Sex, drugs, and music were exploding socially and 1960's ideology may have come to an end in 1969, literally and figuratively speaking - much like it shockingly does in this film. The sprawling journey shows filmgoers the multiple frictions and shattered idealism of a generation in the midst of cultural change. Of course, the stop at Mardi Gras is a necessity, but what Fonda and director Hopper are trying to tell us is that there was no 'freedom' as they saw it. EASY RIDER is an exploration of vast and desolate parts of the country. I may not have been around at the time, but it is great to see a film portraying the long-haired, hippie attitude towards an America in turmoil in the form of a biker flick, circa 1969. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper's story of two men who go in search of America and 'freedom' is a bona fide sign of the times. No film other than EASY RIDER captures the late 1960's as seen by the American counter-culture. TAXI DRIVER is a masterpiece of social distortion and paranoia exemplary of the 1970's. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES captured the reality of the post-war 1940's.
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