What happened to Good Will Hunting?

Rating: 3/10 (1 June 2000)

I'll admit it if I want to or not... Titanic was a decent movie overall, and on the surface its worthy of a five rating. However, once you calculate for bad acting performances, the worst script/lines from a 1998 Oscar nominated movie, and the shadowy feeling of the overbearing, heavy hand of Cameron and his action film special effects- you get a three. Furthermore, because of the media-hype, because of young girls, and because the Academy is a sucker for epic, classic movies, the real Best Picture of 1998, Good Will Hunting, was lost in the swell. I mean come on... you're going to tell me that there is a scene between Leonardo and Kate that is half as powerful as any between Matt and Driver? Let me just remind you of a scene between Robin and Matt- Robin confronts Matt's character with pictures of his body badly bruised by the abuse he suffered from his father. Matt says something like 'this is B.S.- this is not important,' to which Robin keeps repeating "Its ok, its ok..." Eventually Matt falls weeping into Robin's arms- now that scene was powerful, moving, and let's not forget cheap. Basically, Titanic won movie of the year because it was pretty-looking, nice and shiny, and was terribly expensive. What a waste when compared to Good Will Hunting...