Hoffman makes very real the apathy-overpowering-ambition feelings of just graduating and having to jump-start your life. They worked well to define the interests that begin to take up his time--the stir-of-the-moment decisions, the desires that we all either indulge or fight to keep at bay. Visually stimulating eccentric shots and angles add to the uncomfortableness-yet-delight in the new. The end was a severe case of cutting the apron strings, which in a way gives the audience the freedom to do the same in less extreme measures... This film classic was one of few that I've seen so far that I've been able to both appreciate the filmic elements that made it famous AND fall in love with it as a piece of art.
Oh, and I totally forgot how much I love Simon & Garfunkel.
Five.
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