Good Movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2004)

The Graduate is a superior feat of cinematography. It is the unique story of a confused youth fresh out of college, unsure of his future. Ellusions of The Graduate are still being made after almost 4 decades since its release. Evidence of this can be seen in the numerous modern films and tv shows we see daily. Good acting, directing, and musical scores together made this movie worth watching.
The arrangement of scenes in this movie are striking. In particular, the scene in the hotel when Ben truely begins his affair with Mrs. Robinson. As the couple undress and make love, scenes flash through his mind. The scenes join together seemlessly, Ben's symbolic actions in the pool link directly to his actions with Mrs. Robinson in their hotel room.
The main character Ben, played by Dustin Hoffman, did an excellent job of acting. Throughout the course of the movie you see a definate character evolution. By the end of the film Ben actually seems to have found a backbone. He came out of his shell. Dustin Hoffman is a believable character, you can literally feel and see the change in him.
The music for this movie is greatly different in one sense from most movies. Simon and Garfunkle performed the music. They use only a few songs, but different version of it. At first I wasn't sure what to make of it, but by the end of the movie I found myself enthralled by unique soundtrack. All told this was a very well made movie, and I enjoyed it greatly. I would recommend this to everyone.