The music caught me up first

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2012)

I graduated in 65, so this one hit home with being "sorta lost", although I didn't have the parents to fall back on, and with the money group that Ben belonged to. However, knowing that I was going to be teaching, it was still a rather scary time, not knowing what to expect, but also knowing I had to make it on my own. I couldn't relate to several of Ben's "problems" but I did see a lot of my college friends in Ben and their lack of direction, their lack of commitment. It wasn't the best of times, but it certainly wasn't the worst of times either. I couldn't imagine Ben's plight with the mom coming onto him, but I could have identified with his bumbling in getting a room, being totally naive about such things. It was a time of turmoil, not only with self, but with what was going on in the world at the time. No doubt all "ages" have the same types of problems, and kids aren't really ready to tackle "life" just out of school, and this movie just points out that the real winners are the ones who actually roll up their sleeves and get on with life, doing the best you can, and working towards a goal.