Benn, a top student who has just graduated from school and entered the society, is very confused about his future. He tries hard to break the suppression of his parents and establish an independent self.
There is a very classic scene in the movie where his parents let him put on a diving suit and perform diving in front of his friends. Benn should have been reluctant. He shyly refused to appear, but in the end he obeyed his parents and completed their arrangement. The camera turned to the world Benn saw from the tights. The urging of parents and elders was shrunken in a small frame, and the outside voice could not be heard, only they could be seen laughing exaggeratedly, a sense of depression. Live quietly. After Ben jumped into the pool, he tried to get out of the water again and again, but was pressed down by his parents, so Ben had to stay alone in a corner of the bottom of the pool. This scene reminds me of the self who was eagerly expected by my parents, trying to fulfill the future they planned for themselves, wanting to go their own way, but being rejected again and again.
Not wanting to live in the shadow of his parents all the time, Ben started his rebellion, although he didn't know what his rebellion was for, as if he was rebelling for the sake of rebellion. He accepted the temptation of the slut. I think the scene where he opened a room with the slut was very good. The boy who is new to human affairs and experiencing the adult world forms a strong contrast with the mature woman who is confident and ready to refuse. .
The camera cuts are also excellent. The scene of Benn's affair with Mrs. Robinson and the scene of Benn getting out of the water to bask in the sun in the swimming pool are seamlessly connected. The ease and relaxation of Ben's emergence from the pool seemed to have something in common with his experience of having sex with Mrs. Robinson. The background sound of the movie "The Sound of Silence" was also recalled at this appropriate time. It was really obscure and sexy. (This makes me look directly at this song> <) Ben’s relaxation may also be that he is escaping the moral constraints of his parents and doing something he fantasizes about (sexual desire aroused by Mrs. Robinson) Relax afterward.
After the physical contact, Ben inevitably wanted to have a heart, but it was clear that Mrs. Robinson didn't want to. Does Mrs. Robinson really want to have sex?
At the time, Ben wanted to find a topic to chat with Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson initially refused. At Benn's repeated requests, Mrs. Robinson said, what about art? Ben was excited to chat with her about art. But Mrs. Robinson added that she knew nothing about art. Ben was a little disappointed, and I thought Mrs. Robinson was just picking up a random topic to give Ben something to talk about. A little bit of interest, so Ben stopped talking about art, and the topic led to the past of Mrs. Robinson. When Mrs. Robinson was in college, she had to marry Mr. Robinson because she was pregnant before marriage and lived a family life. . Ben asked curiously, what was your major at the time? Mrs. Robinson turned her head silently, and said lightly, art, her face showed infinite nostalgia, and she was helpless and sad. If she hadn't been pregnant at the time, maybe she would have walked a little longer on the artistic path. But Ben didn't seem to care about it, just asked if she had lost interest? Mrs. Robinson refrained and said it might be.
Perhaps most rebellions come from the incomprehension of others. Ben is, and so is Mrs. Robinson.
So far, I think this movie is really distracting. Mrs. Robinson, this flirty slut, I'm obsessed with it. She is too individual, and when she seduces Ben, she does it all in one go, never sloppy.
It may be to sublimate the theme. After all, we can't sink into incestuous love forever. Ben met true love, that is, Elaine, the daughter of Mrs. Robinson. Ryan snatched from the wedding scene. This transformation of Benn has realized the rebellion from confusion to the rebellion of insisting on true love, and has successfully become a graduate with an independent self. However, at the end, the excitement of grabbing a kiss gradually faded, and the two fell into silence again. There is still a long way to go in the future.
I personally feel that the contrast between Mrs. Robinson's before and after, and Benn's transformation from Mrs. Robinson's physical love to Elaine's spiritual love, are somewhat unnatural. After Mrs. Robinson talked about the past and showed a sad expression, I really hope that they will communicate with each other. It's a pity that it was wrong at the beginning. What's the point of developing it further?
The film produced three Divine Comedies, namely "Sound of Science" (Sound of Silence), "Scarborough Fair" (Scarborough Fair), and "Mrs. Robinson" (Mrs. Robinson).
Among them, "Scarborough Fair" was originally a British folk song, and was later adapted by Paul Simon to add the chorus part "The Side of A Hill". And "Mrs. Robinson" also appeared in "Forrest Gump".
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