任娅楠11级旅游英语二班学号:20111103565CommentforGoodWillHuntingThenameofthemovieisGoodWillHunting,ittellsastoryofalonelyintelligentyoungmanreleasinghisencountersinthepast;learningtobelovedandloveothers;“hunting”forthecorrectdirectionofhislifethroughthethingsheexperiencedandthepeoplearoundhim.ThemoviestartedbythesceneofnumerousMathematicalbooks,itshowshisfirstcharacter,helovesreadingandhasanextensiveknowledgeinmath.Thenextlensishisfriendscametopickuphim,theprocessismutedandbothofthemsaidnoword,whichindicateshissilentandintrovertedpersonality.Thenthefollowingplotspresentthefiguresofagroupoffuriousandoffensiveyoungmenwhoalwaysattendtofight.Abovemadeashowofpersonalitiesandlaythebackgroundofthestory.Therearefourrelationshipsinthemovie:Willandhisfriends,WillandSkylar,WillandSean,LambeauandSean.WillandhisfriendsThefirstarehisthreefriends,theytalktoeachotherwithdirtywords;don’thaveanyambitionandworkaslaborsordosomesanitaryworksbecausetheywerenotwelleducatedandcivilized;hangingouttogetheristheonlyfun.Ontheotherhand,theygottheclosestandintimaterelationship;theyneverallowotherstoinsultanyoneinthem.Theyarethesamekindofpeopleperhapsbecausetheyallhaveunbeknownmisfortunesinthepast,theyallpassive,lonely,andafraidofhurt;theyaresoafraidoflonelysotheylikebeingtogetherandpassinginandoutthechaosbar;theyaresoafraidtoexpressthemselvessotheytalkrudely;theyaresoafraidofhurtsfromotherssotheyhurtothersinitiatively.Thereisafragmentwhichadequatelyshowstheiralonenessthatoneofthemwantstodrivefartherroadforlunch,butanotheryoungmansaid:“becauseyoulikethetake-outgirlinthecanteen”.Thatmeanstheyhaveaffectionsbuttheydon’texpressthemdirectlylikeordinarypeople.Willissamewiththemandalsoheisdifferentfromthem.Hetalksfewandsometimesheliketakingthebusalonetoavoidthenoiseofpeopleandlickingthepainhimself,becausethenoisecanonlybringhimawayfromthescarinhisheartforalittlewhile,beingalonecanmakehimfeelsafeandnoonewillseehimthrough.Andhealsohashisamazingintelligenceonmathunknownbyothers.Thethreeguysarethewholerelationshipbetweenhimandtheoutsidewordbeforehemetthepeoplewhowouldchangehislife.Theyarenotgoodatexpressingtheirfeelingsinwords,theyarerudeandpoor,buttheywillbringWillacarforhisbirthdaypresent.ThistaughtWillthatthereisakindofwordlesslovecalledfriendship.WillandSkylarWillmeetSkylarintheuniversitybarwhenhedefendedayoungmanwhowasembarrassinghisfriend,asWillnevertalkstoothersinitiatively,SkylarshowedherinteresttoWillandstrokeupaconversationwithhim.InthecontactwithSkylar,hefoundthatSkylarwasabeautiful,easygoing,humorousandpassionatelovelygirlandhefellinlovewithherquickly.SkylarnoticedthatWillisveryspecial,sheloveshimandshetriedtounderstandhimbetterandwantedtohelphim.ButlovemakesWillfeelself-abasedbecausehethoughthewasdifferentfromothernormalpeople,andhedoesn’tdeservethewonderfulgirl.HeliedtoSkylarthathehasmanybrotherstodisguisehislonelinessbecausehewasafraidshewilldislikehimifhehasnosenseofwhatisnormalfamilylovelikeotherordinarypeople.Hedon’twanttotellSkylarwhyhecan’tgowithher,becausehethinksshewillleavehimifsheknowhispast.SohedriveSkylarawayfromhimbecausehedon’twanttoseeSkylarleavehim,hethinkthatmaybelesshurtforhim;actuallyhehadalreadyhurtbothhimselfandhislove.Whentheytalkedonthephone,Skylartoldhimsheloveshim,hewasgrievedaftertheybrokeupandcan’tfindawayout.Soheturnstohis‘hunter’Sean.WillandSeanSeanisthekeyof‘huntinggoodWill’.WillwassenttoSeanafterseveralpsychologistsbeatenback,SeanuseshisownwaytomotivateWilltospeakout,exposedthepaininhishearttowardWillandsharedhishurtwithhim,hetoldWillabouthiswifeandtheirlovestory.HeteachesWillthatifyoulovesomebody,youlovehisshortcomingsanddefects,andaccepthispast,andhewillneverleaveyounomatterwhatyoulike.HeledWilltodissolvethepainfulmemoryofthepastandinspiredWillthatpeopleshouldlivewithoutregretandencouragedWilltopursueSkylarback;theysharetheirpainwitheachotherandcomforteachother,healedeachotherandbecomesoulpartnerofeachother,bothofSeanandWillsavedeachotherfromthepainofthepastandopentheirhearttoembracelifeinfuture.SeanandLambeauTheyusedtobeoldfriend,buttheirrelationshipisnotverygoodbecausetheyhavethedifferentoutlookandpursuits.Seanlikeslivinglight-heartedly,hedoesjustwhathewantstodoandhedoesn’tcareoffameormoney.Lambeauattendtopursuefameandprestige,liketogovernothersandjudgeothersathisownpoint.Hedoesn’tunderstandSean,hethoughtjustwhatheisdoingcanbecalledsuccessfulandSeanisdoingsomethingmeaninglessandunsuccessful.Will’soccurrenceandrefusalremindhimthatpeoplewhosuccessfulisjustdowhattheywhattodo.Seanquarrelwithhimtaughthimthatheistooegoandarrogant;LambeaufinallyrecognizedhisdeficientandhemadethegapupbetweenheandSean.SomeinspirationsTherearetoomanylonelypeopleintheworld.Allofthemexperiencedsomeunpleasingencountersandcan’tletthemgo.Everyonehashisunchangeablepastandsometimestherewillbesomeunforgettablepainfulmemory,peopleoftentorturedbythedistressedthingsthathadhappenedandconstrainedbythepaininsubsequentlife,ifwewanttolivebetterlife,we’dbetterletthemgo,becausetheworldwillneverabandonyouunlessyouaregoingtoabandonyourself.Learntoenjoylonelin