The Graduate

In my personal opinion, The Graduate get's a 10 out of 10. I really do recommend this film, it's a great movie, that has great humor. It is because of this humor, that I give this film a 10 out of 10. This film was made in 1967 and falls under the comedy genre.








The main actor of this film is Dustin Hoffman, and he plays the part of Benjamin Braddock, the socially awkward recent college graduate. I have to say that he plays the part exceptionally well, and it truly adds to the humor of the film to see a fidgety, nervous graduate deal with an affair.


The music on this film ties in great with the film, and really adds to the message and effect that the director is trying to portray, or at least what I believe him to be portraying. I believe that the director is trying to get the message that a change is coming, and sometimes, it's for the better. I think that this is the message because it deals with graduation, and Ben turns from a socially awkward person, into a more confident, laid back individual.


I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a minor drama, with plenty of comedy, or just anyone in general really, because even though I prefer action films, I give this film a 10 out of 10.

"Wood?" "What?" "Wood or wire, they have both." A little snippet of a conversation between Mrs. Robinson and Ben talking about hangers. Another humorous part in the movie involved talking about Mrs. Robinson.... "Where did you do it?" "In his car." "What kind of car was it?" "Come on now." "No, I really want to know." "A Ford." "Goddamn, that's great. So old Elaine Robinson got started in a Ford." That is my person favorite part of the movie, and it's the main reason I give it a 10 out of 10, if it weren't for that part, I only would have given it a 9 out of 10. In the end, I do recommend this movie to everyone, and I believe that it is a film anyone can enjoy.

Psycho

In my opinion, this film, Psycho was a pretty good film, considering that it was made in 1960. I would give this film an 8 out of 10. This film falls under the horror category, and is the basis of where many current horror films get their sounds from.

As I stated, Psycho was made in 1960, and although technicolor was available, it was shot in black and white. I enjoy the feeling that black and white gives this film. The lighting they use for it is great, casing shadows, and giving the "creepy" feel to it. I think that if this film was shot in technicolor, it would ruin it, as it wouldn't have the feeling to it, and when I imagine it in color, it just seems that it would be worse.

This film has many different twists and turns to it, and I won't be giving them away, you'll have to watch it yourself to find that out, but I will tell the starting of it. It starts by showing an affair between Sam and Marion, Sam is poor, and Marion is a secretary. Marion is instructed by her boss to go bank and deposit the 40,000 dollars that is given to them in cash, and that is when she runs away, gets followed for awhile by a cop, and ends up at the Bates Motel, where she meets Norman, who in his spare time, stuffs things, birds in particular.....

The director of this film is Alfred Hitchcock, with Anthony Perkins starring as Norman Bates, and Janet Leigh starring as Marion Crane. Personally, I have to say that Anthony Perkins did a fantastic job playing as Norman Bates, he played the part perfectly.

The film had me second guessing the plot many, many times, and for a horror film made in 1960, I have to say that this film was pretty good, and set the basics for horror films to follow.

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Ben Hur

The following link is a link to a Socratic Discussion about Ben Hur.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=451lw-UlCqY

Citizen Kane

I absolutely hated this film. I give it a 2/10. I couldn't follow this film at all, it was difficult to understand. Maybe, if you like puzzles, or mysteries that you can't find out... Well, then you would maybe like this film. I do have a favorite part of this movie though, the ending, it made me happy, and gave me something to look forward to for awhile, so I can thank Orson Welles for that at least.

From what I got out of this film, it follows the life of Charles Foster Kane, trying to find out what his dying words of "rosebud" meant. While the man who tries to find that out, you watch flashbacks of pointless, unneeded information, that leads you to nowhere. All in all, I don't recommend this film, in fact I'll say this outright, DON'T WATCH IT. IT IS TERRIBLE.