Psychological pandemonium

Yesterday afternoon while hanging out with my friend Scott, the topic of conversation turned to that of his recently having watched the 1967 classic, "The Graduate," starring Dustin Hoffman and legendary Anne Bancroft. Never having seen this movie myself, I quickly became curious and intrigued to check it out as I listened to him give his personal review of the movie....without giving away the plot and its ending. I believe his exact response to the movie was that of an "emotional break." I was a bit perplexed, as I thought it was just a movie about an older woman and a younger man having a sexual affair. Aside from that, I didn't know there were further layers to the storyline. Scott gave me the curiosity to go rent the movie at Hollywood Video within a few hours of him talking about it, once I got home. Wow, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Looks are deceiving. As my friend described, it is about SO much more than the infamous "Mrs. Robinson." Helluva haunting soundtrack to match too!

Perhaps one of the most psychologically disturbing movie classics of that time period (in my opinion!), I cannot recall feeling so emotionally involved with a psychological movie probably since I watched "A Clockwork Orange" when I was in undergrad college. Granted, not the same kind of movie, but the psychological insanity is quite similar. I could easily write a psychological analysis of the different themes and issues presented throughout the course of the movie. But it sorta still hurts my head thinking about it and I don't want to ruin it for ya if you haven't seen the movie yet. Phenomenal movie though, for sure! Check it out if you haven't already. Share your thoughts and I'll share mine.