GITS Script Reading and Analysis Series: “Good Will Hunting”

Welcome to Week 3 of the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series. This week we will be analyzing the 3/14/1997 draft of “Good Will Hunting” (written by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck), your choice for the Drama genre. If you haven’t had a chance to read the script yet, you can go here.

Let’s use this post today for your general reactions to the script.

Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

What are the script’s strengths? Are there areas you felt were strengthened in the movie version?

What takeaway can we glean from the script as an example of dramatic writing?

For a reminder of the movie, you can see 12 clips here.

Our schedule for discussion this week:

Monday, September 19: General Comments

Tuesday, September 20: Structure

Wednesday, September 21: Characters

Thursday, September 22: Themes

Friday, September 23: Dialogue

See you in comments!

[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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