Dustin Hoffman

Mike Nichols 1967 film ‘The Graduate’ is a comedy that illustrates a three-act film structure in which both the characters and the events which occur are vital. The film depicts a recent college graduate (Dustin Hoffman), whose life very quickly becomes dominated by his relationship with Mrs. Robinson and her daughter Elaine. In Act one, the key players are introduced, Benjamin, his parents and their friends including, of course, Mrs. Robinson. It feels as though Benjamin is on a different…

“Drifting” In Mike Nichols’ film The Graduate (Nichols, 1967) our protagonist Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) is introduced as a recent college graduate that is deeply concerned for his future, yet in the scene “Drifting” the audience is able to see how Benjamin’s loses sense of purpose and care. Having the scene composed of shots that dissolve into each other as well as having impossible match on action shots not only create a sense of elapsed time, but it also re-enforces the theme of…

Shiyao Anna Luo MUS Z315 Music for Film The Graduate Viewing Assignment Part I: Generally, the uses of non-diegetic popular songs make up the majority part of film music in this film. I think those pop songs serve more like foreground music and instrumental ones is more likely to be background music. There are fewer time that non-diegetic instrumental music can be found in this film; however, there are some diegetic instrumental music which occurs at the time when Ben is at the bar of the…

What originally began as a seemingly simple break in and burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. became a scandal that would change the nation’s views on politics and presidential power forever. From 1972 to 1974, this scandal was investigated and reported on by two dedicated individuals. Their reports became the country’s insight into what was really going on in the White House. To this day, the Watergate scandal and the names…

During the big screen Drama Production “Death of a Salesman”, the life crises of Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman) are shown and shared through his family. His inability to adapt to the modern era, cope with his life failures and financial burdens causes much drama and permanent damage amongst his family. His family being, Linda Loman ( Kate Reid), Happy Loman (Stephen Lang) and Biff Loman (Stephen Lang). The film production is a combination of forced dreams, everlasting memories , shocking…

“Well, that is their opinion.” “Everyone has different morals.” “A person’s values may be different from yours.” These are common platitudes many people use to explain why some people or cultures uphold certain values while downplaying others. If this question of whether or not all ethics are relative, it is obvious that all ethics are not relative. This means that there are guidelines that everyone should follow; therefore, ethics are not whatever a person or culture wants them to be. Since all…

Once he obtains the copy of the novel with his death written in it from Karen, he confides in Professor Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman), who had helped him piece together what was happening to him. He tells Professor Hilbert that “I can’t die right now, it’s just really bad timing” (Forster). Harold allows Professor Hilbert to read the outline first since he can’t bring himself…

Woodward that is also named All the President’s Men (Perkins). In addition, the authors are the two journalists that handled the investigation of the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. The film stars Robert Redford as Bob Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein. All the President’s Men has been nominated 21 times and has received 16 awards. The film won four Oscars in 1977 for the following categories: best actor in a supporting role, best writing, and screenplay based on material…

All The President’s Men, directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, was released in 1976 as a political film based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. It follows two journalists for The Washington Post in their investigation of the Watergate scandal. The film opens with the police discovering five burglars inside the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate complex. The following morning, thinking that the story will be of little…

Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Over Flow's with Conflict Larry David is the co-creator of the highly famous television series "Seinfeld". Mr. David is also the sole creator of the hit HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" which is loosely based on his life (Larry David, 2016). Episode one of season 1 titled, "The Pants Tent" has a very good example of conflict resolution. Sometimes Getting to Our Seat Can Cause a Conflict Every episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is a treasure trove of…