This movie tells the story of a psychologist who civilized a genius teenager, the protagonist Will has not read any books, and a few good friends rely on physical strength to work odd jobs on the construction site for a living, but he has a super high IQ and unforgettable memory, often fights with friends after work, does mathematical problems when bored, reads some professional books that others can't read, and what he is best at is to go to Massachusetts or Harvard University, "crushing a school bully in three minutes". He took a 40-minute train ride to MIT every day to work as a cleaner, watching the bustle outside the window, the lonely carriages unoccupied, and the genius alone.
Until one day, when Will was cleaning the hallway, he saw an interesting math problem on the blackboard and wrote out the answer by hand, only to be discovered by Professor Blue Wave, who loved him so much, and At this time, Will was defending himself in court with scriptures. The professor couldn't wait to chase after the courtroom and look at this young man who had overshadowed the brilliance of MIT,
He was offered bail on two conditions: one was to study mathematical problems with him every week, and the other was to receive treatment from a psychologist. Sure enough, geniuses and madmen are just one step away, and no matter how difficult the math problems, Will can solve them, even if he has won the Fields Medal, the professor who has studied mathematics all his life cannot reach.
This young man, on the other hand, was willing to waste his talents and took 5 psychiatrists in succession. The professor saw that this was not the way to go, and he could only invite his college classmate Shaun. Lao Xiao was quite accomplished in psychological research and was also a talented genius. The important thing is that old Shaw and Will, have the same childhood experience, the first treatment did not go well, Will stared at a painting on the wall, pointed out that old Shaw married the wrong person, old Shaw has not yet come out of the pain of widowhood, rushed up and grabbed Will's neck and said: "If you say so again, I will kill you." This aroused Will's curiosity, and the next day obediently came to find Old Shaw for treatment, and Old Shaw took him to a lake, and then Old Shaw's words to Will are worth listening to every frivolous teenager:
"You're just a child, you don't know what you're talking about?" So ask you about art, you might make a crude argument in art books, about Michelangelo, you know a lot, his political enthusiasm, his fellowship with the Pope, obsessed with sex, you know him very well, right? But you don't even know the smell of the Sistine Chapel, do you? Haven't you tried to stand there and look up at the famous painting on the ceiling? Mustn't have seen it? If I ask about women, you can tell me about them, you may have been in bed a few times, but you can't tell you the true joy of waking up next to a woman. You are young and tough, and if I talk to you about war, you will throw Shakespeare at me and recite "Go to the battlefield together, dear friend", but you have never been in the battlefield, have not tried to hold the head of your best friend in your arms, watch him take his last breath, stare at you, and ask you for help. I ask you what love is, you may only chant the wind and make the moon, but you have not tried to pour out your heart with all your heart, and when you look at each other, you know each other's hearts, just like God arranged for angels to give you only to save you from the abyss of hell, and you have never tried your feelings of care for her, you have never tried to be devoted to her, you have never tried to be committed to her deep love, knowing that she is terminally ill and no longer hesitates, you have never tried the feeling of losing a loved one..."
Old Shaw turned around and left, will was silent in shock, and this passage sharply pierced Will's armor, as if penetrating his past. The third time, neither of them opened their mouths and played a game of staring until Will took the initiative to tell jokes. This signifies an untamed genius who opens his heart to Old Shaw. With this exchange of old and young, the relationship between Will and his girlfriend also gradually warmed up, one day the girlfriend invited Will to go to California with him, he was afraid of the uncertainty of the future, refused to leave the familiar place for her, but after the girlfriend left, Will was like an angry bull everywhere to light a fire, smashing the wall hard at the construction site to vent his anger, he and his friend said that he would rather work on the construction site for a lifetime than the next 50 years, sitting in the room doing boring math problems, good friend Chuck said next, It is the most touching passage in the film:
"You're my nemesis, and if you still live here in 20 years, come to my house to watch a ball game, and still build a house, I'll kill you." That's not intimidation, I'll kill you. You have a talent that we don't have, you have a million lottery tickets, but you dare not cash in. I'll stop at nothing to trade what you have, and so will the rest of these people. My best moment of the day, only ten seconds, from parking to your door, every time I knock on the door, I hope you're gone. Don't say goodbye, nothing, and you're gone. I don't know much, but I know it. The heartfelt words of the good friend made Will completely wake up and come to see Old Shaw for treatment, just in time to bump into the Professor and Old Shaw arguing about his future, just like seeing his parents arguing for themselves. The professor laments that Will wasted his gifted talent, he only cares about a genius and what he can achieve, while Old Shaw cares about the young man named Will. After the professor left, Old Shaw saw a picture of Will, who had been abused by his adoptive parents since childhood, and he told Will over and over again that it was not your fault, and as Old Shaw kept repeating, he finally dissolved the ice in Will's heart. Because he never really cared about his feelings, this big boy with thorns hugged and cried with Old Shaw, and finally walked out of the trauma of childhood and broke out of the cocoon to be reborn.
Whether it is a genius or an ordinary person, he is him, just a big boy who needs a gift for his birthday, the friendship of a man, needless to say you care about me, I can feel a smile and tears hidden behind him, and at the end of the film, Will chooses to find his soul mate and go to his own success.
The film's old Shaw is played by Robin. Williams won the 1998 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor,
Matt. Damon and Ben. Affleck, who played Will and good friend Chuck in the film won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Unexpectedly, Matt Damon debuted as a screenwriter, and his debut was the peak of his life. This movie has no dazzling and exciting scenes, nor a thrilling plot, but it is good and intriguing, its brilliance is contained in the character relationship and the delicate performance of the actors, Matt Damon and Robin Williams, the old and the young, the contrast is strong and tacit understanding of the wonderful interpretation of this must-see movie, it is worth recalling when the film panics. Like the place friends can watch my edited video, welcome to leave a message to point.