Review of The Graduate (1967) by Josh G — 04 Dec 2012
A famous classic that has some very solid acting and technical approach. However, I don't think this film has aged well. Its theme of life's uncertainty certainly holds up, but smaller things don't.
This film feels very targeted toward the me generation mainly through the way it portray's Benjamin's parents in such an unfavorable light. I never really understood why they were portrayed that way and I don't think it's that deserved.
Though I said that the technicalities are well done, some of the camerawork is needlessly flashy and frenetic, particularly the instant that shows flashes of Mrs. Robinson's breasts. I don't think this film deserved to be as high up on the first AFI Top 100 as it was.
Especially not over movies like Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard," "Double Indemnity," and "Some Like it Hot," Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window," "Vertigo," "North by Northwest," and "Psycho," John Ford's "The Searchers," the list goes on.
This review of The Graduate (1967) was written by Josh G on 04 Dec 2012.
The Graduate has generally received very positive reviews.
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