The Graduate

Never having seen this movie before I didn't know what to expect, honestly though I wasn't expecting much. I had read about it and it seemed like and odd story-line over hyped because of Dustin Hoffman. However, not more than 30 min. into the film I realized I was wrong. The cinematography was simple but effective and combined with the over-all composition of each shot it really emphasized the films beauty. I liked the use of metaphor in the film pertaining to isolation, it allowed for the films meaning to be more dramatic and draw the audience into sympathizing more with Ben (Hoffman). One thing that I felt was that stylistically the movie had characteristics of movies during the golden age of Hollywood. What stood out most for me in the film the most though was the actors performance, without the superb acting the movie would not be nearing as popular/a classic in my mind.