Good Will Hunting Review

Good Will Hunting is the feel good saga about the Southy, Will Hunting, who's math abilities have been overlooked due to his custodial duties. Introduced as a janitor and revealed as a genius, Will Hunting seeks to fulfill his potential as defined by himself in this tale of a maturing life in logic and love. The story unfolds as Will Hunting is released from jail under the supervision of a Professor and a Psychiatrist. As the relationships unfold between the math savant and his respective colleagues, Will Hunting begins to discover that love trumps achievement. Despite pressure to perform mathematical functions that are simply solved by him, Hunting is intrigued by what he cannot figure out- a woman.

Good Will Hunting brilliantly distinguishes the difference between empirical knowledge and experiential knowledge, emphasizing the depth of first person experiences compared to the cheapened explanations read from the perspectives of others. Throughout the movie, the Psychiatrist explains to Will that he cannot truly know what he has not witnessed. I have to agree with the power behind participation compared to observation. Although one can obtain knowledge of art by reading or viewing photographs, the essence of the experience is eradicated if one is not present to gaze upon the beauty found in every stroke of the brush. One can read a Shakespearean Sonnet and learn about love, but this pales in comparison to the experiential knowledge of a sacrificial relationship.

Good Will Hunting explains in a tangible way what culture sometimes misses.
The experience itself is worth more than the knowledge gleaned.
The journey is more important than the desitnation.
The means justify the ends.
Experience determines reality.
Experience provides knowledge
Experience is teaches truth.
Experience is everything.