He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that.

Good Will Hunting

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Fear of intimacy Intimacy Defense mechanisms Vulnerability

Speaker

Sean

Actor

Robin Williams

Source

Good Will Hunting

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Good Will Hunting. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Be Gentlemen, 1997.

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