Early '70s movies (Easy Rider is the exemplar) are totally unsuited to viewers conditioned by the Hollywood of the past 30 years. The disillusionment and sense of loss is part of the director's vision, as well as the characters'. 6 years of Vietnam, the draft, Watergate, Kent State and Jackson State. . .everyone just keeps moving, with nowhere to go. These give you the red pill, versus the blue-pill "everything's gonna be alright" daily 8-hour energy drink toxin of today that keeps us going to our jobs and paying taxes.
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