The commonality between the films Good Will Hunting and A Beautiful Mind lies in the heart and the capacity of the human spirit to triumph even during the most dire circumstances. There seems to be much more dissimilarity between the two movies then there are similarities. Essentially we are looking at two very different individuals and the people and situations that surround them. To achieve a true understanding of these characters the observer has to ask several questions. The questions asked vary from personal thoughts and behaviors to social and adaptive ones. How does the social climate during the era in which they live contribute to the problems caused by their individual situations? How does their genius play into each of the disabilities they have? How do they interact with the people around them, both those they know on a personal level and those they may meet only in passing also, how do they interact with the genius in others? Firstly, because there are few similarities, they will be addressed initially and the paper will move on from there. Both Will and John have what most would consider a blessing; with closer examination a realization occurs, there is a problem with genius. Both main characters are incomparable geniuses and therefore aloof among their contemporaries. Rarely understood and always awkward by definition; these men live in opposite worlds compared to the general population. In A Beautiful Mind the disparity between John and other geniuses during his era is obvious; there were not very many people who could identify with him. It is possible that is why his psyche decided to generate Charles (John's roommate). Even in the depths of madness this gentleman's brilliance made it possible for... ... middle of paper ... ...ld not rid himself of schizophrenia, but he was able to get around the disability with much effort and a great deal of trial and error. This is a fantastic achievement because this disease is degenerative in nature and should have only gotten worse with time. However he was able to go on to teach again and with time newer medications and the strength of his will made it possible to live with relative normality. Will was able to come to terms with his past and look forward to his future. This must have been more difficult for him than the average person. The fact that he knew so much and could self diagnose made it harder to make plain what had often been read or heard in vain. He resolved to find Skylar and the viewer is left with the impression that everything would turn out fine. Both films were entertaining and gave the viewer a feeling of hope and accomplishment.
Some of the moments during the story that show how smart John is, would be when Will, and all readers, learn that John is the vice president of his office in the world trade center, which makes him the 2nd most important person in the company, which does different types of trading including stocks, which they trade millions of dollars worth at once, the company also is involved in trading random goods. Aside from being the vice president John is also the fire marshal of the entire floor, which gives him the duty of calling out fire hazards, announcing escape...
Some people dream of wealth, happiness, or genius, but is any of that easily attainable? An intellectual young man from the movie Good Will Hunting has an unusually high IQ that is shrouded by emotional problems. Will Hunting is arrested after yet another case of physical assault in Boston, and this time it was a police officer. When he is arrested, his genius is discovered by a college professor, Gerald Lambeau, who sees potential in Will despite his flaws. Instead of jail time, Labeau offers him a fair bargain. As long as Will attends mandatory therapy, he will be allowed to work alongside the professor. But education isn’t everything, because under Wills sarcastic wit and mathematical genius, he hides his true self. Will scares off five different therapists before he finds himself stuck with Sean Maguire, who ends up using personal and profound forms of therapy to crack Wills shell. Sean delivers this speech to help Will realize his ignorance of his insecurities and other people by using ethos, logos, and pathos appeals; Sean addresses that true knowledge and perspective can only
Through John's interference he turned what was considered a minor case of a chemical imbalance into to full blown schizophrenia. During the turn of the century, which is when this story took place, what scientists knew of the human mind wouldn't fill the inside of a matchbook. This was for certain the case when it was a woman who was the patient. If there was any deviation in the accepted behavior of a woman as deemed by society, the woman was considered hysterical. When dealing with these patients, instead of seriously considering the consequences of their actions, they went along with obscenely stupid notions on how to deal with problems of the mind.
...ce, although both writings are interesting in their own ways, the most interesting aspect of both writings together is that they both have a similar plot and theme. It is rare that two
In order to understand what changes happen to twist the views of the 2 main characters in both novels, it is important to see the outlook of the two at the beginning of the novels in comparison ...
With these components at the forefront, productivity presents itself in a crucial way. This dystopian world is built around constantly being productive, often leaving its citizens how they would personally benefit from helping their peers and associates; more specifically, how helping their peers and associates would benefit the World State. Mustapha Mond mentions this with his hypnopædic phrase, “But everyone belongs to everyone else” (Huxley 40). When Bernard brings John to London, John’s initial purpose is one hidden from him. Bernard searches to embarrass the Director for his hypocrisy by outing him as John’s father. When this mission is completed and the Director resigns, John’s significance severely decreases. He misses all chances at making connections and being productive and his lashing out on other citizens threatens his ability to continue to exist stably in society. With no true purpose of existing in the machine that is the World State, John does what he believes will be the most productive thing he can do for society and takes his own life. Doing so exemplifies how John resembles a Christ-like figure, as his death for the improvement of the world reiterates that he would rather die in isolation than live life only as a small part of a much bigger
Once schizophrenia becomes severe, Walton develops two seemingly real characters in his imagination. Walton’s mental condition and obsessive longing for someone to connect with leads him to separate himself mentally from his superego and id.
At first sight, the two main characters appear completely different, but we soon realize that their lives are very linked.
The movie, A Beautiful Mind, was based on the true-life story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. It offered tremendous insight into the world of Nash’s as a brilliant mathematician and his personal struggle with schizophrenia. As per Comer (2014), schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which daily functioning deteriorates. Unfortunately, few if any two people suffer from schizophrenia experience the same symptoms, triggers, and/or success of treatment. The following paragraphs will discuss Nash’s symptoms, possible causes, my personal perspective on which treatment options would have been effective in Nash’s case in comparison to the treatments he did receive, and the commonality of Nash’s success in managing his schizophrenia.
In fact, the main character does not show any symptoms of clanging, grouping words together based on sound, or word salad. However, John does experience disorganized thinking, because he is not able to think logically through his delusions and hallucinations until the end of the movie when he realizes that Marcee is a hallucination, because she never ages; he breaks away from the disorganized thoughts to logically come to terms with his disorder and realizes that what he perceives as reality is not
Good Will Hunting is a film which conveys many interlocking themes and messages to its viewers. One of these nicely woven themes is placing trust in the people we care about as well as people we have only recently become acquainted with. Another message, arguably more significant than the last is finding and pursuing the potential one has and bringing meaning into our lives in any form we choose. I believe the potential and success this film demonstrates is that success, growth, and meaning in a person’s life does not always have to come in the form of advancing in a career or social status but rather in the form of overcoming hardships and developing close reciprocating relationships.
Good Will Hunting is the graceful tale of a young gentleman’s struggle to find out where he belongs in the world, by first finding out who he himself is. In this film, Matt Damon takes on the role of a disturbed genius that has a keen understanding of the deepness of human character. The film is a voyage through the mind of Will Hunting as he is required to undergo psychotherapy as an alternative to serving jail time. With the assistance of a psychologist, played by Robin Williams, Will learns about himself and recognizes his individual worth in the world by comprehending what is most important to him in his own life. This motion picture serves as a source of superb example for film technique. Gus Van Sant’s directing ability joined with the writing skills of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also plays Will’s best buddy, Chuckie, is a vibrant mixture of technical features used to induce sentiment and compassion amongst the viewers of this heart-warming film. Characteristics of the color, angles, shots, camera movement, editing, and distortions are all each particularly noteworthy to the general composition of Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting.
John is a very interesting individual. He is a hard worker who struggles to keep a full time laborer job, while possessing a master’s degree in engineering. He is a “trendy” looking man, dressed all in black with leather bondage bracelets, and biker boots adorned with chains. He has perfectly manicured hair and an outstandingly awesome beard. Contrast this with his
In the book think wrong the main character john bielenberg address his situtions, problem and even personal thought he has spook to a man who provided him falls information so he will never succed no matter how hard he try or do the man told him to do this step by steps and dont told not to fell and keeping going but john has a strong mind set to know when someone was fooling him so he started lookinginto making his own bussiness and do his own thing. John has encourage most people who had belive in
A Beautiful Mind tells the life story of John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner who struggled through most of his adult life with schizophrenia. Directed by Ron Howard, this becomes a tale not only of one man's battle to overcome his own disability, but of the overreaching power of love - a theme that has been shown by many films that I enjoy.