In the 1967 film "The Graduate" directed by Mike Nichols, uses excellent film language to add meaning to the film's story. I believe if you were to watch "The Graduate" without sound people would be able to understand the characters' disposition just by film language. In the very beginning of "The Graduate", the first shot is a medium close of Ben that slowly zooms out on the airplane coming back home. At first, I thought this …showed first 75 words of 810 total…

…showed last 75 words of 810 total…mom asks him if he is "seeing" someone. The blood we see is a good symbol in the film. Also, there is a dissolve shot to indicate some time has passed before Ben tells Elaine of his affair and then his chase after her to Berkeley. There is a high angle crane shot as he walks into Berkeley, making him look small and lost as it seems like his search for Elaine might be desperate.