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Are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck geniuses, or did they have to do extensive research for the movie?

posted 5 years ago by MikeHunt12345 (957)
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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Research of what?

[–] degree7 (821) 5 years ago

It’s rumoured William Goldman did uncredited script rewrites.

[–] jekporkins (1985) 5 years ago

Their first draft was absolutely nothing like what this movie turned out to be. It started as a thriller. I suspect there were a ton of rewrites by Hollywood ghostwriters to turn it into what it ended up being. I'm sure they helped since they got credit, though.

[–] hitfan (220) 2 years ago

They are not geniuses—they are merely gifted and talented people who work hard.

I would argue that discipline is more important than talent.

[–] Branson26 (987) 2 years ago

All the discipline and talent in the world mean nothing without the right connections.

[–] raymondoz2007 (2098) 2 years ago

Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration,,,Edison