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The scene: As Sean and Gerald clash over Will’s heart and mind, the pair meet to discuss his future – Gerald looking to take a very hands-on approach as Sean advocates letting Will decide freely – is Gerald trying to give Will guidance or is he manipulating him? The debate goes through some striking examples of young minds given the chance to develop as Gerald states his case in the form of Albert Einstein, whilst Sean rebuts him with the example of one time maths prodigy Ted Kacynski, who went on to achieve notoriety as the dreaded Unabomber. Sean coaxes Will into opening up and addressing his ghosts, though his future path is not clear – will he pursue maths greatness as Gerald hopes, or follow his heart as Sean hopes? Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), a one-time prodigy of his own whose career has not followed Gerald’s illustrious path. Enter Gerald’s old friend, therapist Dr. After Will is arrested for a brawl, Gerald bails him out into his care, but needs to break through Will’s psychological problems to unleash his potential. But beneath the cocky exterior is a prodigious intellect, as Will cheekily solves maths problems set by Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard).
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The plot: Boston jack-the-lad Will Hunting (Matt Damon) drinks, fights and works manual labour jobs – including janitorial work at the prestigious MIT university. Written by Damon & Affleck (with rumoured help from William Goldman) and directed by Gus Van Sant, the script is a great example of the role of development – originally written as a thriller about a smart Boston kid targeted by the FBI to become a G-Man, execs instead pushed the script toward the emotional relationship between a maths prodigy and his therapist. The film: GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997), the film which gave the world Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and gave Robin Williams his Oscar. It might be a deleted scene which is outstanding in its own right but wasn’t quite in-sync or critical to the final cut of the film. It might be a scene from a classic movie, which has been crowded out by other, more “showy” scenes and set-pieces.
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In our “ Unheralded Scene” series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn’t received the admiration it deserves.
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Unheralded Scene: GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)