# What was the Academy thinking : Good Will Hunting

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 25, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964 "2003-03-25T04:54:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/41 "2003-03-26T17:48:25Z")

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Thanks **ArchiveGuy** but since I never seen Ordinary People I will have to take your word on the similarities.

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**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/42 "2003-03-26T17:50:23Z")

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The sole purpose of ‘Finding Forrester’ is the shot of Sean Connery saying ‘You’re the man now, dog.’ I haven’t seen the movie and probably never will, but that line alone has brought much happiness to my life.

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**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/43 "2003-03-26T18:55:55Z")

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_Good Will Hunting_ was worth it just for the character’s explanation of why he doesn’t want to work for the NSA.

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**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/44 "2003-03-26T22:48:20Z")

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It is a great movie, if for no other reason than a math genius isn’t portrayed as a scrawny geek, but a bar brawling roughneck. It had good chemistry and was fun to watch for the most part.

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**Author:** ![TigoleBitties](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TigoleBitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigoleBitties)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/45 "2003-03-26T23:30:24Z")

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Like it or Not

I did enjoy Will’s speech on why he is not going to join the N.S.A.

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/46 "2003-03-26T23:36:00Z")

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While not making my list of top 20 movies, I certainly enjoyed GWH.

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**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-academy-thinking-good-will-hunting/163964/47 "2003-03-30T01:17:29Z")

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I liked it. It seemed a bit manipulative for Gus Van Sant, but I still really enjoyed it.

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