The Graduate

First off let me say that it took me a while to realize that the song Mrs.Robinson was based off this song. Now with that out of the way, on to the movie.

I wont argue with anyone who says that my mom, dad and now myself all loved the movie, "The Graduate". Even though we are not finished with college, I sympathize with Ben. Even at the end of High School there is a feeling of being lost, and not knowing what will come, or what to do next. Looking back on The Graduate, there are many instances where we can see director Mike Nichols highlighting Ben's feelings through his directing techniques. The pool in Ben's yard always caught my attention. Whenever Ben was in the pool it almost seemed like he was escaping in his own way. During the long and almost aggravating scene where Ben is forced into a scuba suit, he jumps in, only to sit at the bottom of the pool; drowning out the outside world, including his neurotic parents. For all the times we've seen Ben in his pool, he is more content in the water than anywhere else; even when his parents and the Robinson's are there towering over him. Most people tend to be somewhat happy when in a pool, it's fun, relaxing and cooling on a hot summer day. But for our dear Graduate Ben, it is his escape. His escape from his parents, their 200 friends and yes of course, Mrs. Robinson.