EASY RIDER

Man oh man oh man oh man, it pains me that until this very moment, I've never actually seen this film in it's entirety.

A great part of who i am today, is no doubt a result of the film's profound influence and effect on modern culture. The wisdom, philosophy, music, style, rhythm and flow of the film felt like everything and nothing I've seen. Definitely everything I've heard before, it's astonishing to me to consider that these songs were new at the time, imagine that!?!?!? It's one of the few times i can recall being so moved by the marriage of film and music.
Steppin Wolf, Dylan, Hendrix, The Byrds. But more to the point, it's about the songs, the feeling.

Then there's Peter Fonda, magnificent and humble. Dennis Quaid, adventurous and eager. Jack Nicholson, just perfect, always perfect.

It's the ideal film really.

A moment in time captured beautifully, some of it on 35mm, some 16mm, the LSD scene (one of my new all time favourite scenes) was apparently a visual accident, a result of leaked film.

                                                 

 

          

In any case, the format in which way we view the happenings throughout, seem's insignificant compared with the message. The collective pieces made something that feels truthful. They were reaching for something, grabbing at clues and ideas at any   and every turn. The commune, the self made man,  the stoner campfires, they are on the eternal American road redefining the
unattainable American dream, all before our very eyes.

69 was a lucky year for receiving this film.