“Well would you mind telling me what these last four years of hard work was for?” This was Mr. Braddock’s reaction after Ben, played by Dustin Hoffman, graduated from college. Ben’s response was, “You got me”. The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, is a great comedy-drama that made me laugh. I would give this movie 3.5 out of 5. I thought that the story line was very good and that Dustin Hoffman did a great job channeling Ben’s awkwardness. I really enjoyed this movie because of the affair between Ben and Mrs. Robinson, played by Anne Bancroft.
After Ben graduates from college, he’s stuck in a rut and doesn’t know what to do with the rest of his life. He meets an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, one night, and generously gives her a ride home because she claims to be too “drunk”. She lures Ben into her house which then she begins to seduce him. On top of that, Ben was being questioned by his parents what he was going to do with the rest of his life.
After thinking about it for a few days, Ben decides to have an affair with Mrs. Robinson. This went on for some time, and began to be an every day thing for them. When things seemed that they couldn’t be anymore complicated, Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, Elaine, comes into town and Ben’s parents insist that he take her out on a date. Ben and Elaine start to fall in love but when Mrs. Robinson finds out about this she becomes furious, and manipulates Elaine and makes up a ridiculous story about Ben that makes Elaine hate Ben. Elaine then goes off to school and says she is going to marry some other guy. Overall I think that this movie is really great to watch and will make you laugh.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graduate
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