The Graduate

With Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Simon & Garfunkel, and one of Mike Nichols first films, what is not to love about "The Graduate"? Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft) beings to seduce, and have an affair with, young Ben (Hoffman), shortly after his graduation. Mrs. Robinson happens to be the wife of his fathers business partner, and to complicate matters even more, Ben finds himself falling for their daughter.

My dad has been the driving force of introducing me to great films that I normally wouldn't have watched, or even had known about. "The Graduate," is one of the best examples of this. The amazing soundtrack only adds to, for a lack of a better word, the amazingness of the film.



The soundtrack is littered with Simon and Garfunkel tracks, which would lead me to watch the movie regardless of the story or actors. But easily the best song of the film, and most obvious, is "Mrs. Robinson." Not only was the song written for the film, but it encompasses everything about the movie.

The song reassures that "heaven holds a place for those who pray," so even though she is committing adultery, if she prays and repents, there is a possibility she will still be allowed into heaven. The song embodies the overall emotion of the movie, hopeless and wanting a change, and at the same time making light of hte situation.