The Graduate (1967)
1) Relate what was discussed in
class or the text to the screening.
The Graduate was the one of the first movies
with the topic of youth rebellion at the time. Like the Godfather it paved the
way for many films that have come out since.
The story of a college graduate not knowing what to do with his life is
a common theme today. The quirky and funny camera angles were perfect, such as
when Benjamin was forced to go scuba diving in the pool or the leg scene.
2) Find a related article and summarize
the content. (on the film, director, studio, actor/actress,
artistic content, etc.) You can use the
library or the internet. Cite the article or copy the url to your
journal entry. Summarize in your own words the related article but do not
plagiarize any content.
The Graduate is a movie youth in revolt, a
boring college graduate who has nothing going for him, until he gives a call to
a family friend and the older neighborhood “babe”. The movie is mainly about the transition from
a dull and scared boy to a witty and spontaneous man who falls in love with the
daughter of the woman he has been seeing, Mrs. Robinson.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in
class. How did the article support or change the way you thought
about the film, director, content, etc.?
The article corresponded with our class discussion
very well. It went over the transition of before and after Mrs. Robinson, and
how Elaine made Benjamin realized his actions without knowing it. Mrs. Robinson
was not love and Benjamin realized this after half a date, she made him realize
what real love was.
4) Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal
opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text
material and the article. I am less interested in
whether you liked or disliked a film, (although that can be part of this)
than I am in your understanding of its place in film history or the
contributions of the director.
Like
many other college students I can relate to the film in the way of me not
knowing what I will be doing after graduation. The Graduate had the perfect
amount of comedy, drama, and romance ( between both Ms. Robinson and Elaine). The
transition of the boring Benjamin to the fun and outgoing happened very fast,
but the movie took a turn for the better at this point.
CHECKLIST
FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: _Christian Hansen________________ Date: ______05/08/2013___________________
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: _Christian Hansen________________ Date: ______05/08/2013___________________
