flowers on cow dung

Carmella 2022-04-22 07:01:04

I have always loved the two songs Scarborough Fair and The Sound of Silence. They can be called classics in English songs. Like the Book of Songs, their charm has not diminished after a long time. How many times have I experienced the lingering of the Scarborough Fair in the spring sunshine, and pondered the loneliness of The Sound of Silence in the winter wind and snow. I have always felt that a movie that can produce such two songs should also be a masterpiece that can endure for a long time.

The topic of "The Graduate" always brings out some beautiful sentimentality. After going through that period of pure friendship and maybe shy love, after graduation, people always have to continue to grow. I guess that this film should describe the ups and downs of this kind of growth, and it is a pity that I did not appreciate it at the moment of graduation.

Today I finally watched the movie. At the beginning, I also felt that I had a "connected heart" with the protagonist, because I also had times when I was confused about the future, and I also felt that people around me didn't understand. But after 10 minutes, I felt more and more wrong, and I was finally disappointed. The movie doesn't write anything about the future of its protagonist. To put it bluntly, its plots are all unethical, and there are also scenes that are not suitable for children. Maybe my expectations were too high, maybe I was still too "good boy", I feel that if it wasn't for the two songs that made this movie a household name, it would only be worthy of being thrown at the pirated CD booth in Zhongguancun.

Friends who love those two songs but haven't seen the movie, don't watch this movie. Those two songs are flowers on cow dung. I really don't know whether to regret their origins, or to admire their unsullied character.

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The Graduate quotes

  • Mr. Robinson: Do you ummm... do you want to tell me *why* you did it

    Benjamin: Mr. Robinson!

    Mr. Robinson: Do you have a special grudge against me? Do you feel a particularly strong resentment? Is there something I've said that's caused this contempt, or is it just things I stand for that you despise?

  • Benjamin: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.

    Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?