Why doesn't Easy Rider hold up Chris?
I think it's only dated in terms of 60's wardrobes (Phil Spector's glasses- what a laugh) & music.
But it still has a lot of power.
It still has the power to make one think and feel.
In Biskind's "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" book he says that at the end, the audience has to reconcile the "freedom" on screen (two dead bikers) with the song playing: "The Ballad of Easy Rider"- very few movies have ever put a viewer in such a spot with it's end credits.
"Go for the big money and then you're Free"
Um, no you aren't.....
Last edited by Johann; 08-04-2011 at 11:03 AM.
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