Summary: After finally
arriving in New Orleans, they celebrate Mardi Gras and then head toward
Florida. Whilst driving down a little Alabama road, two hillbillies in a truck
spot them. They attempt to scare the bikers with a gunshot, but instead one of
them carelessly aims the gun at Billy and fires.
Not wanting to
spend the rest of his life in prison, the hillbilly decides to discard any
witnesses and shoots Wyatt as well. The film ends with a shot of the bike in
the middle of the deserted road and two dead bodies near it.
Reflection: “Easy Rider” is an
aesthetically beautiful movie with a killer soundtrack. However, it has many
issues as well. Most notably, various types of drugs are constantly present and
considered completely acceptable. In contrast, multiple racist remarks are made
during the film. For instance, one man says "I don't believe they'll make
the parish line,” referring to African Americans. The main characters won’t
allow blacks in their clan, but LSD is a welcomed member, one they integrate
into their everyday lives.
Here's why I believe
that to be a backward way of thinking:
If you completely
separate facts from opinions, values get thrown into the opinions pile when
they should really be thrown into the facts pile.
“Drugs are wrong” is an opinion and
since Easy Rider puts it in the same context as racism, the movie can
trick our minds into thinking “Racists are wrong” is just an opinion as well,
when it is actually a core value that should be considered a fact.
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