A passage that Sean said to Will is regarded as a classic by many young people

Theo 2021-10-13 13:05:49

······You have never left Boston, have you? If I talk about art with you, you must have memorized all the abstracts from art books and come to talk to me, such as Michelangelo's artistic achievements, political orientation, and so on. But you can't tell me to stand under the Sistine Cathedral and truly appreciate the shocking feeling, right? If we talk about war, you might quote Shakespeare. But you don't know what war is. Feel the moment when you hold your dying best friend on the battlefield and watch him take his last breath, the eyes longing for life show you.

If we talk about love, you can recite a sonnet to me. But you don’t know what it feels like when you look at your beloved partner very vulnerable. You thought that God put an Angel in your hands, this kind of love can surpass everything, surpass cancer! You don’t know what it feels like to stay in the hospital for two months in order to take care of your wife who is suffering from cancer. You don’t know what a real “loss” is, because you can only experience it when you love something more than yourself. You never dare to love anyone, right?

Looking at you, I did not see a smart, confident man; I only saw a arrogant, fearful, lazy boy. Will, you are a genius, no one can deny all this, no one will even understand you. But because you saw a painting, you made a rash judgment on my life.

You are an orphan, right? Do I know how hard your life is just because I have read the book "Orphans in the Fog"? How do you feel? who are you? is it possible? It is impossible for me to read the books I have written to understand me like you; unless you are willing to open yourself up and communicate with me, otherwise I cannot know "who you are". You don’t want to say, are you? You may have been scared by the possibility of revealing your true self? ...

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  • Dillon 2021-10-20 18:58:06

    I want to find someone who knows love like Sean.

  • Eunice 2022-03-24 09:01:03

    I don't like the ending, and there are still many remarkable points in the lines. Matt Damon wrote it himself, which surprised me.

Good Will Hunting quotes

  • Lambeau: You're angry at me for doing what you could have done; but ask yourself, Sean. Ask yourself if you want Will to feel that way, if you want him to feel like a failure.

    Sean: Oh, you arrogant shit! That's why I don't come to the goddamned reunions, 'cause I can't stand that look in your eye. Ya know, that condescending, embarrassed look. You think I'm a failure. I know who I am, and I'm proud of what I do. I was a conscientious choice, I didn't fuck up! And you and your cronies think I'm some sort of pity case. You and your kiss-ass chorus following you around going, "The Fields Medal! The Fields Medal!" Why are you still so fuckin' afraid of failure?

  • Chuckie: [in a bar] I didn't get on Cathy last night.

    Will: No?

    Chuckie: Nah.

    Will: Why not?

    Chuckie: I don't know.

    [yells across room]

    Chuckie: Cathy!

    Cathy: What?

    Chuckie: Why didn't you give me none of that nasty little hoochie-woochie you usually throw at me?

    Cathy: Oh, fuck you and your Irish curse, Chuckie. Like I'd waste my energy spreading my legs for that Tootsie Roll dick? So go home and give it a tug yourself.