Good Will Hunting - A bittersweet ending

And it was then I began uncontrollably crying.

Song: Elliot Smith - Miss Misery

[Boygonebad]

The part where Chuckie realizes Will has left is always my favorite part. He is sad and happy all in one then you got the awesome Robin Williams line at the end.

[MrAlexH]

I love how his best, realest, and closest friends - the ones he planned to grow old living down the street from - are all genuinely happy that he took his ticket and got the fuck out of there. They all wanted so much more and better for him; they didn’t wanna hold him back/down there in South Boston with them and their mediocre (but still honorable) lives. They wanted him to have all the kinds of better that a human being can have in his/her life; and to transcend all of that place, as he was more than able to do with the level of mega-genius that he had. They loved him unconditionally; and through that love, they wanted him to leave them behind and spread his *huge* wings and just go fuckin flying all over this simple little world already. It takes a next-level degree of best-friend love to want your buddy to leave you behind and do what he was born to do, instead of stickin it out through life with you.

[themouse]

I went all the way to Europe to see about a girl, We are back living in L.A, with 3 kids and 25 years Married! whatever you need too.

[vashna]

I’m glad they never did a sequel to this. Impossible to better it.

[ytho]

What if Will was taking a mean ass shit and his friends just left him at his house with no ride

[Jared_Wignall]

The “Son of a bitch. He stole my line” was improvised on the spot by Robin Williams. Matt Damon said Williams did about 15 takes of this scene. He only said this line once, in the middle of all the takes he would do for this scene, and never said it again afterwards. It was decided to use this take because it was the best one from all the takes.

[droptopp]

After he got to California, he joined the CIA and became Jason Bourne

[Sentai]

That is life. "Got to see about a girl" Thank you Robin Willams. Now I am in the Phillippines.

[ozscorpio]

I remember people starting to applaud when the car showed driving on the highway awesome film

[Gunners_Mate_Guns]

It must have taken a lot of effort for Affleck to put those mixed emotions on his face at the same time: jubilation that his best friend actually listened to him and left without a goodbye conflicting with the sad realization that he'll probably never see his best friend again.
I know lots of people rip on his acting these days, but damn he was excellent in this movie.

[windcatcher]

Give me a good story and interesting well acted characters we can relate with and care about. Give me that over mindless special effects. This movie is pure quality from beginning to end

[ekdud]

That note change at 1:51 is so good. It happens at the exact moment that Ben’s expression switches: the moment he realizes his best friend has gone without even a goodbye, and it’s a brief moment of sadness before it turns into genuine happiness.

[berkpwn]

My favorite movie of all time. Wish I could have the same feeling I did the first time I watched it. Absolutely magical.

[brunolapointe]

3:14 I like to think that Will actually did precisely that. Becoming a therapist, helping people, wounded children like him and Sean. Giving them the strength to overcome their trauma and allow themselves to grow.

[Sudascai]

the way he smiles when he realizes he’s gone, it shows how happy he is for his friend going out for a better life

[blimeyjoe]

the look of comprehension on Chuckie's face reminds me of that line from Shawshank "Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice But still, the place you live in is that much more grey."

[mikeh]

Casey Affleck cracks me up in this scene lol. "Well boys, looks like I'm moving up a rank. Shotgun, baby." Haha

[DylanMcGonigle]

2:55 can we just talk about how haunting the end of this movie is? The final lines belong to Robin Williams, while Elliot Smith sings "Miss Misery." What a perfect song that Elliott wrote just for this film, and what a perfect line that Robin improvised. Two absolute legends who were lost way too soon, here at the peak of their talent, conspire to make those final shots of a car driving westward, through the Allegheny pines so much more poignant. In the years since this movie was made, that's all taken on a real unexpected gravity.

[hrushikeshgouda]

This movie truly shows the beauty of friendship. Though it must've hurt Chuckie that Will left without saying anything (which he always wished for) but he is ultimately happy because he can think that Will would be somewhere he truly belongs rather than ending his life in a place that didn't give him the space to shine. Absolutely one of my favourite movies. And the fact that Damon and Affleck are best friends makes me feel that such a bond can truly exist.

[MrKellyndonna]

is it just me. when you look at Robin Willams. he always had a look you could not explain?