Communication in Film
Good Will Hunting
Understanding communication strategies between people can be learned by carefully observing feature films. Dramas are the best because the characters are involved in different types of relationships. Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant is a movie centered on a young man named Will Hunting who lives in South Boston. Will does not really ‘communicate’ per se with anyone even though he hangs out with a group of friends who are his surrogate brothers. Will is an orphan and has had a difficult life. Because he has had a difficult past he built a lot of defensive walls. He must learn ...
