The Graduate

Wow. "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me!" Any movie that has a line like this in it is bound to be good. That's right, I'm talking about the epic 1967 comedy/drama/romance film, The Graduate.



Again, I will rate this movie with the scale I've used for all my reviews, starting with Gone With the Wind. The rating is as follows:



1> movie's plot really wasn't clear. was boring and lacked good character developement.


2> plot was definately there but was weak. characters were developed but no main characters pointed out.


3> plot is simple but strong. charcters still not developed well. movie flows decent now.


4> plot is developed. movie flows really well. characters still a bit rigid in certain places.


5> all of the above is covered really well.



For The Graduate (which I thought was EPIC), I gave my first 5. The acting, for the most part was pretty good with every character; especially the nervous character of Ben. Speaking of the characters, here is a list of the director and important cast memebers in my eyes:



Director Mike Nichols



Anne Bancroft- Mrs. Robinson. This character was great. She was the instigator of much of Benjamin's problems. Great Acting job done.



Dustin Hoffman- Ben Braddock. THIS CHARACTER COULDNT HAVE BEEN PLAYED BETTER IN THIS TIME FRAME!!! Dustin Hoffman did an excellent job at acting this character out.



Katharine Ross- Elaine Robinson. Elaine kind of bugged me in this film, but at the same time I really wanted Ben to go with her and not her mom. Good actress.



Murray Hamilton- Mr. Robinson. This character was pretty comical as well. He was so oblivious to what was going on at first, and then he got really pissed. ha-ha. Good Actor.



William Daniels- Mr. Braddock. This character was really funny. He was also very pushy with Ben, wanting to know what he was going to do with his life. Good Actor.



Elizabeth Wilson- Mrs. Braddock. She was kind of a minor character like Mr. Braddock but was a fairly good actress.



This movie was based around Benjamin Braddock's life after returning home from college. When he gets back his parents throw him a party that he really didnt care to have, inviting all their friends. His father being kind of the goofy guy he was, rented a scuba suit for Ben to put on and then just into the pool in front of all of their friends. He retreats to his room during the actual party later that evening to be by himself.

Who walks in? None other than the magnificant Mrs. Robinson! Push comes to shove and she convinces Ben to drive her home. He tries to just do a drop off and get the heck out of there, but she insists he come inside. From here on out, you pretty much know what is going down. She is DEFINATELY trying to seduce him.

Anyways, like I said, it gets pretty obvious that she wants him. With Mr. Robinson gone, she has a chance to get what she wants. She leads Ben up to her room where she locks him in and starts STRIPPING! WOO! Ha-ha, not really... Its actually pretty messed up. But Mr. Robinson comes home and Ben freaks and runs down to the bar.

This affair becomes more in-depth because Ben becomes cooperative and he and Mrs. Robinson meet at a hotel continually. Next, the plot gets even more twisted when Mr. Robinson and Ben's parents want Ben to take The Robinson's daughter, Elaine out on a date. Mrs. Robinson threatens Ben about this, but he took Elaine out anyways, because of his parents and Mr. Robinson's nagging.

The movie then kind of pans out. Ben tells Elaine about the affair with her mom and she freaks out. Imagine that. She gets pretty upset and doesnt associate herself with him for a while. Mrs. Robinson tells Mr. Robinson that Ben rapped her and all this crap goes down.

Admire a twisted plot of comedy? Check it out, son! The Graduate: 1967