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There is a movie out that I think hits some of the core issues college grads are faced with today: Search for work, search for love, and search for self. Those are the words the trailer of “Post Grad” uses to describe the journey. I’d say that’s pretty much dead on. I plan on watching this movie – from a student perspective. I doubt it’s a great movie (well, at least not my kind of movie), but I do think it hits some of the core issues the people we’re working with will soon face. Mainly, crushed dreams. I recently wrote an article about this called, “Bachelor Degree: Passport to Privilege?” You can find that here.
Here’s a brief highlight about it with some interviews (notice what Alexis Bledel says in her commentary). Below that is the official trailer. Again, I mention this movie because I think Hollywood is seeing the pressures of college-age life and even though it’s in theatrical form, they have made a movie that hits some core issues faced today. Unfortunately, they’re seeing and addressing it before the Church is. That bums me out.
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I was excited about this, too – I just wish the movie had been better! I took a stab at a college ministry review today on the blog – http://exploringcollegeministry.com/2009/08/22/college-ministry-review-post-grad/ – I’d love to hear your thoughts!