AN "EASY" ANALYSIS OF EASY RIDER (1969): the film that defined the 1960s
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- AN "EASY" ANALYSIS OF EASY RIDER (1969): the film that defined the 1960s
After scoring a drug deal in Los Angeles, 2 hippie bikers with a gas-tank full of money travel cross-country to Mardi Gras. Their ride starts in the Southwest where they see the American Dream in a man and his family living off the land and a weed-smoking commune, disconnected from modern civilization. Their ride, the American Dream, and the hippie movement ends violently in the Deep South:
"They talk to you about individual freedom, if they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em."
"Well, I don't make them runnin' scared."
"No, it makes 'em dangerous!"
This low-budget 1969 road film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern won "Best Film By A New Director" at Cannes for Dennis Hopper, a film based on 60's counterculture that attained cult status by defining its period in the same way that Saturday Night Fever defined Disco in the 70's. This is a deceptively intelligent and well-thought out film that Peter Fonda imagined as an American Western with motorcycles, shot on a budget of $360,000.00 and going on to earn over $60,000,000.00!
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This is an intelligent, succinct analysis of the classic film. It was time well spent listening to it.
THanks a million, sir,
Not only do I love your analysis but the fact that you take the time to answer everyone commenting is a commentary on you as a person not to mention a lover of cinema. Thank you, sir.
Good morning Wesley thank you very very much sir and God bless
Man, that was one of the best and most concise summaries I've ever heard. You hit all the points.
All right!! thanks Williams I appreciate it man I really do don’t forget to subscribe and hit the bell to be notified of future videos
Top video mate, I really enjoyed it. I just want to add when Wyatt picked up the hitch hikers and they (Billy, Wyatt and the hitch hiker) stopped for gas, Wyatt let's the hitch hiker fill up the tank. Billy pulls Wyatt aside and states his unease with Wyatt letting a stranger fill up the tank in fear that he will see the money in the hose that was stuffed in the tank, and goes on to say "all our dreams are in that that tear drop tank"
Fast forward to the end of the film when Wyatt gets run off the road and the bike bursts into flames, the final shot is of the bike, most notably the fuel tank burning, I think that this is to symbolise that their dream was killed.
GREAT OBSERVATION! I missed that! Thanks
@@godfatherofcinema no, thank you for your video. I look forward to viewing more of you content
Thanks a mil, Bas!
I got more out of this than hearing Tarantino talk about it lol. Good job man
That's a fantastic compliment, Lean In To It! Much much appreciated!
That's a fantastic compliment, Lean In To It! Much much appreciated!
That's a fantastic compliment, Lean In To It! Much much appreciated!
I've seen this film several times but never thought of it in this way. Good analysis.
Right on Dave I appreciate it why don’t you subscribe and check out some of the other videos I appreciate you checking out this one God bless
Very fine discussion of this frightening and violent decade
Very interesting I’ve never considered it being about opposing style of freedom. i saw it as a clash of ideology vrs the status quo and how even money can’t buy freedom. Thanks for the insight
Thanks for checking out the video, Asymmetric threat solutions! Your perspective is also applicable. It's all subjective. Thanks again.
Great analysis, it helped me to understand the movie in a better way
I'm happy it helped you, Irene, and thanks for watching it!
Amazing, short but rich in points of view analysis! Good job man
It’s much appreciated thanks 🙏
needed to write an essay about this movie but didn't have time to watch it. I watched some major scenes in order and then watched this vid. You made the message of the movie crystal clear. If these truly are your own insights then you've got one heck of a brain. Really appreciate this video
Thanks for watching this viddie, Joseph. Yes, sir, these are my impressions of this movie. Appreciate the compliment. Needed it
thanks, just watched the movie for the first time and was confused when wyatt said we blew it, but it all is coming together and makes me love this move way more
Thanks, Kaboomerty. I hope you liked the movie. I had to see it a couple of times before it hooked me. Hope my video clarified some of it for you.
A well thought and understandable explanation that gets straight to the point. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking it out and leaving this comment! Much appreciated!
I'm 69, Brazilian, saw it at 15. Always meant a lot to me, to this day. Hopper and Cassavetes and Nick Ray are my fave american movie makers. Your analysis is concise and straight to the point. I'm no biker, but an outsider beatnik all the way! Tks...
What’s up brother Marcio. Thanks for watching this video and the comment. Glad you liked the film and the video. I hated it when I saw it the first time but grew to love it as I got older. Former bohemian here as well my friend.
@@godfatherofcinema be sure to check more of your movie posts. All the best!
@@marciosalerno9835 Thanks 1 million and God bless
Very well presented I haven't seen the film in years but I have not forgotten just how wonderful it was truly a masterpiece.
Thank you for this video. I needed a reminder on the themes for a final tomorrow
Thanks for watching it and I hope it helps!
Good job. I saw it for the first time yesterday. I didn't get it. Just when I was about to write it off as overrated, self-indulgent tosh, you've helped me see how wrong I would have been. I wanted to like it and didn't think I could- but now I do.
Right on, gnamp! Glad you liked the movie and my interpretation of it. I dismissed this film for decades for the same reasons you stated. Got it when I got older, thank goodness.
Thank you for sharing this analysis!
THanks for checking it out, Isabella
Just finished this film. Havent seen since my high school years. What an amazing analysis!! Thank you kind sir!!
I love the movie.Thanks Tommy
Thanks for this informative video Sir.
Thanks for watching, Prodigy; much much appreciated!
Really great stuff. Appreciate you!
Greatly appreciated thanks for watching the video and leaving the great comment
The most accurate depiction of Easy Rider. Well done.
Thanks for watching the video William, much appreciated
so helpful! I have a huge essay on this movie for my last final as an undergrad, and you just saved me. I couldn't understand this movie very well lol.
Thanks, Alora. I'm glad you. liked it. Good luck.
Thank you much appreciated😊
Great Summary. Thx!
Thanks, PK. Much appreciated!
This was incredibly helpful! I wish you had taught my film history class. My teacher was unable to give the context you gave in 5 mins in a 4hr class.
Lol, thanks for that Jackie!! Much much appreciated. Glad you liked this shortie! Check out my other videos on my channel when time permits ruclips.net/channel/UCGecylw3kUwJHRbonSID5lg
This was a great introspection on the film. Well done! I agree with everything you said.
Thanks for the comment and glad you liked the review
Straight to the point. Appreciated.
I right on thanks for watching this video
Damn man best analysis of it on RUclips. Totally original. I can tell you're a free thinking dude
OMG. Lol. Right on, Chris. Man, I really needed that, bro! Yeah, man, this is one of my all-time favorite movies. Everybody just nailed it in this one. Really the one movie that sums up the 60's, imo. Didn't like it for years though. Took me a minute, and some maturity, to really get it. God bless, my friend!
Great analysis, thank you
Much appreciated, George!
Woww, less than 5min great analysis and resumen of such a classic, well done bro!.
Thanks, Galvezton!! Much appreciated. Glad you liked the video!
Great job brother great video thank you!
It's a deep, complex movie....I like your Opinion....makes sense.....Strange how after the movie, Peter & Dennis lost their friendship....I read Peter's autobiography, "don't Tell dad"....it's a good book, he talks about many cool, hippy things...you can check it out at any library, i did...
Thanks. I agree, it is a deep movie that I resisted for decades thinking it was just a redneck movie about guys riding Harleys. Glad I got over that prejudice. One of the best decisions of my life.
Loved the video man! I'm Irish, i love this this movie. I've been watching it once a year for nearly 30 years. I got my Wife to watch it and she did not get it! She thought it was horribly depressing. Lol
Thus movie is great, thanks for watching
I have a little detail to mention about this movie in reference to Billy, Wyatt, and George getting ambushed in the woods after the Diner scene. During the ambush, if you look at the scene frame by frame, you can see little details which reveal that it was actually the same people in the Diner who did the Ambushing.
Wow. I haven't seen this in a couple of years but the next time that I do I will look for this detail. But it makes sense as they gave them mean looks when they were talking to those girls in the diner. Thanks for the comment.
Well done. Very thought out
Thanks for checking it out, Hunter. Greatly appreciated!
Good analysis. I agree!
much appreciated. happy turkey-day.
Wow I just watched Easy Rider and was so lost in the final moments after they get to March gras essentially...you nailed it dude, a spot on analysis in a digestive amount of time!!
Lol. "A digestive amount of time!"--I like that a lot! Much appreciated, Dolan. Glad you liked the film and my analysis. Do you mind if I use that line? Also, when you get the chance, check out my channel for my film analysis like this one. Just put up Reservoir Dogs today, btw. Thanks again! ruclips.net/channel/UCGecylw3kUwJHRbonSID5lg
Thanks i was really trying to understand that ending
Thanks for watching this video
@@godfatherofcinema no problem, greetings from Portugal
@@nunotorres6314 Greetings from the USA
This is exactly the content I was looking for after watching the movie.
Wow, Eric, I really appreciate that! I plan on doing a longer analysis of this great film soon. Glad I finally gave in and saw it with an open mind when I did.
Great analysis sir. Speaks to whats happening right now in many ways. Not much changes and yet everything changes
I really appreciate you watching this video and leaving a comment. Your support is greatly appreciated! When you get a chance, stop by my channel and check out more film reviews and breakdowns like this one here ruclips.net/channel/UCGecylw3kUwJHRbonSID5lg
@@godfatherofcinema check out movies The Loveless and Two Lane Blacktop if you haven't seen them. Two more great road movies about freedom
@@crypttorque681 Lol. I love Two Lane Blacktop with James Taylor; got it in my collection and check it out at least twice a year! That's a real car movie, there. Love the sounds of the hot rods and the acid burn at the end really comes out of nowhere. Haven't seen the loveless but I will knowing your good taste in film, my friend.
Wow, now I have to watch the movie again. I haven't watched it since I was young and didn't realize there was an overall theme to the story.
Right on Douglas when I first saw this movie I didn’t think of it is nothing more than just a biker movie and I think that I was turned off for years from watching the movie because of that when I washed it a couple times more I realization was much more than a bike a movie and that’s why I wrote this analysis appreciation check out my other movie reviews as well thank you very much Excuse the typos I am doing this with voice dictation
Brilliant! Shibumi ...
Very much appreciatedJean! God bless!
The cemetery sequence stood out to me the most
I agree. Thanks for your support
@@godfatherofcinema Thanks, man! The sequence made me curious and uncomfortable at the same time
@@jerrygil1965 That was a great scene with Karen Black. Trippy.
@@godfatherofcinema Very!
Hey Dude! I loved this Movie when i was in my early 20s. I was born in the 80s and in the Uk and I always knew it represented some ideas and political thoughts regards 1960s society in the USA but i never understood the symbolic nature of it. You presented it well! Its a long time since i saw it so maybe i will watch it again soon.
Much appreciated Mac!
exquisitely produced and deftly justified through nuanced commentary. keep it up my good chap.
Thank you very much Team 419! Much appreciated!
You're the man! Thank you
much appreciated!
Helping me write a film essay right now dude!
All right!!! Thanks for watching the video and good luck! Let me know how it turns out.
Great analysis!!
Thanks for checking it out, John.
Thank you. Listening to this made my friend and I feel a little better after finishing the movie...
Thanks for watching this video I really appreciate it and I am glad that it may you and your friend feel better this is one of my favorite movies
now i understand what the film is about! thanks! great analysis.
Thanks for watching the video Daniel this is one of my favorite movies I did not like it for years until I sat down and just watched it without applying any judgment to it
Been trying to figure this out and sometimes it’s nice getting help by someone to help me understand what happened in the end of this one.
Glad you found this video helpful, Peter. Much appreciated!
Thank you very much for this quick analysis. Right on the money. I found it very helpful
Thank you, John (fantastic name, btw. Mine too!) God Bless, my friend!
@@godfatherofcinema well it’s nice to meet you John! Again I really do appreciate you taking the time to talk about this movie. Some of the references are a little elusive in this day and age that I grew up in the 70s and 80s so I grabbed most of it. The thing that was most helpful for me was that I was trying to explain what was going on in this movie to a friend of mine who is totally blind. This movie is very visual and she frankly didn’t catch all of the references and allusions this movie was making. A detailed analysis was helpful for me to explain what was going on to her thus making this an experience she could appreciate.
@@JohnCrawfordSchoolOfMusic That is fantastic on your part, John, and I'm glad that I could help you convey this great film to your friend. God Bless!
@@godfatherofcinema thanks again and God bless you too! Here’s the obligatory (please drop by my channel sometime and check out some good music) but most of all thanks for what you do
@@JohnCrawfordSchoolOfMusic Way ahead of you, John. Thanks covering Minnie Ripperton from back in the day. Beautiful cover!
Very good summary
Thanks for watching. Appreciated!
GREAT ANALYSIS!!!
Thanks, Abner. Much appreciated.
Very insightful review
Greatly appreciated, Andrew! Be sure to subscribe so you won't miss my next video on Apocalypse Now, Redux! Thanks again.
Thank you
Thank you, Steamboat! Much appreciated.
Very good analysis man. Very concise and touched on all of the important beats.
Thanks for watching the video and the great comment! Much appreciated!
This was very interesting! Thank you for uploading
Thanks for watching the video, felipe De la cerda Burotto!
Thank you for this
Thank YOU for taking time to watch it. God Bless.
Great review, this movie to me,is speaking of todays world also and what is talking place.
Thanks for leaving the comment, Pete. Sums it up perfectly, how the great American experiment called Freedom lost its soul to Capitalism. Note, they rode cross-country without using any of the drug money in the gas tank. Beautiful piece of cinema misinterpreted as a "biker" flick.
Perfect analysis
Thanks, Miguel! Much appreciated!
Good analysis!
Thanks. Much appreciated
Great job
Thank you very very much I appreciate it God bless
Very good perspective.
Thanks for watching the video!
Thanks for this analysis
Thanks for taking time to check it out, GC!
This is a damn good analysis of the movie. When I saw it for the first time last summer, I had no idea what was going on because it was NOT the movie I was expecting in the slightest. I expected a movie about the bikers going on a giant sex and drug binge as they travel across the country. Recently though, I've been thinking more about concepts like capitalism, societies that are normalized and full-on communism. I'm against the practice of communism/socialism as much as anyone else is... a government cannot reasonably just force an entire country's population to all have the same socioeconomic status. But on its own, in the Marxist-theory version of it, it's potentially a good idea, in the same way it's portrayed in Easy Rider within small communities like the hippies. Thanks for dissecting this movie; it helped me gain a surprising new respect and admiration for this timeless film.
Thanks for watching the film and this insightful comment on capitalism and Marxism. I don't believe America's a purely democratic system; in fact, I believe that there is a lot of selective socialism in the way that our system works. Such as the negative connotation applied to socialism when it comes to the poor with terms like "welfare" and the positive connotation applied to socialism when it comes to bailing out the rich like "capital gains tax cuts" and "bank bailout" which are both forms of socialism according to Marx's definition in Capitalism.
Back to Easy Rider. Like you, it took me years to watch the movie as the only impression I had of it was that it was a "biker" movie which didn't interest me in the least. When I finally got around to watching it, I fell in love with it right away, though I did not get the full message of it until I saw it a 2nd time. One thing I wish I'd noted in my analysis is the fact that they were able to travel cross country without using any of the money they had in the gas tank of the motorcycle. They were able to travel, sleep, keep warm, eat, bathe, and smoke weed--FREE OF CHARGE. A great movie that really captures the youth, optimism, and ultimate failure of the 60s, imo.
@@godfatherofcinema Yeah, that's definitely true. I'm by no means an expert on how the economy works and how other countries have implemented their policies, but my understanding is that it's rare for a nation to implement *pure*/true capitalism or communism, in that there are aspects (like welfare or bank bailout) that are inconsistent with the rest of the system's nature. I tend to lean a little more right on the political compass (maybe because I've been spoiled by American privilege) and more libertarian, so I think some government control is necessary but overall I think they should stay out of the personal lives of citizens. But I recognize the supposed nirvana of living in a society free of obligations and personal debt, because of a lack of government or currency, like in the conversation with Jack Nicholson about the alien race. I think it would work better in small communities where the people have more uniform thought patterns.
That's an interesting observation about how they didn't pay for anything along the ride, which further shows that items only have real-world value once you assign them that value. It is weird to think about how something so basic such as water now costs money, but I guess I don't see how any alternatives would be better in our current capitalist culture where money and government does exist.
@@andrewgechter933 If these were the 60s, I would probably be in the counter-culture of that time, though not to the extreme of going completely off the grid to live in a commune. It is sad that everything--even air--is now being capitalized. And the scary part is that we now have our sights set on Mars! Lol. Every system has a built-in weakness and as we are seeing now, Capitalism's is that it exacerbates and thrives on the extremes between the haves and the have nots as we see WALL STREET and the Dow rallying towards 30,000 points in the midst of mass unemployment, evictions, and a pandemic. Easy Rider is one of those films like Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing,'; Hitchcock's 'Lifeboat,'; Lang's 'Metropolis,'; and Cameron's 'Titanic' that seem almost prophetic now, imo. There's no other movie about the 60s that encapsulates that time like Easy Rider, imo.
This was super informative. I really enjoyed this movie but I assumed it was just nonsensical psychedelic fun. After watching this video it makes so much more sense and I appreciate the movie a lot more.
Thanks for watching it, Tim. Like you, the impression I had of this film is that it was simply an iconic biker film that was heavily referenced by pop culture. Took me decades to build up the interest to watch it and only then because there was nothing else going on. I was pleasantly surprised by how intelligent and super-tight the film is. Definitely worthy of a Criterion release, to me. Thanks again, Tim! You may want to check out my playlist for more movie reviews. ruclips.net/p/PLIgQjYndVeTh3WO0Fl9Kf1I4uStn5VNCg
Some great stuff in your analysis . Billys seems to me to be an outsider in almost all situations ....far from being a hippie , I see him as much more like a 1% biker... a part of society but not really 'in' that society ...the commune scene shows that the best . He and 'the drug dealing hitch-hiker' don't like each other , right from where Billy refuses to let him fuel his bike. There's a LOT going on in the movie , for me the music really takes it to another level . It's fantastic ....so fantastic I don't think Hopper or Fonda ever did better .
Thanks for watching this video and sorry about the delay in getting back to this great compliment!
I found that the message i heard was: If you dare try to be free in America (or anywhere in human society), this is what happens.
Thank you for your analysis, succinct and full of insights. Like the movie. ^__^
Thanks a million, AnnaKate! Glad that you saw the points I made in this great film!
@@godfatherofcinema I generally don't see this movie getting anywhere near the amount of online analysis and discussion it deserves.
Thanks for being one of the few who so clearly recognizes the importance of Easy Rider. It was more than a movie, it was a movement.
@@annakateputter_littlered I agree with you, AnnaKate. For years, I only saw it as a biker movie until I watched it and saw its greater messages concerning capitalism and freedom. The film foreshadowed the time we are in now, I believe.
@@godfatherofcinema I'm inclined to agree with you. A remarkable film heralding the death of a remarkable decade.
@@annakateputter_littlered Proud to be a child of last century's best decade!
Great synopsis, exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks, Eric. I wonder if they will re release it on blu ray since Peter Fonda passed last year. I got it on DVD and it looks pretty good but I might have to upgrade to blu ray if they put it back out.
Good Job Johnny! I loved the film because it would eventually prove to be the sell-out of most of the 60's generation that gave-in to the corporate temptation graft anyways. While the film didn't actually portray that exact replication, it proved to be the same path that nearly all the generation eventually took anyways.
Thanks, Patrick. I avoided this film for years because of the perception I had that it was simply a biker movie. When I watched it, I was blown away by the commentary it made on the mindset of capitalism and how this culture has brainwashed us into on being dependent on stuff. I may redo this one to expand on it more. Everybody should see this film, especially today. Thanks again.
great interpretation, man. 👍
Thanks for taking time to check it out, Tagumpay!
Great synopsis my man!!
Thanks a million, Quinn. Greatly appreciated!
Great analysis, thanks!
Glad you could put this together I just watched the film for the first time and it really helps the have the themes explained, it ends so fast and hard after the graveyard sequence its like "what did I just see". The film juxtaposes concepts of liberty and authoritarianism, in many ways the themes are even more salient today after the Trump era and the multitude of right wing grifters ranging from libertarians, to overt facists. I found the section in the brothel and the church and virgin mary themes in the drug trip the be an excellent visual motif of how sex and religion are used to keep people ignorant while perverting the things they care most about, while simultaneously and the worst among them are moved to mass random violence. very well made video thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching the video and this great comment Gary I could not agree with you more on the way themes in the filmm and how they reflect what is going on in the world especially in this country today thank you very much sir I really really appreciate your support
Can you explain how religion perverts the things that people care most about?
Thanks for explaining that move ! Hurd about all my life and never watch it until and I’m 47
Thanks for checking on video and it’s never too late I was 49 when I saw it
Interesting thoughts about this movie, sir. I hadn't seen it in so long, I forgot how much food and love this traveling duo get for free in this movie. Did you know that the phrase 'easy rider' was Southern slang that described a man who was the boyfriend of a hooker? He was called the easy rider because he was getting it for free. So they were saying something a little deeper than I realized, I had just seen it as a kind of moment-by-moment, this is the experience these characters had. I think, as you point out, the movie makers are saying no matter what there is eventually a price to be paid. Good video
Thank you for your analysis. I've always disliked the ending of the movie, it made a bit more sense in your telling of it.
Thanks Tobias much appreciated
The movie was so great like your analysis you are a king like me
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J'aime ton soutien poto
Right on, Leonard. Thanks for watching this video of one of my all time favorite movies and thanks for the anointment!
made me understand it forsure thanks
Thanks for taking time out to watch my viddie and I am glad it helped you understand the film, a great film. God bless!
Amazing video man this really helped me to understand the movie better.
Thank you very much. I'm glad that you got something from my perspective of this great film. I didn't like it when I first saw it 20 something years ago but I came to appreciate its subtlety later.
Great breakdown.
Earned yourself a subscriber my friend. Looking forward to seeing your other movie breakdowns.
Thanks for watching it and the comment! Much appreciated.
What a great review thx 👍🏻
Thanks for watching it, Logaruis. Glad you appreciate the insights!
nice analysis!!!
Thanks for checking it out, Stan.
Well Done
Thanks for checking it out, James. Check out my channel and see if there are any other vids you might like. Thanks
Hi I loved you’re an Analysis! I was hoping you could explain some of their goals and objectives in the film? I’m trying to understand the movie better before writing my paper.
Thanks for watching the video and the comment. If there are some points you'd like me to help you clarify let me know.
Thanks for the clarity you’ve given us. Just watched it for the first time and enjoyed it. Many won’t understand it and think terrible movie but I understand why it’s a cult classic.
Thanks for taking the time to check out the film and this video as a complement to it.
thank you! this was great
Thanks for taking time to check it out
Great points!
Thanks a million, Matt!
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Great job. I now feel less smart than I did 5 minutes ago.
LOL thanks for watching the video I appreciate it
This was great. Thanks man.
glad you liked the video and thanks for watching it and the comment!
I just don’t get why it ended like that you know? Like. All that just to die out in the middle of nowhere.
I did like you take on the movie being about freedom though. I watched it for what it was and didn’t really start piecing that together until after the fact
It's subjective, I think. My opinion is that it represents the death of the 60s
Hi Godfatherofcinema, I agree with most of your interpretations about the film. Generally speaking it's all about you covered in your video. I guess if you had time to develop further in a longer video your analysis of the film you could reach even more layers of menings regarding to it and the History of Countercuture. Maybe, in that case, relating Kerouac's On The Road to Easy Rider as the book being the beginning of the road and the movie its end.
I also would like to comment that in the Shaking the Cage documentary about Easy Rider, Peter Fonda states that he and Hopper intended to "f*ck the flag with the money" when, right in the beginning of the movie, Wyatt inserts the rubber hose full of dollars earned on the drug deal in the tank of his chopper painted with the American flag. What was being f*ked was all the freedom that flag should represent. So, I guess, in that specific moment, they definitelly sealed their fates that aready begun to be doomed by the short cut to "freedom" represented by the drug deal instead of hard working, just like the farmer did. So, cynically partying with Hanson's money under the argument that he would endorse such behavior just added, in my humble opinion, one more nail to their coffins. The LSD bad trip worked as a cursed epiphany that they lost their way as they turned to be as materialistic and shallow as the side of the American ethos they seemed to dislike and refute.
As Lee Hill put in his book about the film, George Hanson could be, at first glance, labled as "square" because of his white suit and short hair, but he had a much more profound understanding of those times and social problems in America than Billy and Whyatt that sported all that hippie paraphernalia.
Anyway, I just intended to share some thoughts.
All the best from Brazil. ✌
Thanks for watching the video and sharing your analysis. I did this very early in my RUclips experience and may revisit it to expand on the insights I've gotten since then. Like your interpretation of the drug deal in the film's backstory.
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Thanks for answering me.
I'm pretty sure that if you revisit the movien now with more experience, you will be able to deliver an even richer analysis of it and its cultural, political, artistic and aesthetic impact and significance.
Once again, all the best from Brazil.✌
@@felipedourado5721 And all the best from USA
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Thanks, Kimbow444!
Thanks for watching. Check out my new essay on 'Birdman' ruclips.net/video/p5kTP-O_6dg/видео.html
They didn't take Hansons money. Thjey had their own bread. They took his personal belongings and mailed them to his relatives
All right. Thanks
clarity
Thanks for watching and the comment, Lucas!