kathleen turner

湖南文理学院

《英语电影赏析》课程论文

题目：TheStruggleandConfusion

ViewedFromtheMovieGraduate

《毕业生》里的挣扎与困惑

学生姓名：张丹

学号：2

专业班级：英语10103

指导教师：徐鑫敏

TheStruggleandConfusion

-----ABriefCommentonTheGraduate

Abstract:

TheGraduate(1967)isoneofthekey,ground-breaking

luentialfilmisacomedywith

stingingsatirenotonlyonthecollegegraduateswhofinds

himlfisolatedwithsocialenvironmentbutalsoonthevalues

ofAmericansin1960throughthevividdescriptionofthe

confusion,bnessand

confusionofBenisnotonlyhispersonalproblembutalsothe

miniatureofthatera.

摘要

毕业生(1967)是一个关键的、突破性的电影在二十世纪60

年代末。也是一部颇具影响力的电影，它用喜剧和带刺的讽

刺表现了大学毕业生发现自己与社会环境孤立的挣扎，也生

动的描述了那个年代美国人的价值观的困惑,不仅仅是主人

公Benjamin的斗争。麻木和混乱的Ben反映的不仅是他的

个人问题,也是那个时代的缩影。

Keyword:numbness,confusion,miniature,graduate,struggle

Introduction:

Themoviewasadaptedfirstlyfromanovelwrittenby

CalderWillingham,BuckHenryandthenpremieredon

BroadwayinearlyAprilof2002,withKathleenTurner

on,alongwithJasonBiggsand

chols

BenjaminBraddockwhowasthemaincharacterisadriftafter

educedandbetrayedbya

corrupt,decadent,anddiscreditedoldergenerationtwicehisage

aninsightfulwomanwhocannotice

Ben’njamin’sdreamgirl

wasshockedwhenshefoundouthehasbeensleepingwithher

yBenjaminfollowedhisheartandwentwithhis

sIconcernwhatimpresdmemostisthe

confusionandstruggleoftheyouthinthatage.

Thestruggle:

In1960swiththerapideconomicdevelopment,people

begantohavedoubtsabouttheoldsocialorderwhichkept

picionpromotedariesofstruggle.

Forexample,blacknationalism,womenliberation,anti-Vietnam

War,irestrugglereflectedthe

disruptiveinnovationanddestructiveeffectofthenew

-establishmentwhichwasthemainmelodyin

analyzethestruggleexpodinthemovie.

Firstly,onthetermofhippies’struggle,inthemoviewhen

BenandElaineweresittinginthecarandchattingfreely,the

sy

n

calledthehippiestoturndownthemusic,theydidn’tfollow

Ben’ghtshowed

asharpcontrastoftheyoungsters’rebelpersonalityagainstthe

traditionalthought.

Secondly,astothexualliberation,theresignofPresident

wereeager

tofindoutletsfortheirfrustrationandconfusionfortheirfuture.

movie

on’sxualallureofBenwasalsotheembodiment

itionaboyshouldloveagirlwhois

nthismovieBen,apromisinggraduate,

hadaloveaffairwithawomanwhowasoldenoughtobehis

ctionofroentgenlovesobviouslyviolatedthe

traditionalconcept.

Thirdly,intheaspectofanti-warmovement,the

Vietnamconflictbrokeoutin1950s,andsoonanti-warpassions

begantoheatupandsoongainedapeakintheendof1960s.

Therewasanofdissatisfactionwiththestatusquoandthe

akthrough

moviedescribedtherestlesmotionsoprofoundlyanditalso

mirroredthatanarchicmoodperfectlyforAmericanyouthofthe

oviethe

iversitywasthe

homeofstudentmovementsandwasalsothemostactiveplace

nsatbeneaththeflying

AmericanflagwhichreprentedtheAmericanDream,hestill

arpsatirewhichindicated

thecollapofAmericanDream.

Theconfusion:

ThemaincharacterBenwhohadsteppedoutsidethe

toturnhisfocusfromhisstudytosocialaffairsuchaslove,

osthiswaywhenfacingthecrossroads

dhisoutlookdivergedfromhispeers,sohe

sbecauon

theonehandhewaagertodosomethingspecialandlivehis

ownlifeandontheotherhandhewasforcedtofollowtheold

twothoughtsattackedeachotherinhismindandfinallyhelost

finallystruggleforanewsocial

concept.

Firstly,theconfusionbeforehisstruggle,atthebeginning

ofthemovieBenreturnedtohisfamilywhichwasaferociously

ilyand

theirsocialcircledemandedthatheshouldperformintherole

epartywascentered

aroundhimandhisdadproudlyintroducedvarioushonorhehad

receivedinschool,wecanobviouslynoticeBen’

on--oneofhisparents’contemporaries--noticedhis

emptinesshefinallyfoundwarmcomfortwiththisdecadent

womenwhosuccumbsmostlyoutofwearinessanddisbelief.

Ben’on’sxualtemptationreflected

theconfusionofnewsocialmenwhenfacingachoice.

Secondly,theconfusionafterstruggle,intheendofmovie

theBenfinallykidnappedMissRossfromthealtartoprevent

edacrossintothechurchdoortoprevent

pursuit,naccordancewith

commonn,whentwoloversfinallytooktheshacklesoff

andgotforwardtobegintheirnewlife,theymustbeexciting

he

transientcrazegaveawaytoreality,theybegantorethinktheir

soonbeawarethatthelootingmarriagewas

theresultofhotheadedimpulratherthanthepursuitoftrue

etwopeoplefeltdesperatelydepresdand

ewonderingwhetherthelovetheyhadbeen

iencemightalso

hey

gotonthebus,theydidn'tshowanynofexcitementand

eventheyparatedthemlveswhenthesong--thesoundof

olatedthemlvesfromtheirfamilies

andatthesametimetheyparatedthemlvesfromeachother

theygotonthebustheydidn’tknowwherethe

heyhad

struggledforanewlifetheyfinallyfellintoanewconfusion

xperiencealsoindicatedthenewgenerationwould

ultimatelyreturntothetraditionalmoralvalueswhenthey

approachedmiddle-ageandworkedinsterilecorporatettings.

Whattheystruggledforintheearlyoflifewouldbeaimless.

Conclusion:

fluentialnot

becauofsightgagsandpunchlines,butbecauitsreflection

iestillresonates

esn’tmakethe

pioneeringfilmfadeonthecontrarybringnewmeaningtoit

dramatically.

Bibliography:

(1).MovieTheGraduateat

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(2)DavidSmith,”TheConfusionintheGraduate”,2005

(3)RogerEbert,“TheGraduate”,ChicagoSun-Times(March

28,1997).

(4).“AnalysisoftheGraduate”Retrievedfrom

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