The Graduate screening report

The graduate screening report

1.     Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening

In class we spoke about the decline of box office sales and the stagnant era of pictures being put out without challenging the audiences. The change of the production code in the late sixties allowed more adult content to expressed visually on screen. Movies like the graduate and Bonnie and Clyde reshaped what Hollywood films could show an audience from the sexual content to the violence and bloodshed which helped bring people back into the theaters.

2.     Find a related article and summarize the content

In the article rethinking the Graduate’s place as the defining film of the 60s, and Ben Braddock’s accidental rebellion the author writes about how the film is less radical than other cultural rebelling films like easy rider but it was just rebellious enough for a pre counterculture age. The graduate and Guess whos coming to dinner were films that helped to shift perceptions of different issues with moviegoers.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2012/04/5674942/rethinking-graduates-place-defining-film-60s-and-ben-braddocks-accid

3.     Apply the article to the film screened in class

The article applies to the film we saw in class because it talks about how Mike Nichols film helped tap into the feelings of discontent and unease the younger generation was experiencing and show that to the masses. The graduate was the start of a new era in modern Hollywood of expressing more adult and graphic content. Films in the late 1960s and early 1970s expanded upon these new freedoms from the old oppressive Hayes codes and found ways to captivate audiences again.

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.

In the film The Graduate Ben Braddock represents the average twenty something that is unsure of his future and tired of being pushed into down a life path by his elders. He decides to set out on an affair with his Mrs. Robinson, which helps him to loosen up and start to be an independent person unwilling to follow in the path his father has set for him. The film uses very visible editing to create sexual situations that for the viewer. One of these is when Ben jumps into the pool and the film cuts to him hoping in bed on top of Mrs. Robinson. Another one is when Mrs. Robinson first seduces Ben and the film intercuts shots of Ben’s reactions to the naked Mrs. Robinson with quick flashes of her naked body.

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: _______________Matthew Larue__________  Date: ________11/23/14_________