--- Kelley Walker <kelley at interpactinc.com> wrote:
>
> Good Will Hunting ultimately blames the working
> class for its
> fate and reproduces the myth that hard work and natural
> ability will get
> you somewhere in life--IF you can only give up that no good
> working class
> culture and be free in kaliforneyaaah. eeeeeeeuuuuuuuu!!!
>
An interesting piece of trivia relevant to this, which I offer up for the delight of cultural studies types everywhere is that according to Private Eye, Minnie Driver, who played Will's love interest in the film, is the daughter of Ron Driver, a character of a certain reputation in the Lloyd's of London insurance market, who by somewhat unexplained means, managed to find himself in possession of a large sum of what might more normally be thought of as other people's money. He was lucky enough to have an accountant who kept his gob shut (and served five years for contempt of court for doing so), and as a result remains scot free.
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===== ... in countries which do not enjoy Mediterranean sunshine idleness is more difficult, and a great public propaganda will be required to inaugurate it. -- Bertrand Russell
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