Gus Van Sant

“Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams, afraid that we may fail or worse yet, afraid we may succeed” (IMDb, 2000, p. 1). This is a quote from William Forrester in the movie, Finding Forrester. The quote is saying that one does not conquer their dreams without courage. Finding Forrester is set in the busy city of New York. Here lives the teenage boy, Jamal Wallace, and an unlikely mentor named William Forrester. As a dare, Jamal breaks into Forrester’s apartment, and…

Change is inevitable. Change is also necessary for people to develop. “Finding Forrester” has many examples change. A black teenager named Jamal, who is a literary enthusiast, hides his intelligence and; appear to be an average kid in high school. Jamal's friends however, are a diffrent story. Not only are they the stereotypical teenagers who cause trouble but they also try to bring Jamal down to their level. They dare Jamal to rob an apartment. Jamal, going against his beliefs, breaks into the…

Will Hunting- Impulsive, Fixated, & Unopen to Experience Michelle McDevitt Student at University of Michigan – Dearborn Abstract Will Hunting is the main character from the movie Good Will Hunting (Armstrong, Gordon, Weinstein, Weinstein, & Van Sant, 1997). Will is incredibly intelligent, loyal to his friends and has the potential to do great things. He is also deeply flawed, the ones that I will be focusing on in this paper are from two humanistic perspectives and one behavioral perspective.…

There are several qualities that made me choose the film, Good Will Hunting. The main reason was the emotions that I felt when I watch the film for the first time. As I watched the film, I became engulfed in a world that was very similar to mine. From the story plot to the characters, each aspect of the film seemed to demonstrate the central theme of the film, which was the ability for the protagonist to grow as a person. Will begins the film by being distant from others, which is a common…

In the novel Slam, Slam lived in the hood. Slam had been very talented at basketball but not so much at school. In the book the kids called the main character Slam. Slams real name is Greg Harris. In the movie Finding Forrester, Jamal Wallace was a good kid. Jamal did great in school and both on the court. There are many differences and similarities in both the novel Slam and the movie Finding forrester. In the book Slam, Greg harris went to Carver school. Then, Slam had to move schools not…

Body: A Good Day to Die, Olivia Polos Head: The film A Good Day to Die is a documentary following the life of Dennis Banks, a founder of the American Indian Movement (A.I.M.). The documentary begins with a synopsis of Banks early life, consisting of family life and boarding school. The film continues to follow Dennis Banks through his service in the military. After that, Dennis moved to Missouri. He was married and had 4 kids. Also, it explains how Banks turned to alcohol. This resulted in a…

GOOD WILL HUNTING The movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ directed by Gus Van Sant, is a movie about a guy called Will Hunting and his journey discovering who he really is. He could not do this on his own, without the help of his counselor Sean Maguire. Gus Van Sant skillfully uses a variety of film techniques to get across an idea. One of the most important scenes in ‘Good Will Hunting’ is the park scene. An important film technique used in the park scene is the camera angles. At the start of the park…

Sadly, the astronaut most well known for spacecraft malfunction during the Mercury program, Virgil Grissom, as well as two other astronauts set for the first Apollo launch were caught in the first major tragedy of NASA’s history. On January 27, 1967, the three astronauts were performing a preflight test of their Apollo capsule when their capsule caught fire. In the hours before the fire, the astronauts encountered problems with a sour smell from the oxygen loop of Grissom’s spacesuit,…

Classic cars embody the zeitgeist of the era from which they came. The design of the fins and fenders, the materials, and even the colors all give an indication of when a classic car was made. Restoring this type of automobile to its original beauty, therefore, takes time, expert knowledge, and patience. If you’ve located a classic car that you’d like to restore, here are some of the repairs you’ll want to make plus some advice on where to go to find what you need. Get to Know Your Car Angie’s…

The follies is a fun and memorable event to experience. Many citizens of Mason City would recommend that you attend the follies. Each and every student in the follies works very hard on their act. The follies are held each year and it is a event that many people attend. The follies has made Mason City more exciting, made an event for people to see, and it created another fun activity for citizens to do. The follies take place in the month of February and have been occurring for a very long time…