The Graduate Post

          The Graduate was very similar to Lost in Translation in that it was all kind of one idea, very simple, dragging on in my opinion. I liked the Graduate better, but only really because of the director’s use/choice of music. The movie started off with Benjamin graduating, and not really knowing what to do with his life or what purpose he had since he wasn't in school anymore. He found Elaine through Mrs. Robinson, and from then one, he found his “hobby”; finding Elaine, being with her, pretty much to the point that he would do anything to see her, including stalking her. Simon and Garfunkel music played over and over throughout the movie, which I personally didn't mind because I like the music, but it also showed that Benjamin was kind of in a standstill and wasn't moving forward at all. The ending of the movie really tied together the rest of the movie and put it in a full circle for me. When Benjamin went barging into the church like a crazy man, banging on the glass for Elaine, this seemed like the last straw, his last hope for getting her. It worked, surprisingly, and they ran out and onto the municipal bus looking happy and excited to start a new life. After a minute, it was sort of like “now what” for both of them, and the sound of silence played again. Benjamin’s gaze changed, and once again he didn't seem satisfied because he had completed his “mission” of getting Elaine.