Cool movie

Rating: 8/10 (19 September 2010)

Dustin Hoffman plays Ben Braddock, a fresh-nosed student who has just moved back home to his parents' house after graduation. Soon after, Ben finds himself being seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of his fathers' business partner. Ben's guilt-ridden affair with Mrs. Robinson goes on for months before she forbids Ben dating her daughter, Elaine. I believe the theme of this film is about fighting for what you really want. Ben wants to be with Elaine and he is not going to let Mrs. Robinson's acts stop him. Although he had made a questionable decision by having an ongoing affair with not only a married woman, but also the mother of his love interest, he knew Elaine was someone he wanted in his life. Ben was a guy who did not seem sure about many things in life (his future, and graduate school), but when he finally found the one thing he was sure of – he went after her.