Wonderfully Powerful

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2016)

What a powerful film.
I always say that a great film, book, TV show, etc should have me reacting throughout: laughing when the characters laugh, feeling the need to cry when they cry, feeling loss when they experience loss, and so on. So by my definition, Good Will Hunting is a great film. It's so real and moving, but in such a wonderful way that isn't depressing or unbearably dark like so many films that deal with similar concepts.
I am just so impressed with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's writing skills, and at such a young age. Their ability to handle some of the serious subject matter that comes up in this movie is incredible, as is the creation of such well developed characters that interact in a beautifully natural way. You can feel the chemistry radiate from the screen, especially with the relationships between Matt Damon's character and his best friend (Ben Affleck), love interest (Minnie Driver), and "therapist" (the late Robin Williams).
Fantastic dialogue, fantastic story, fantastic characters, and even some fantastic scenery and visuals.
For all of these reasons, as well as many more detailed reasons which I am just a bit too tired to dive into right now, this movie has made my "Everyone Needs To Watch At Least Once" list.