will said that to the other guy that he "spent a 150 grand on an education that he could have gotten for $1.50 in late charges" he wasn't saying that teachers aren't important, he was commenting on the fact that the other guy was purely quoting the books he read and wasn't actually thinking for himself
I guess I didn't see it that way, you are right! My mom is a teacher so i was probably speaking from that. What you say makes a lot more sense 👍
Actually he did mean precisely that. It was absolutely a knock on the high priced collegiate system. Will has been reading books from the library his entire life and has spent next to nothing to receive an education.
Part of the problem is that a lot colleges and universities are focused on research moreso than education. Many professors view the classes they have to teach as an annoyance getting in the way of their real work as researchers. Schools justify ridiculous tuition costs by boasting about their staffs, but the reality is the people who actually want to teach and are good at it are at high schools and community colleges.
Beat me to it. I didn't realize someone else made that comment.
He meant exactly what he said. Will had acquired the exact same knowledge from simply reading books at the public library.
Chuckle is such a good working class New England friend. He bailed Will out AND brought him Dunkin Donuts coffee
In the scene where Maguire (Robin William's character) tells Will about the night he met his future wife, I (probably like most people) focused only on the point he was making, that he didn't regret for a second that he missed a classic baseball game. But while watching this reaction, I picked up something else significant that I had missed completely on previous viewings: Will teases Maguire and criticizes his friends, asking what kind of friends would let you miss that game for a girl? In the moment it plays like a throwaway line. But in the end we see that Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him, by encouraging him to get out. Nice bit of foreshadowing by Damon and Affleck!
Good point! There are a lot of subtle details in this scene. Sean manages to engage Will to the point he gets off his chair and plays along with Sean, a great progress compared to their previous sessions. And you can see that Will is about to get up without realizing it at first, then comes back to his senses and sits down, before ultimately succumbing to Sean's energetic reenactment of the game.
There's a new observation that I made while watching this as well. Never seen anyone point this out, so maybe I could be wrong.
11:49 But Matt Damon's whole argument/criticism against that guy sounds similar to the whole observational analysis that Robin Williams' character makes on him on the park bench. 25:08
Basically making the observational criticism of being able to cite things from books, but not being able to think or live for yourself.. Idk if you could call it foreshadowing as well, or he was projecting or being a hypocrite with his argument towards the guy in the bar.
Respectfully, I disagree. You wrote, "Will's friends do exactly the same thing for him", but it wasn't.
For a random girl at a bar, face to face, Maguire's friends "let him" throw away a huge Boston game right in their face and the ticket they just slept in the street to get.
Chuckie got the car for Will's commute to work to get out, but didn't "let him" do the unconventional the way Maquire's friends did. Chuckie didn't learn Will was going to throw away the job for his *girlfriend* until Will was already gone. Chuckie was thinking like most, use your talent, make a lot of money with a better job and be a success. (much more like the Lambeau school of thought).
Will chose the Maquire path, the Real similarity is between *Will and Maquire*, they both chose to do the Unconventional and follow their hearts. ❤
I remember that game... Bernie Carbo was the real hero of that game.... but I was in LA..listening on the radio in a small golf store with my grandfather who had gone to to pick up some custom clubs ... and we stood in that store with the one clerk listening to the last two innings... that is one game I will always remember
This movie isn't overrated. It's fantastic.
And to consider how young age Affleck and Damon wrote this...
it's timeless & iconic.....the exact opposite of "overrated"!
I love this movie, and I discovered your channel yesterday. Since I've been watching a bunch of your other content since then, I figured I should go back and say thanks
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25:23 - Actually, it's not a good point. It's not about having money or traveling the world, it's about not having a life's experience beyond reading a book.
9:49 "He got fired?" No, getting fired would have required the professor to complain, and that doesn't match his future actions. Instead, Will's likely lying to his friends. He almost certainly just walked away and doesn't plan to return.
One think you miss when defending will is that he may be "right" but for the wrong reasons. He only makes these arguments to keep people from making him face himself and his demons, not for those "valid" reasons he has. It keeps him from having to take chances in life and make something of it.
“A man’s real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life.” - Henry Ford
Going to collage doesn’t always mean you are smarter.
Especially today.
14:22 "How do you like them apples?” is an expression that supposedly originated during the first World War, when the Allies' anti-tank grenade was colloquially called a “toffee apple” because of its bulb-like appearance on a stick. The phrase was a taunt against the enemy.
Well-disputed. There's an article from The Eagle (Bryan, TX) from 1895 that uses the expression. "Bryan is the best cotton market in this section of the state and has received more cotton than any other town in this section. How do you like 'them apples?'"
I think "getting the girl" is way more than just that. It means doing his very first leap of fate in his life. Doing the thing he fears the most: not being in control.
Getting the girl means ditching everything he has: appartment, friends, town.
It also means no more bullshit: no more pretending (getting shitty jobs on purpose), no more misdirecting ("I want to be a shepherd"), no more lying (having 12 brothers), no more denying ("I don't love you") and no more suppressing ("It was not your fault").
And it means trusting, doubting, being scared, being vulnerable, and accepting that you will get hurt sooner or later.
Meeting the girl means that he finally got the balls to Live his live, instead of constantly Rejecting everything and everyone just because of fear. Whatever he does after the credits is not important. What is important is that his need to live surpassed his fear of being hurt.
When Will cries on Sean, Sean's eyes, he shows how happy he is because it was a major breakthrough n Will finally had torn down the wall nobody else had been able to cross.
Robin was an amazing actor, he will be forever missed.
I am so privileged to have briefly met him 🥺
Never seen anyone not cry before watching this. At least not girls.
"How do you like them apples" is just an expression meaning essentially "How do you like that" or "How do you like me now" or "in your face" basically saying I got "one up" on you
The car his friends gave to him wasn’t just a car, it represented freedom. Wills friends gave him the opportunity to be “free”.
I've learned far more on my own than any teacher could have taught me.
Some people are just a prodigy. Mozart walked up to a harpsichord at age 4 and just started playing. And was composing music (although somewhat simplified) at age 5. The universe has many mysteries. So Will explains he kinda has a gift although it is clear that he can and probably did visit the library and read a TON of books
In newer times, if he had spent all his time playing Candy Farm on his smart phone, he wouldn't be interesting. Reading ... that is still the ticket!
@@williambranch4283 Because Dungeons and Dragons didn't exist 30-40 years ago for kids to waste their time, rather than reading or experience life.
L take. You clearly missed out on an important perspective in life. A waste of time is subjective. The value you place in things not Dungeons and Dragons is predicated upon this misconception. Value is derived from many things. Probably the most important though is happiness. Happy people are healthy people. There is no singular thing most people could do to better their lives and health than to be happy.
I can immediately tell from your outlook on this that you arent happy. What a shame you never learned what value truly means.
I don't play D&D and I hold great value in reading. Both for education and entertainment. I'm assuming from your derision of it that you've never once had a hobby or enjoyed a single extracurricular activity. Like some automaton you wake up, breath, clean, eat, shit, clean, sleep and of course the most important use every other waking moment to derive objective value from life.
Ironic to talk about a waste and missing out on experiencing life. . .
More sad actually. What a sad life.
The irony is that money is not the barrier for smart students. It's desire and effort. If Hunting finished school and applied, he could have gotten a full ride. And, of course, his environment was really his barrier.
I think the lesson of this movie is do not always be so quick to judge others. You never know what they have been through, their story. Your childhood has a big effect on who you are as an adult. All movie you see Will acting out etc, there is a reason for that which you eventually learn. He is ashamed by it, embarrassed which is why he feels the need to lie about his brothers Unfortunately, too many others have bad childhoods and not everyone has Robin Williams in their life to steer them, help heal deep wounds
They let Robin Williams adlib a lot of his lines, because he was Robin Williams. A lot of Matt's expressions were genuine.
Like, "SOB Stole my line" was adlibbed
I don’t think Will’s afraid of failing but he’s afraid of succeeding
“How do you like them apples!” Is a classic American expression. It’s usually said in jest after surprising an adversary with an unexpected clever manoeuvre in order to rub it in.
That's the kind of therapist that doesn't just listen as most do. Someone who requires a therapist of his own because of how much he gets involved in the progress of his patients.
I was trying to give this channel a chance. Though you kept giving input instead of listening at certsin scenes I still gave it a shot. However the fact that you couldn't shut up through easily one of the greatest monologs ever performed screams narcissist. That is one of the scenes no one should ever do anything more than breathe thru. It not only levels Will but the audience as well when they focus on Sean's words. The park scene between Robin and Matt is easily one of the greatest scenes in film because it captures one character's wisdom with Robin's impeccable delivery, and another character's ego being crushed with Matt's excellent body language.
Ramanujan. Srinivasa Ramanujan is the key to understanding how Will was able to solve mathematical problems with no formal training. Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who did important work in math, also with no formal training. He just saw the answers in his head. People like Ramanujan, and Will, do exist, and come along once in a while. Ramanujan was invited to study at Cambridge by G.H. Hardy just like Will was invited to MIT by Professor Lambeau. Will and Ramanujan learned mathematics from books, combined with an obsessive passion for learning, and an exceptional genius. They are the real superheroes we should be making movies about, and Damon and Affleck did!
....and Will driving to see the girl, might cause him to PROGRESS in life...as a person, a human who allows himself to open up to another person in a deep way. THAT kind of progress...is worth a thousand high paying jobs he might get.
( And anyway, he could get the girl AND get a great career, in California. Good companies are all over the USA, not just in Will's hometown of Boston.)
Yeah for someone with his gift right before the 2000s tech revolution, California is THE place for him to make it big.
Silicon Valley! jobs, HIGHLY affluent ones, will NOT be scarce for our boy Will!
I don't think I've ever seen someone be more on the wrong side of the argument in almost every scene. Are you just a natural contrarian in real life?
Nah I think she makes fair points. And I'm an unapologetic capitalist who unironically thinks poor people just need to get good.
I couldn't agree more. Not a single good argument and seemed to almost be actively trying to be wrong. Mostly missing the point of scenes just to try to argue against it. Very strange.
@@FullMetalB She gives off narcissistic vibes and doesn't seem to have any understanding of the nature of men.
@@samwallaceart288 so you're ignorant and don't understand how people actually work. Cool 👍🏻
@@Kingepticon nahhh you're an idiot, people have a right to be annoyed when people act like shit even if you understand their psychology. She shows Will sympathy multiple times in this reaction. You can have sympathy for a person but also know you won't put up with their shit until they decide to change as a person themselves. You clearly haven't experienced that much of life, you spend so much time online that you think you understand everyone and everything so deeply when you clearly don't understand people at all. Or the "nature of man". You're just upset she didn't give you the same cry porn that most of the other reactors give you when it comes to this movie. Those reactions and her's are just as valid as one another. You've most likely seen this movie and other reactions multiple times over right? So you come in with an expectation of how you want the reaction to be since you already know the character and his story fully. But, this is her first time seeing the movie so she doesn't know anything coming in and most people would hate this guy in real life until he changes for the better. Which is quite literally the point of the movie. And, she clearly gets emotional when she sees Will break down towards the very end and when he freaks out against Skylar's affection and care. If anyone sounds narcissistic it's you by wanting her to just automatically feel the same way as you. People are entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Get over it and stop being a child please.
Amanda is a prejudice as the professor Lambeau and the long hair guy at the bar.
He did look like he was going to hit her, same reason he hit the wall next to her. She was hurting him more than he had ever been hurt because she was forcing him to confront himself and he has always fought back with fists. But his emotional growth was causing him to look at himself in different ways. Its almost like he is processing that pain in realtime. I think he even tells her that he doesnt love her partially because he knows physical response wont stop the pain so he hurts her emotionally too.
The second time she tells him she loves him, though, that was pure emotional fear from Will.
It seems that everyone is making the assumption that going to get the girl that he is throwing his career away.. but someone that brilliant he can find work in California as well...
It’s not a lack of money that he doesn’t have experiences. It’s because he is closed off, incredibly guarded, scared to let anyone close enough to hurt him.
I saw this for the first time in school about 11 years ago. There are some great emotional moments and fantastic lines; like when he's refusing the job as a code breaker for the NSA.
It's such a shame what a barrier money is, qualification, education and experience all come back to how much you can spend.
Exactly, my friend. I agree with you! and thank you once again for your help
Being born poor is not a life sentence. You are not destined to fail in life.
Your attitude, rich or poor, is what will define your life more than any other metric. You should never talk yourself into failure.
Thanks, Amanda, for sharing your experience of this film with us.
I disagreed with some of your conclusions, but enjoyed your overall reaction.
Peace -
12:17 I think he just means he's repeating what a book says - could have just gone to a library and got the same result - no thoughts of his own etc.
You'll notice how Sean goes from calling Will "Chief" to calling him "Son" as they finally connect.
He's a mathematical savant with a photographic memory
To answer your question about the cross. South Boston has a huge Irish Catholic community, so he's probably catholic.
Yeah. Weird question
@@kevindorn2508 Not really. She's latino. Religion and family are big cultural influences. If I had to guess, it's probably an 75% chance she's Catholic.
What is your obsession with money?
If Will really wanted to go to Vatican City... he had a job, he could have saved up for a trip there. He's not some poor picked-on "victim of capitalism".
Watched the first 10 seconds of this video and won’t watch another from this channel. WOW. Thank you.
Me too
The professor showed Will how gifted he was. He pulled Will off his path and forced him to see more in himself.
Sean was a temporary father figure, there to remind Will that he was free to make his own choices and encouraged him to soul search. Will was passionate about math, but lacked the confidence to pursue it. Which is why Will collected all those books and did solved proofs in secret.
Will’s friends were his support. There to enable him to do whatever he wanted when he was ready. The car was a gift for him to go after his final choice, whether it was a job, the girl, or something else.
Millie Driver’s character was someone who saw through Will’s bs and loved him anyway. It showed Will he could be loved for who he was, without the walls. Whether it worked out or not after he went to CA doesn’t matter. I think the movie ends the way it did because it doesn’t matter. Will had the help he needed from everyone to confidently go after her. Plus, I like to believe it did work out and they had a full life together.
Everyone had a part to play in relieving Will of his past. ❤️
You DO look like her at 23:30 lmao
But it’s super cute xD lol
And that edit, this was my favorite part, also a bit later when you snort lol omg
Seriously, this may have been the best edited youtube reaction I've seen to this film: captured all the notes while focusing on the truly important moments and themes
You don’t need teachers and professors to know everything that they know.. you don’t have to have degrees just to show you that you are intelligent..
i think i got a little enchanted with you so i had to vent that someway! Thanks for the reaction!
Haha, thank you very much! :)
Damon wrote it as a short story while he was at Harvard
I absolutely love Minnie Driver's laugh.
Yeah it is so chaotic and cute at the same time.
Him: "Well, I was actually hoping for a goodnight _lay..."_
Her: (maniacal belly-laugh)
Oh yeah. She's a keeper.
Sincerely I loved that moment in the beginning when you recognized that you *are * beautiful as a human. (Because you are.) This is a good film, but my favorite film with Robin Williams is Dead Poet's Society.
He's from "Southy"...or South Boston, where 85% are Irish Catholic.
40:38 - you might enjoy watching "Amadeus" next - same question, very different story : )
"Behold the mediocre, for I am their patron saint!"
Even therapists need one for themselves sometimes
You saw him in a forest of books in that opening scene inside his room -
No information is being witheld.
He got fired because he was in jail after the fight. We saw BA pick him up at the local precint. But we missed the conversation surrounding that.
Some interesting facts about the movie: The whole story about Sean's wife farting in her sleep, was improv by Robin Williams on the day. He made it up, so Matt Damon's reaction to it was completely genuine. He really was a genius to have made up something so perfect for the plot of the film off the cuff like that.
Another fun tidbit. When Matt and Ben wrote the movie, they tried to match what they thought was genuine dialogue. So the movie got sent off to be rated and they wanted a PG-13 rating. It was judged to be R, because of language. The standard was you could only say Fuck 3 times before the movie was rated R. So they come back and say, okay maybe we can reshoot a scene or two to get it under the limit. How many are we over the limit by?.... 140. Needless to say they didn't reshoot. But Matt later said in an interview that they never realized how much they cursed before then.
They did curse a lot, i noticed that 😂😂😂 and yeah, i think Robin Williams' improvisation is one of the things that people who haven't watched this movie know about it. While watching this I realized how much of a genius he was when he rounded it up by saying "people call these things imperfections but they're not, that's the good stuff".
Will reads a lot. Remembers everything. But most importantly he can apply what he has reads to real life . That is what makes Will so Extraordinary
A lot of university professors in large institutions have like 300+ students per class and don't have time to deal with students on an individual basis. Some teachers also just basically tell students to read the material or just write a bunch of stuff on the board for them to take notes. But don't actually take the time to teach or listen if the students have questions. Yes there are really good teachers who absolutely truly teach their students and want them to learn and grow, but it really depends. Smaller classes are definitely better.
8:25 in math, solve and prove are very different things.
For instance, x + 0 =? is very easy to solve (answer is x)
Proving that x + 0 = x is a lot more difficult, you have to go to the axioms, definitions and most creative thinking to show that no matter what value x can take, x + 0 will be x, without testing for every single possible value of x, especially when x is part of an infinite set (like real or integer numbers).
I know for people who have not studied this level of math, having to prove x + 0 = x sounds ridiculous, but the proof actually exists, and it is part of what students learn in their path to understanding hot to prove much more complex mathematical postulates.
I love your reactions. You deserve so much more attention on RUclips. You always have so much fun and are never too serious. Thank you for all the work you do. Particularly Rick and Morty makes me laugh. Thanks again!
Aaaw, this is so sweet. Thank you very much for watching and enjoying my videos. It means a lot 💜
"...because they were off doing a tour in the national guard"
The first 4 Americans killed in Vietnam were National Guardsmen.
Among the men killed in Mogadishu, as recounted in "Blackhawk Down", were national guardsmen.
Also, we haven't had a real draft in over 40 years. You have to volunteer to serve anymore.
For a super-genius, he's really stupid about certain subjects (reflecting the politics of the writers/actors).
No; most people do not _need_ teachers and professors. We have access to the greatest repository of knowledge in the history of Mankind; the Internet. On the internet you can learn whatever you want... and often it's taught by people either working in the field, or are hobbyists. And either way, they're not there because it's their job, but because it's their passion.
Yes, children need guides to teach them how to think (not what to think!); how to seek knowledge on their own.
"The mind is a not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited" - Plutarch (I think).
But once they have that basic guidance, once they're instilled with a little self-discipline... they can educate themselves on almost any subject that interests them.
Exceptions would be learning that requires hands-on experience... such as medicine, specifically surgery. But that kind of learning existed before there was a professional teacher class, in the form of craft guilds.
Professors and teachers are a nice _luxury_ , but no longer a necessity.
And they need to be reminded of that as they seem increasingly more interested in indoctrinating children in their ideologies and less interested in teaching them to think... for themselves.
That's just my opinion.
Major plot hole in this movie: His friends buy Will the car. At the end they come to pick him up, he's not there, and it's supposed to be this big moment, but THEY BOUGHT HIM THE CAR for his birthday! Why would he be there when he doesn't need you to pick him up anymore? He has a new job and his own car, so why would he be waiting for them?
Carpooling to work. Tons of people do it, especially in the city.
Because he starts the job in a few weeks. He doesn't just start the job immediately. He still works at construction in the meantime. No plot hole.
I had a car and still got picked up by friends. It's called car pooling. Can tell you never had any friends, or brains for that matter
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
@@amandamiquilena Your Welcome!!
They do make mic stands, you know…
Then buy her one... not everyone can afford to just buy everything they need to film themselves.
@@Timmayytoo She can afford a mic stand if she's filming herself. Film's bloody expensive.
It's good to have a prop
Love your reaction vidoes!!! Can't wait to come home from work and watch this video! Thank you for all your hardwork and content!!!
Money has absolutely nothing to do with where Will was in life.
Ramanujan was an actual mathematician who many regard as the greatest mathematician of all time.
Liked and Subscribed. Loved the reaction. And yes I did watch to the end and I hope that you get the chance to fulfill your dreams and visions.
14:03 "How do you like them apples?" is an American idiom for bragging; it means roughly "You can't do what I just did"
Wel, this was the first of your movie reactions that I caught. Enjoyed it a great deal. You have a great sense of humor and an eye for composition. I look forward to seeing more of your posts. It had been years since I saw this movie. The Robin Williams character's situation really hit me this time around.
I think the line at 12:03 is a continuation of the "no original thought" thing. He's not saying professors aren't important, moreso that the ponytail guy is just regurgitating information to seem smart rather than thinking deeper about these topics on his own
Teachers are helpful, but at later ages you should be well on your way to being able to research and teach yourself the things you need to know.
You should see Robin's first starring role, "Moscow On the Hudson." He plays a Soviet circus musician who defects while on a visit to the United States only to then later discover that love and success are not promises in America, but instead are opportunities available only to people who work hard and are willing to suffer. It's a good movie, but not as good as his best movie, "The Fisher King".
Fisher King is so underrated
Minnie Driver’s expression of agony when Will says he doesn’t love her is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. And yeah, big move, Massachusetts and Southern California are on complete opposite sides of the country
the "it's not your fault" part always get me teary. Lovely reaction
This and Saving private ryan are some of my favorite movies, and it feels pretty real imo like all the character interactions and Robin williams does a heck of a job in his role here will always miss him. And you're always beautiful rip all the people we lost 9/11 :( this film has so many great actors in it
Robin Williams choking him in their first encounter was exactly the right way to reach him. They're both from South Boston, which is a tough neighborhood. Will wouldn't have respected anything else.
Just discovered your channel based on this video and you're awesome. I can't wait for more videos and reactions.
Great reaction!! You're so intuitive - some of the best one-liners and best speeches ever built into one movie in this one!!
Yes, I am drunk but sober enough to appreciate your recognition of the legend that is, Mr Robin Williams Same as.👍
"you... could have talked to him"
she just did.
Have you dated... ever? Even in 2022 it's up to the man to take the initiative. I'm not saying that's right, I'm just saying that's the way people are.
It would take someone of such strong character to sit with Will because Will tilts the 180 to the 360. He is a mirror.
36:47 Yes, definitely a big move. The distance from Harvard, Massachusetts, to Stanford, California, is over 5000 km. To go a comparable distance near you, you'd have to travel from Rabat, Morocco, across the Strait of Gibraltar, through Barcelona, Montpelier, Lyon, Nuremberg, Dresden, and Warsaw, and then all the way up to St. Petersburg -- and even then you'd still be about 100 km short.
Some of the greatest minds in history never finished school. Education is for a piece of paper... knowledge is something one seeks on their own.
Well done I like the first reaction I just watched with you! Can’t wait to see more 😊
One of the best acted and written movies ever made. I thought Minnie Driver should have won best supporting actress over Kim Bassinger who won it for LA Confidential (another gem of a film). Unfortunately it went up against TITANIC which took all the glory that year. At least Will and Ben won for screenplay. They deserved it.
Great reaction Amanda,
Really a beautiful movie!
Warm regards from the Netherlands!
"listen I think teachers and professors are kind of important so I'm not sure about that" You're missing the point, the guy was simply copying and pasting what he read recently. Will made the comment of him dropping 150k on an education he could've gotten for $1.50 in late charges because if you're just going to plagiarize something, then you haven't really learned much.
She misses every single point the movie tried to make
If you really really want to be educated you can definetily do it by yourself sitting at home reading hundreds of books about math etc. But Will was definetily 1 in a million :D
I agree 👍💯
Everyone can read books but few people are born with the ability to remember every word and number. The Indian mathematician Ramanujan that Prof. Lambeau mentioned was real.
1 in a billion
Math person here. You're right, a random person can't just simply see advanced math problems and solve them, no matter how intelligent they are. There is an immense amount of knowledge they must have mastered in order to do that. But the Indian mathematician they mention, Srinivasa Ramanujan, was a real person. He was a genius without much formal training, to the point where contemporary mathematicians couldn't even understand his work, because he wrote in such an unconventional way. He started correspondence with renowned mathematician GH Hardy, which led to his recognition as an unparalleled math genius.
Regarding the ending, I agree that it's better to not show the reunion, because it's not about whether or not they'll live happily ever after. It's about being brave enough to take risks and make yourself vulnerable.
Also, what you said about class applies to everything, not just education and arts. For example, sports. It's not a coincidence that most Olympic athletes come from wealthy backgrounds.
Brilliant movie! and I loved your reaction. First time on this channel. I'll definitely subscribe. (i bet i saw this over 20 times before i realized Robin Williams called him son at the end.) i cannot believe Matt and Ben wrote this. I LOVE this movie!
One of the best movies ever made
Well, you aren't ugly. This movie is very moving. Matt and Ben wrote it together. Genius.
this movie is crazy because the guy who wrote it is also playing the main character. so like he wrote himself to be a genius and better than everyone else lol. louis ck has a good bit about it, and i never thought about the movie in that context before, but it's pretty funny.
He didn't write himself to be better than everyone else. He wrote himself to be a math genius. Nothing in this movie indicates that he believes he is better than anyone else. Quite the opposite
@@that.ll_do_pig well he is definitely better than me as i have most of the same bad traits as him but none of the good ones lol
This film reunited Hauser, Affleck, and Damon from the 1992 film School Ties. ( Hauser and Affleck also starred together in hilarious Dazed and Confused. ) Cole Hauser as Billy in this is always riding in the backseat. Hauser currently stars as resident badass Rip Wheeler on the US series " Yellowstone "
In a hundred years time audiences will still be knocked out by the park bench scene, it's wonderful writing and a wonderful performance by Williams.
I saw this movie opening night in the theater. I've seen it countless times since and I'm always blown away that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote this movie when they were in their mid-20s.
I think you overestimate the institutions of learning but, as Micheal Bolton says, money and degrees get you to different places.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote their own screenplay (as did Sylvester Stallone) so...
Make your own life.
Love your reactions! However education is really not a vehicle for genius, it is just so you can get a piece of paper and hopefully get a decent job lol!
Teachers are important, but the $1.50 library line is because he was simply quoting a book.
You certainly are, and anyway I couldn't pass up a chance to see you react to one of the best films ever made. The real distance on the bell curve of human intelligence from the center to the far ends is truly massive. A professor like Lambeau is well beyond the average, and yet Will was that much farther beyond him. It is often those who are already exceptional who are most able to recognize the sheer magnitude of an intellect like Will. I think that's why it almost haunted him. Some people can figure things out entirely on their own. Extremely rare, but they do exist.