Here's to you to Mrs. Robinson!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2016)

In this timeless classic, we follow Ben Braddock on his path of self discovery. This came at the turn of the counterculture movement in 1967. The very early frame of Ben's head in a fishbowl is very symbolic, because that's how he feels in life. That everyone is on the outside, looking in on him, yet they've always controlled and dictated the way his lie was lived. When Mrs. Robinson came along in this Nichols film, she turns his fishbowl upside down. And the rest is past, present, and future-time history! The title song by Simon and Garfunkel is very important in the telling of this song, as it embodies a feeling. The stanza lyrics, "And in the naked light I saw- Ten thousand people, maybe more- People talking without speaking- People hearing without listening- People writing songs that voices never share- No one dare- Disturb the sound of silence" is the most telling. A generation felt silenced, and in desperate need of disturbing the defiantly curiousness time, to disturb the silence they were forced into. This film is so well made, and is, and will remain relatable for many decades to come.