The Importance Of Communication In Good Will Hunting

Have you ever had anyone ask you, “do you want to talk about it?”, and you instantly dismiss their offer? Most individuals believe that silence is the better coping mechanism than discussing the issue with a trusted individual. I will provide an analysis on the following film, “Good Will Hunting”, in hope to educate the reader of the importance in utilizing communication to solve problems, rather than remaining silent. The success of communicating is also due to the many concepts that influence it, and many of these concepts are used in “Good Will Hunting”. I will use the following concepts in, “Good Will Hunting” such as, self-esteem, stereotypes, stages of relationship development, mixed emotions, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to assist in explaining the importance of communication.
Starting from the beginning of the film, the audience observes that our main protagonist, Will, holds the essential foundation of all communication such as a self-esteem. Self-esteem, …show more content…
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid that illustrates the order that people categorize their needs in life. The lowest need, also the most necessary, is the need for food, shelter, water, etc. The second need is safety, the third need is love, the fourth need is acquiring self-esteem, and lastly, the fifth is self-actualization. Will begins by working a job he clearly has no interest in for the sole purpose of survival and uses this to ensure his security in shelter. Will has several friends and eventually meets Skylar, these people help accomplish the third section of the pyramid. The importance of communication is even more important when approaching the fourth and fifth sections. Throughout the entire movie, Will doesn’t show his reached self-esteem or self-actualization until he starts truly communicating with Sean. Clearly this presents how communicating can help change someone for the