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WENHAN ZHU
RESEARCH ESSAY PROPOSAL
ENL270-01: HISTORY OF THE CINEMA
GRADE: COMPLETE
The Graduate (1967)
I plan to analyze a film named ‘The Graduate’ in order to understand that how it illustrates or
convey a particular issue regarding the history of cinema. The Graduate effectively mirrored
a shift in the social and sexual values of the people which has greatly affected the entire
Hollywood industry. The comedy-drama film was based on the novel ‘The Graduate’ written
by Charles Webb in 1963.
The movie has received a great application from the audience as it successfully portrayed the
issues of youngsters of that time, specifically the issues of baby boomers who were wealthy
but were highly disillusioned about their future. The principal purpose of my essay is not to
analyze the success ratio or reviews of the audience, however, this paper will discuss that
what were the factors which has contributed in the great success of the film and helped it in
making a return of $104 million on an investment of only $3 million while the majority of
films at that time were unable to even earn back their estimated costs.
The story of the film revolves around a troublesome freshly graduate Benjamin Braddock and
tells about the uncertainties of the future of a person.
Works Consulted
Comment [1]: OK.
Comment [2]: An interesting choice. The 50th anniversary of the film was celebrated at this year’s Turner Classic Movies’ “Classic Film Festival”!
Comment [3]: Of the people: Vague!
Comment [4]: Application: What do you really mean?
Comment [5]: Young adults? Comment [6]: Baby boomers: Use quotation marks.
Comment [7]: What do you mean by “success ratio”? (Do you mean the film’s critical and popular reception at the time of the film’s original theatrical release?)
Comment [8]: So will you focus on the film’s success at the box office?
Comment [9]: Troublesome college graduate?
Comment [10]: All of your sources are relatively recent (2005-‐2015)? Have you read any reviews – published at the time of the film’s release?
Comment [11]: Also: What happened to listing the film itself? Remember, for the research essay, you should provide evidence from the film (with media player timings).
Comment [12]: For future reference: The required method of documentation is MLA (2016). Do not begin the heading at the left margin.
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Brody, Richard. "THE MISPLACED NOSTALGIA FOR MOVIES LIKE “THE
GRADUATE”". The New Yorker, 2015,
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-misplaced-nostalgia-for-
movies-like-the-graduate. [Providing a detail analysis of the basic issues of cinema during
60s and how ‘The Graduate’ dramatically made a difference].
Smith, David. "Who Are You, Mrs Robinson?". The Guardian, 2005,
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/feb/06/features.davidsmith. [Provides a brief
assessment that why the movie remained favourite even after half a century].
Shoals, Bethlehem. "Rethinking 'The Graduate's Place As The Defining Film Of '60S, And
Ben Braddock's Accidental Rebellion". Politico, 2012,
http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2012/04/rethinking-the-
graduates-place-as-the-defining-film-of-60s-and-ben-braddocks-accidental-rebellion-067223.
[The article highlights the important factors which has encouraged the youth of 60s to behave
rebelliously to bring a social change].
Comment [13]: What is the date of publication. The New Yorker publishes about 47 issues per year! Your date of access?
Comment [14]: Date of publication? Date of access?
Comment [15]: The entries should be arranged alphabetically. The first line of each entry begins at the left margin. After the first line, indent from the left margin.
Comment [16]: Date of publication? Date of access?
