Bruh... no apologies needed! We ALL get emotional during this movie!

Never apologize for showing your emotions like this ♥️

My favorite films are the ones that I find emotional. (Rain Man and Driving Miss Daisy) I have tons of respect and fellowship with others that can do that with films as well! I always appreciate your reactions!!!

Never apologize for showing emotions, I seriously cry at everything lol plus if something is relatable it definitely hits harder

It is 100% fine to get emotional watching a film like this. No apologies are necessary. Great commentary as always!

It's possible that when Matt Damon and Ben Affleck get old and lose their looks, they could go back to screenwriting.

There is an unpopular opinion that this movie was ghost written by Kevin Smith. I used to not believe it but this is Ben/Matt's only writing credit, and if you compare dialogue from Smith's movie and this one they are pretty similar. Might also explain why Matt and Ben are in all of his movies.

@@placebo5466 Unless I'm misunderstanding your comment, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have multiple screenwriter credits for many different movies

Kevin helped polish the script in places, but the majority was all Ben and Matt. Kevin did have a huge hand in helping get the movie financed though.

@@temper44 they were co-writing the screenplay for Ridley Scott´s last film, The Last Duel which they also starred in.

Heart broken when I first heard the news way back.

Nah man, that light lives on in our hearts and minds. :-)

@@davidholaday2817 Truth! 🙌

@@davidholaday2817 I, miraculously, survived a ruptured appendix, the worst the surgeon had ever seen. On the day I was released, I felt the sunlight on my hand, and a deep appreciation for life. I was told, Robin had passed, as I was tying my shoes, to leave the hospital. I was, and am sure, his light goes on. We all, go on. May "Joy", and "Strength" abide with you.

@@calebclunie4001 The way this comment of yours almost made me cry

I felt it. Knew that laugh had to be genuine.

Pay attention to the camera... it gets a little shaky, too. Even the camera man lost his shit^^

Also the line at the end where he’s like son of a bitch stole my line

Felt it so much in that moment. Damn great film. Let’s keep moving forward.

Yeah you're totally right. I went through stuff as a child and then lost my wife to a rare disease at 30 years old after battling in and out of hospitals for 4 years. This movie still helps me cope

I met Robin once, really nice man, piercing blue eyes. I didn't ask him for anything because I'd hate to be famous. But he started to spontaneously perform with noises, silly voices and jokes. My co-workers gathered around. When I found out he died on my wedding anniversary, AND I watched a Robin Williams movie on my wedding night, I started looking into his life more. His father wasn't very supportive, Robin was bullied as a kid, had no friends, played alone in the attic. I think comedy was a coping mechanism for him just to try some attention from his mom. I was in college when I met him, as a math major. This movie is everything. I wish I could have talked to him longer, or gotten a hug. He's the only celebrity I ever met and I have so many synchronicities with his life, from names of our kids and years they were born, even his wife's name and mine. Wish I could find a therapist like that, a real one. I miss him. I have this on DVD and pause on screens, like Robin's first appearance. The chalkboard behind him is worth reading.

@@noahwurtz9921 I was aiming for computer science but my College didn't offer a degree in that at that time. Closest I could get was Math with an emphasis on computer science. I ended up working for the computer industry while still going to school, never did graduate though. Moved for my job and switched schools but they wanted half my GE requirements done at the new school to graduate from there, and I only had one class left. I didn't want to pay to take all those classes over again, especially working full time and only able to take one class a semester..So I did what I could and eventually dropped out. Too much of an introvert to ever talk to any counselors. The final straw was when a professor hit on me and I never knew if my grade was because I said no or if it was earned. I needed a C or higher for it to count towards my degree and he gave me a C-. I tried to see if I could take that class again and do better, but he was the only one teaching it. Well crap. Then the guy I was dating kept insisting on marriage, so I finally gave in. Then he insisted on children. I never planned on that and we didn't discuss it before marriage. As soon as I was pregnant he kept demanding I quit my job. I refused because I liked working. But when baby was 6 months old I got laid off and it was cheaper to stay home than to pay for childcare. Just a series of unfortunate events and a life wasted. When I was still an undeclared major one day class let out and I was walking down the hallway. Usually the classroom doors are closed when class is out but one door was open. I peeked inside the room and it was empty, but the chalkboards were all covered with math formulas. I just stared at it and wondered what it said, it's a whole other language. I thought it would be cool if I could read it, understand it, knew what it meant and what the next step was or find any errors. I've always liked puzzles and solving problems, notice patterns in things, stuff like that. Plus I hated writing term papers. No papers to write as a math major, just midterms and finals. Lol. If course if you graduate there's probably some paper to write. I took a lot of astronomy classes too. The class discussions in the higher math classes sometimes felt more like philosophy. We're talking about things like infinity, and what that means. We can solve equations with infinite variables and infinite equations. We talked about different dimensions and what might that mean. Most people think the 4th dimension is time, but what is the 5th dimension? Is it a parallel universe? An alternate universe? It really got the mind working. Wish I could do it over, I wouldn't go on that blind date

@@noahwurtz9921 I'm about to turn 63. The guy who tricked me into marriage just wanted to own me and take me off the market, be never loved me. After losing my job I tried to be the best mother I could be, taught myself how to cook to save money, refinanced our house with a 15 year loan saving something like $80,000 in interest fees alone over a 30 year loan. Paid off the loan early in 2006 before the housing bubble popped. But he didn't help me raise the kids and drank more and more. Eventually drinking 7 days a week we never saw him. Had a second child and helped with their schools, volunteered, went on field trips, put both my Kids into extra activities and tried to protect them from bullies the way i wish my parents had protected me. They both got exposed to other adults who were healthy and not drunk or arguing all the time. I'm not doing well now, my divorce isn't over and he stole my house and kids and furniture and cars and clothes. Turned my own family against me. Well, not my parents, they both passed while I've been trying to get free. The legal system is twisted and corrupt and I want nothing to do with it. After fighting for 12 years and no vacation or money it's hard to have hope. I believe every person has something to offer, but I'm prevented and sabotaged from exploring the things I'm interested in. My old calculus textbooks and programming books were still in my house. No idea where they are now. He since sold the house and moved.

Man, this gave me the biggest smile

Thats such a Robin thing to say, gold

@@CheerUp2 That is THE Robbin thing I mean you can try to hold him back and contain him (key word Try) but people realized a long time ago that the result gets so many times better when you don't

I found the clip of Matt Damon talking about this moment. kzfaq.infoFWefgYFnygg?feature=share

I'm gonna throw What Dreams May Come in there as well

Was just about to recommend Dead Poets Society. Also, I remember Patch Adams being really good too.

What was the name of that film where he was a very good doctor, based on a real guy's life? That movie was also VERY good!

@@dIggl3r Patch Adams

Can’t leave out The Fisher King

Absolutely

Anyone who had a really rough childhood needs to hear - and I mean really hear - those words "it's not your fault", at least once.

Wills own mind is the antagonist 🤯

I always felt a lot of 90s movies were a reaction to the 80s. People were getting bored of pure cheesy action movies and wanted more depth and intelligence and luckily for us, several Directors brought us that

@@ross8884 Agreed. Movies like Sudden Death and On Deadly Ground really help drive that home. XD

I think it really depends what genres you're looking at. I think we're in a golden age for horror right now, to me the genre is the best it's been since the 70s, arguably even earlier.

​@@clairedex I actually wasn't referring to any genre in particular. Hollywood in general was just in a really good place in the 90s. It could just be that I preferred the auteur-driven system of that time as opposed to the studio system we have now. The studio system has led to a certain lack of variety in what blockbusters get funded. I'm not saying good movies are not being made - horror and sci-fi have both been doing really well these past 10 years. I hope that makes sense.

@@matthewjordan7297 there was most definitely a studio system back then, the market just wasn't nearly as saturated...and high-end data analytics is so accessible now that formulas/algorithms rule the day more than ever before. Studios feel like they have no choice but to fall back on formula now given near-certain belief that anything less is way too risky. 90s cinema was filled with risks too but the difference is that now studios have gotten a massive taste of just how reliably you can turn a profit as long as you follow the data - even shitty movies that everyone hates makes money now. Back then, originality is what you needed to stand out. Now, truly original content is far more likely to get buried in algorithms like an outlier. Back then, formulas were most definitely a thing but studio execs had some level of understanding that every film was a huge gamble no matter what you did so you might as well go for it. Nowadays, a studio's guaranteed $500k profit is far more appealing than a string of super super risky *maybe* $100k-profit films.

Exactly. This felt so real.

So many amazing scenes to choose from but that one is one of my favorites. Chucky is a good friend

Thank you, that scene is my favourite one in the film (that does NOT have Robin in it)

That's the kind of friend that is truly selfless. He cares deeply about his friend's success and happiness, even if it means he doesn't get a goodbye.

Robin Williams. Miss him!

So glad to hear this. This was a wonderful watch!

Great reaction! Robin Williams also earned an Oscar for his performance.

@@JamesVSCinema It was their first movie script, not sure if anyone else mentioned that!

It's kind of an incredible story: A couple of non-working actors decide to write a script on spec, hoping that they will get to act in the movie. And not only is it green-lit - with them in the cast - and put on screen to critical acclaim. But they walk home with an Oscar for best script. Has anything even close to that ever happened before or since?

Absolutely! The Fisher King is an extraordinary and amazing film and Robin's performance is so powerful. This movie is one I always have on an annual re-watch.

Yes! It's a wacky film, but the emotion is so real!

I love Terry Gilliam, esp. Fisher King and 12 Monkeys

Another scene where you really see Matt Damon use subtle but impactful facial changes is during Robin Williams monologue at the park. Matt starts that scene with that tough kid look but as Robin gets deeper into the monologue Matt’s facial expression changes and you can see the scared, young boy underneath. It is really genius.

James, just in case you want to see the acceptance speeches, which are so fun: Robin Williams - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5x1msxmu8XOfok.html Matt & Ben - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mp6CfLZmrLDVcZs.html The excitement is contagious. So much FUN.

on a side note, elliott smith shoulda won that oscar for miss misery.

Gone baby gone was dope. I'd like to see Casey in more roles. Side note, in good will hunting, Cole Hauser gave a bunch of his lines to Casey because he felt that his character was more important and the lines would work better coming from him. Thats why Cole was usually in the background or passed out at the table

LMFAO, no way!!

If thats how that movie was made it was destiny XD

@@JamesVSCinema I believe the scene where Will goes on the long monologue about attacking another country and the ripple effect to the economy over here is what the "action" of the original script was going to be. Thank goodness for re-writes!

I, actually, remember Ben Affleck, on the PBS show "Voyage Of The Mimi", when he was a kid.

Ah thank you!! 🙏🏽

Thanks Chris, this means a lot to me.

I've actually been thinking about GWH a bit lately because I started taking an online course in Discrete Optimization a few weeks ago. Chugging away at some code in a bit after I eat dinner 🙂 like that problem that was on the board but with 1,000 particularly connected nodes