A Lesson from Head: video essay

This is a video essay about a series of revelations I experienced while and after watching The Monkees movie Head. All clips are used under fair use/criticism.
Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968)
Monkees Blow Their Minds (David Winters, 1968)
Archive photographs

[@obsoletebutneat]

"Do you mean to tell me you don't see the connection between government and laughing at people?"

[@benwoodiwiss]

🤣 I was 50/50 on whether to go with that line or the line I ended up going with

[@patrickmcmanus5373]

Great movie.

[@benwoodiwiss]

Amen 🙌

[@Idontexist10]

you pick such interesting films for your video essays, i really loved the “Lonesome Cowboys” video, thank you, keep going

[@benwoodiwiss]

Oh wow, thank you so much, and really pleased you like them 🙌🔥

[@CollinGerberding]

I never saw the movie though I was a fan of the TV show. However, it was the first thing my mond went to from the title, so I cliked.
And now I'm subscribed. so that's fun.

[@benwoodiwiss]

This is a rollercoaster, I love it 🔥🙌

[@CollinGerberding]

@@benwoodiwiss generally, there are fewer typos, but I like to include a few so you feel like this comment is left by an authentic human...
(or I forgot to proofread again, so it goes)

[@espressosoup]

Man I hope this channel gets bigger! I'd share it, but I don't have any friends 😅

[@benwoodiwiss]

Oh dude, thank you so much - and I appreciate the sentiment 🙌

[@CollinGerberding]

7:00
I would like the hear the Magnolia story, please.

[@benwoodiwiss]

Okay, no promises - I'm already working on a different one at the moment 🙌

[@branagain]

I liked the Monkees musical group and TV show, but the movie was a big disappointment.

[@benwoodiwiss]

But that makes sense when you think how they were trying to do something *so* different