A classic everybody should watch

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2014)

I've been meaning to watch The Graduate for years and today when I heard the director Mike Nichols died I decided to finally sit down and watch it. I'm not familiar with Nichols, I didn't know anything about The Graduate, other than that it's a classic. I've only seen that poster so I thought it was gonna be some goofy comedy from the 60's. So I did not have any expectations at all, sure I expected that it would be good since it's well received classic.
I did not expect to be completely stunned. While I still need to give it more time and more views I think The Graduate is one of the best film I have ever seen. This was seriously just perfect. Every scene was a classic scene on their own, every scene was a masterclass of filmmaking and acting. Next time somebody asks me (not that anyone would ever ask that from me) "Samuel, how can I tell if a movie is well directed?" I say to them "Go watch The Graduate. That's a perfectly directed movie"
I'm glad I waited. I'm glad I didn't watch this 5 years ago. I'm 21 now, the same age as Ben Braddock and wow, it's been a while since I've been able to feel for a movie character this much. Maybe ever.
Some things never age. Dustin Hoffman's sunglasses may look a little goofy now but the themes of this movie will never get old. The world will never ran out of dumb kids who don't know what to do with their lives.