roundup
Grad flicks
Hey fresh graduates, here are some movies
that might just inspire your next move
THE DEVIL
WEARS PRADA
A journalism graduate in
New York City goes to work
for an autocratic and abusive
magazine editor.
Will make you want to:
Work at a magazine. Or not.
Quotable quote:
“Let me
know when your whole life
goes up in smoke. Means it’s
time for a promotion.”
THE SOCIAL
NETWORK
The film adaptation of Ben
Mezrich’s
The Accidental
Billionaires
is about the
beginnings of
the
social
networking site, Facebook.
Will make you want to:
Invent something and earn
your first billion.
Quotable quote:
“You
know, you really don’t need
a forensics team to get to
the bottom of this. If you
guys were the inventors
of Facebook, you’d have
invented Facebook.”
ADVENTURELAND
This comedy concerns
a recent college grad who
is forced to take a job at an
amusement park.
Will make you want to:
Reconsider that minimum-
wage job.
Quotable quote:
“I was
supposed to go to Europe,
but my family has money
problems.”
INTO THEWILD
This true-life tale, based
on the book of the same name,
is about a recent graduate who
leaves everything behind to live
in the Alaskan wilderness.
Will make you want to:
Follow your path and strike out
on your own.
Quotable quote:
“When you
want something in life, you just
gotta reach out and grab it.”
REALITY BITES
Ben Stiller’s directorial
debut is about four fresh
graduates coping with post-
university life.
Will make you want to:
Hang out with friends.
Quotable quote:
“I was
really going to be somebody
by the time I was 23.”
one-word wonders
HERE ARE TEN
FEEL-GOOD
SONGS TO ADD TO
YOUR PLAYLIST
Roar
– Katy Perry
Happy
– Pharrell Williams
Brave
– Sara Bareilles
Smile
– Uncle Kracker
Clarity
– Zedd
Burn
– Ellie Goulding
Rescue
– Yuna
Radio
– Darius Rucker
Easy
– Commodores
Closer
– Tegan and Sara
All songs are available for
download from iTunes and
for streaming on Spotify.
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