What was the message of 'Easy Rider'?

[Oeditpus Rex]

What did Wyatt mean when he said, "Y'know what, Billy — we blew it"?

[qwertyMike]

1. Always wondered that

[Joey Liberal]

9. I don't know, but

I'm buying a motorcycle soon, and maybe it'll make sense then?

[rug]

2. Be a dick to a waitress.

[begin_within]

13. Wasn't that "Five Easy Pieces?"

[mitchum]

14. Yes, but all of Nicholson's performances run together...

or should I have said "performance"?
Yeah, I'm gonna get flamed for that, but it's true

[reyd reid reed]

3. Why does there always have to be a message?

:shrug:

[Nevernose]

16. Shakespeare was just selling tickets; Mark Twain was selling books

Everything has a message, whether we intend it to or not.

I think that in English classes we are taught that the author always had some kind of deeper meaning, a meaning besides just telling a good story. That's not true. The author just wanted to spin a yarn, usually, but there is always evidence of her, or her society's, beliefs that are evident.

There IS always a deeper meaning, it's just that, most of the time, it's accidental.

[Bunny]

4. There are no substitutions on the menu.

None.

[taterguy]

5. Stay out of the South

The movie was written by people who enjoy hiking and other outdoor activities in the South. They were just trying to keep the crowds away so they could enjoy the South's natural beauty in solitude.

[idgiehkt]

6. for real?

I wondered that about Deliverance too.

The scenery in both movies is so beautiful.

edited...just because.

[taterguy]

10. At this point we don't know

I did go to the trouble of checking IMBD. It lists three writers: Peter Fonda: born in New York, Dennis Hopper, born in Dodge City and Terry Southern born in Texas.

I think the beauty of the film is that you'll never know for sure so you can apply whatever "meaning" is most comforting to you, like those early REM albums where Stipe never enunciated so you could insert whatever lyrics you wanted to.

[mitchum]

11. LMAO!

[Generic Brad]

7. Football helmets can be used as motorcycle helmets

That was what I took away from it.

[HEyHEY]

8. They didn't act righteously

They dedicated time to partying and shit for the sake of partying. Not because they wanted to experience life.

[mitchum]

12. They had run narcotics for the character played by Phil Spector...

$$$ had corrupted them from just being "free and easy tokin' weed guys"

You know, it's actually a pretty terrible movie

[speedoo]

15. Don't put the loot in the gas tank.

Sorry, could not help it.:silly:

[BrotherBuzz]

17. Don't put gas in the gas tank

:shrug:

[spacelady]

18. Cut yer hair! n/t