tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post8315817486759657495..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: indelible moment: "The Graduate" (1967)joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-16136369505316892992014-10-16T12:36:34.429-04:002014-10-16T12:36:34.429-04:00Good point, Marlene!Good point, Marlene!joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13940956192728128512014-10-16T12:26:38.955-04:002014-10-16T12:26:38.955-04:00Plastic at that time was a code word for everythin...Plastic at that time was a code word for everything fake . People who worked in suits and ties were plastic people going to plastic jobs. Hippies were taking over. It was a new world. For him to tell Ben to go into plastics seemed funny and typical of the older generation.Marlene Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-60955257085096472402012-04-12T14:07:07.109-04:002012-04-12T14:07:07.109-04:00Wonderful.
I've not watched it in years.
Ne...Wonderful. <br /><br />I've not watched it in years.<br /><br />Need to rectify that.The Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-28949882259955688292012-03-16T07:35:34.797-04:002012-03-16T07:35:34.797-04:00Great post. Wonderful scene. And, frankly, I nev...Great post. Wonderful scene. And, frankly, I never quite understood why audiences laughed at the word "plastics" in the first place.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-46159752048623167542012-03-13T19:38:29.991-04:002012-03-13T19:38:29.991-04:00I have often quoted that scene. It's brilliant...I have often quoted that scene. It's brilliant. Mr McGuire is so proud of himself. Benjamin is so befuddled. He's not thinking about his future at all & mr. McGuire is thinking if he were to start over again he'd have his future planned.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654745359650375168noreply@blogger.com