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The Film Good Will Hunting
The film “Good will hunting” talks about a young man Will Hunting, a 20-year-old janitor who works at MIT, he was found to be a mathematic genius by a math professor. Will is an orphan and was continuously abused when he grew up in different foster homes. The traumatic experience that Will acquired changed his personality, and developed various psychological issues such as inability to form positive relationship, fear of being abundant, difficulty on controlling emotions. However, with the help of the professor, Will started his psychological treatment with a professor of psychology, Sean. Sean is not just a normal therapist, he truly cares about Will. He was tolerance and acceptance and shows positive attentions toward Will, also shared his
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