The Graduate: Critical Analysis The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols in 1967, is about a discouraged college graduate who finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Throughout the duration of the movie it was clear to the audience that this film exemplified the 1960s counterculture amongst the younger generation. The effects of the Vietnam War and the countless opportunities for youths put a twist on modern day reality during this time. The Graduate identifies the anxieties of
In the handout How to “Read” a Film the main idea is that for academic purposes we cannot simply watch a movie, we have to read it. Much in the same way that we would read a book or another random piece of literature. In the first paragraph it mentions that taking notes while watching a film will greatly help later on. It’s this idea that helps cement the notion of what it exactly means to read a film. In any other situation like this, other than a film, taking the time to write a few notes, maybe
Roger Ebert, Warren Beatty (who played George) describes Shampoo as “a movie about the intermingling of political and sexual hypocrisy” (Beatty). The story sets on an election night that resulted in Nixon’s presidential victory, and broadcasts of Nixon’s election repeatedly
The Graduate (1967) This film also portrays an anti-hero who is easily relatable, similarly to Bonnie and Clyde, but this character is slightly more sympathetic than those outlaws. Benjamin Braddock is a lonely man who lacks a purpose in life, meaning that he has no idea what to do after his graduation from college, and the movie cleverly visualizes his feelings through abstract symbolism. In the scene where he walks toward the pool in his scuba diver gear, I can see and hear everything from his
and Questions (approx. 2 paragraphs) 1. In this week’s stories I noticed that with war there is baggage you carry in physically and emotionally. War effects all aspects of life. I enjoyed how well the author created images in The Shawl and used symbolism throughout. 2. Tim O’Brien Full name William Timothy O’Brien (born October 1, 1946, Austin, Minnesota, U.S.), American novelist noted for his writings about American soldiers in the Vietnam War. After studying political science at Macalester
children growing up. Also during the 1930s, President Roosevelt would initiate the “New Deal” in order to help the American people get out of the Great Depression through recovery, relief, and reform. The 1930s also brought an increase in movies and movie theaters, allowing people to find some enjoyment in fiction away from their normal lives. This would help the children growing up, like Plath, to see that they could create an escape from reality, and express their creative feelings. In the 1940s,
it is also a film that has a misogynistic implicit meaning. The film is somewhat of a coming of age story. The two main characters, shortly after graduating, arrive in England to travel explore both foreign lands and foreign women. The sexual symbolism throughout the film implies that the female body is a dangerous thing. Men’s lustful desires can cause a total transformation from something human to something animalistic. While the pain and sex is nothing new to the horror film genre, it must be