In 1967, "The Graduate" directed by Mike Nichols appeared in a blockbuster posture and became a compelling work in the 1960s youth film. The film has also become a pivotal masterpiece in the history of film.
The keynote of the film is comedy, but the theme is really heavy and serious. It is under this "serious funny" that the film embodies a sense of pungent irony and increases the intensity of this irony. On the other hand, for a person like Benn who has just stepped out of college, the social order has already been established by his parents. This order is the ideology of the "adult society". If this ideology is decadent If it is out of date, then it will definitely give birth to one or several individual forces that rise up to resist and break through everything. Benn is the individual force that rises up in the film.
"Graduate" has a bright and inspiring ending. This is a Kerouac-style ending. Benn, who pursues freedom, refuses to compromise with the adult world. They choose to escape, but they don't have their own destination. They are always on the road. As one of the masterpieces of Hollywood movies in the 1960s, it accurately shows the young people of that era: they are rebellious, passionate, looking forward to the future, longing for justice, aversion to hypocrisy, pursuing happiness, and squandering their youth.
The protagonist Dustin Hoffman became famous for starring in the film. He interprets Benn’s growth from immature to mature convincingly. Anne Bancroft's grasp of Mrs. Robinson is also extremely skillful. Her performance is tepid, without losing the elegance of the middle class, but also reveals a sophistication and cynicism.
With an arrogant expression and a gloomy, mocking look, Bancroft portrayed Mrs. Robinson's disgusting image into a three-pointer. In this film, "Mrs Robinson" became synonymous with middle-aged slut. In real life, Bancroft was 36 years old when he appeared in this film, but Bancroft's performance convinced the audience that Mrs. Robinson was old enough to be Benn’s mother.
