Good Will Hunting

This film does some amazing things. Will Hunting, the genius from the wrong side of the tracks, is a stock character who has been used as a heroic type in other bad films. He has the same invincibility in mind that any super hero has in physicality. Good Will Hunting doesn't exploit that but delves into it. It has layers that reveals not only inner truths about Damon's character, but greater ones about the nature of intelligence, compatability and happiness. The supporting characters also come to terms with their own selves. And the film doesn't serve up these observations in manufactured moments at the end, but in consistently revealing and enlightening scenes all the way through. Nobody has anything in common with Will Hunting's genius, but they do have things in common with his personality and search for himself. The fact this film speaks to the philosophical and personal level of so many different people says a lot.