The difference in time.

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2008)

The graduate gives you a story with a taboo and tries to break it on a certain way with a charming main character. Nowadays, the taboo isn't such a big problem anymore, though it does feel a little strange. But would this movie still be interesting now time has changed? Something that really makes its mark in this movie is the sound. Almost all the songs are performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, which were quite popular after the song from this movie, called 'Mrs Robinson'. Probably a wise choice to use their music in this movie since its quite similar to the Beatles, a band who were quite popular in the sixties. Nowadays this music probably gives you a classic nostalgic feel.
Another difference between this movie and more recent movies, are the camera shorts. The camera shots are much longer than the ones of the modern days. At the beginning of the movie this certainly feels a bit weird, sometimes even a little annoying. But it sure does create more suspense, since you are wondering what still could happen in the shot.
Furthermore, this movie probably was groundbreaking during the year of release. In the sixties things were, especially, in the beginning all quite structured, and with the rebellic youth that came on its way, this movie probably still came as a shock. It could be seen as a way for the director to explore the boundaries and push it a little further. This is what we can see in the plot as well.
Considered all points, I come to the conclusion that his movie is still a good one to watch. But keep in mind that it has lost all its impact, which the movie used to have.