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Good Will Hunting is the kinda movie where when I first watched it in like middle school, it was my absolute favorite movie for months. But then I kinda got over it and haven't seen it in forever. Brilliant performances from everyone, especially Robin Williams. I didn't expect from Patch Adams. And this was basically the exact role that Ben Affleck should've kept playing for forever instead of spy/mobster/action star/superhero.
I just couldn't imagine watching that movie for the first time now. It's very, very 90s. And it was so innovative and pure when it came out. Like every scene hit and felt like that was they were creating THE romance movie for bros. But now? After so many movies and stories copied and stole pieces from it, that I think it'd almost feel formula now. I mean on that Showtime show Shameless, there's a character named Lip, who's pretty dead-on living out that story. And then the whole Apatow wave happened.
The performances and writing will probably stay really strong, but all the other stuff around it. Especially babyfaced Ben and Matt. I feel like that's a movie that had to get in there a long while ago, to be what it is to the people who still hold it way up high.
Maybe not, though.
I think I appreciate the film 10000000x more watching it now because of how hard hitting and strong the dialogue and chemistry was