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Easy Rider

"We blew it! "As said at the end of the movie when looked at on surface level, means just that. They did not succeed in their rebellious mission. Upon further analysis, one sees that it is a critique on counterculture. Many people in the 60's were either involved in counterculture or were on the "outside" of this lifestyle. So, by saying "we blew it", and coinciding with the death of both men, one could say that this phrase is a critique of their lifestyle. The way they were living their lives according to the "outsiders" was an unsuccessful way of living.
A life out of the status quo can be seen as threatening to society, and therefore scary to people who don't understand it. When a person isn't consuming goods, and living the American dream they can be percieved as weird, unconventional etc. So, the gang in Easy Rider is no different.

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