The Graduate

The Graduate was a very good movie that used camera angles very effectively to show power and superiority in characters, especially between Mrs. Robinson and Ben. Mrs. Robinson throughout the whole movie but especially at the begining was significantly more powerful then Ben. The camera angles showed this by using a lot of low angle shots on Mrs. Robinson when it would seem that Ben is looking at her to make her seem dominant. Mrs. Robinson had the perfect attitude in the Graduate that mixed great with Ben's. The transformation of Ben from a shy, quite, nice guy to more of a Mrs. Robinson type personality was one of the main ideas that made the Graduate so entertaining. The movie is very funny because Mrs. Robinson uses her seductive ways to get what she wants from Ben but she then clearly tells him to leave her daughter alone. Instead, Ben uses the seductive things that Mrs. Robinson used on him to get her daughter Elaine. This is a very interesting turning point in the film and almost like a second storyline after Ben begins his relationship with Elaine. I think the fact that this movie was made in the 1960's makes it very interesting and a lot more realistic of a situation. I think for the same guy to have slept with an older mother and then also her daughter is something that would only happen in the 60's. This makes The Graduate a great overall movie and definitely a movie id recommend.