Good Will Hunting, or I’ll Just Have a Perrier

2025-04-05

Join Kelcee and Spencer for a conversation about the most famous entry into the “Boys With Feelings” genre: 1997’s Good Will Hunting. Discussion topics include What Men Want (in a therapist), war stories from the trenches of academia, and what makes a happy ending. Content warnings for extensive discussions of physical violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and misconduct, and mental health treatments. Works Cited & Recommended Reading: “Good Will Hunting,” Wikipedia “Malick gave Good Will Hunting its ending,” by Tom Shone,

Join Kelcee and Spencer for a conversation about the most famous entry into the “Boys With Feelings” genre: 1997’s Good Will Hunting. Discussion topics include What Men Want (in a therapist), war stories from the trenches of academia, and what makes a happy ending.

Content warnings for extensive discussions of physical violence, child abuse, sexual abuse and misconduct, and mental health treatments.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

“Good Will Hunting,” Wikipedia
“Malick gave Good Will Hunting its ending,” by Tom Shone, These Violent Delights
“The Unlikely Link Between Metallica And Matt Damon,” by MTV News Staff, mtv.com
“Therapist Reacts to Movie Therapist: GOOD WILL HUNTING,” Cinema Therapy, youtube.com
“How ‘Good Will Hunting’ Changed Men’s Mental Health for the Better,” by Lauren Vinopal, Inside Hook
High Conflict–Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks