After the craziness of the Thanksgiving holiday and the fact that Netflix kept borking with the streaming feed, I finally was able to sit down and watch "The Graduate" tonight.
I'll have to say my first reaction to the movie is that they don't make films like this anymore. It was hard to get into that frame of mind. Now a days you have so much going on to stimulate that you don't really sit and think about what's going on beneath the surface or relate on a deeper level with a character.
Ben's character to me is confused, socially inadequate and not really sure about anything. After the god awful date with Elaine I think she was in the same boat. That's what initially brought the two of them together so fast. It's not completely drawn out but in my interpretation, she takes comfort in the fact that Ben has no idea what's going on either and maybe they can figure it out together.
The movie as a whole was written wonderfully, the music (by the masters of Simon and Garfunkel) just fit perfectly. I loved the camera work and the different angles. Dustin Hoffman's awkwardness is perfect for the character and I truly believe it does fall on the Top Movies lists.
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