10 Movie Characters Whose Fates Were Left Frustratingly Unresolved

While we've all heard The Graduate's most famous quote a thousand and one times, the movie is so much more than a tale of seduction and deceit. Over fifty years later, The Graduate seems just as relevant to millennials as it did to the baby boomers that saw it way back in 1967.

Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of a totally clueless, aimless and ultimately lost graduate is truly a classic one and it's that utter aimlessness that feeds into an ambiguous end for our protagonists.

In classic rom-com fashion, there's a late dash to a destination for the male hero to profess his commitment to his one true love - Elaine. He bangs on the window in the church at her wedding like a goldfish in a bowl, and after a few seconds of contemplation, Elaine screams BEEEEENNNNN! in the most high-pitched manner possible.

They barricade the guests inside and quickly hop on board a bus. After their adrenaline has quickly left their systems, they both stare blankly into the distance. It's the tiniest flicker of acknowledgement that everything will be different after the glamour and the romance fades, and it would have been incredibly intriguing to see what came next.