GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Good Will Hunting” — Theme

Onto the subject at hand today as we continue our analysis: What are some of the key themes in the draft of Good Will Hunting we read? I don’t know what you think theme is about, but — as I articulated here previously — I think theme = meaning. And more pointedly, the emotional meaning of a story.

So what are the themes in the GWH script? Which of the story’s themes do you feel are the most resonant ones at work?

See you in comments!

For Day 1 of our analysis of Good Will Hunting, go here.

For Day 2 of our analysis, focusing on structure, go here.

For Day 3 of our analysis, focusing on characters, go here.

[Remember next week (9/26–9/30), we will be reading The Silence of the Lambs. You may access the 1/15/1990 draft here.]

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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