1. Sincere communication: When Will criticized and humiliated the consultant with his erudition, the consultant Thorne became angry and fell into a strong psychological contradiction, but he did not give up. He met Will on time, made no secret of his psychological feelings and contradictions, and told the greatness of Will. Will was moved by Thorne's frankness and sincerity, and his heart was shaken.
2. Empathy: Through talking with Will, Thorne found that the young man's arrogant boasting was actually a deep inferiority complex. He was keenly aware that everything Will did came from a strong sense of self-protection, including that Will sneered at all the work arranged by the professor of mathematics, rudely refused his beloved girlfriend, and would rather move bricks to do chores himself and ruthlessly abuse his talents.
3. Clarification: Although Will is extremely clever, he can't see his own problems clearly. On the one hand, he said that moving bricks should be respected and it is not shameful to be a handyman. He can work and eat by himself anywhere, which is his pursuit. On the other hand, I take a 40-minute train every day, go to the most respected university in the world to do odd jobs, hide on the blackboard to solve problems, and then deny that I did it myself. Thorne saw all this clearly. He asked Will why he did it, and why he didn't do housework in front of his house. Will was speechless. Thorne continued to attack and asked Will what his ambition was. Will casually said that he was going to be a shepherd on the southern ranch. Thorne opened the door and said to Will, "Don't waste my time, just go." Will, who used to talk wildly, was puzzled and repeatedly stressed that the consultation time was not over yet. Thorne said, "It's a waste of my time to talk to someone who can't honestly answer a simple question." Will was speechless, but left many thoughts for Will. He began to reflect on himself, his contradictory behavior and words.
4. Confrontation: Thorne and Will had five confrontations, including silent confrontation, fierce verbal confrontation and rough action. Every encounter will lead to a better understanding of yourself. Every confrontation gives Will and Thorne infinite thinking, thinking about the value and significance of their existence, and thinking about whether to retreat or face setbacks in the face of tests. This is also the most wonderful part of the film, and the twists and turns of the story are vividly reflected through different confrontations.
5. Repeated questioning: When Thorne learned from Will's file that Will was an orphan, abandoned by someone who should have cared about him since childhood, abused by his adoptive father and bruised all over, he felt a strong shock in his heart, because Thorne also experienced the same experience, and he understood the root of Will's inferiority complex, and at a deeper level, he understood that Will should abandon others before others abandoned him, which was also the root of his strong self-protection. When talking about this painful experience, Thorne was not annoyed by Will's indifferent attitude. Instead, he repeatedly pressured Will with the same sentence "It's not your fault". Under Thorne's intimidation, Will changed from indifference to taking this sentence seriously, into anger, into crying, into hugging Thorne. After experiencing this series of psychological feelings, Will fully understood Thorne's words, and his past experience was really not his own fault. Why do you always bear this heavy burden and refuse to face life truly, refuse to accept sincere feelings, always punish yourself with other people's mistakes, and always comfort yourself by trampling on your talents? He recognized himself and saw his strengths and weaknesses. This is a cruel and long process, but also a new self, a beautiful beginning of a new life.
Thorne, like an astute and clever hunter, opened and captured Will's heart through his sincere and skillful psychological counseling technology, found the crux of Will's psychological problems, helped this talented young man find his life again, made him forget the difficulties and pains he encountered, and reopened his heart to embrace life.
When Will reapplied for a job and drove to his beloved city, every audience had deep feelings for psychological counseling and was full of surprises for life!