The Graduate (1967)
I know The Graduate is a total classic that everybody feels they have to watch and subsequently praise, but I find the story very unenjoyable. I’m not a feminist, but it’s so textbook “every man’s fantasy” it’s sickening. The protagonist is a floundering college graduate who feels the weight of the world’s problems when he doesn’t have any. That type of character gets under my skin; I don’t find him easy to root for. Having an affair with a sexy, older woman who can show him the ropes is enough of a fantasy, but when he also romances her daughter, it becomes too offensive to like. In real life, he would be looked at as a despicable person. But, since he’s in a movie, he becomes glorified?
If you’ve never seen this movie, then you’ve obviously never been to film school. I saw it for the second time when my university screened it in the big theater. For the second time, I thought Anne Bancroft was beautiful, and I vowed to get a gray streak in my hair when I was older, but I still didn’t like Dustin Hoffman’s character. If you’ve never seen it and you feel you should, go ahead and rent it. I prefer the spinoff, Rumor Has It.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to sexual content, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
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If you’ve never seen this movie, then you’ve obviously never been to film school. I saw it for the second time when my university screened it in the big theater. For the second time, I thought Anne Bancroft was beautiful, and I vowed to get a gray streak in my hair when I was older, but I still didn’t like Dustin Hoffman’s character. If you’ve never seen it and you feel you should, go ahead and rent it. I prefer the spinoff, Rumor Has It.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to sexual content, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Sara Corales" for posting!
More Anne Bancroft movies here!