Although there are Taoist hermits, Buddhist monks, and Ming and Qing associations, relatively speaking, Chinese society is still dominated by Confucianism. Any generation of folk culture and gathering of people will be regarded by the rulers as a kind of threat.
In comparison, the vitality of western folk culture is surprising. The hippie movement shook the rational thinking system of the entire West (the old man in the movie), and hip-hop was also produced in the black community in the 1960s, without education, poverty, parents are likely to be alcoholics, addicts, in extremely harsh environments , which gave rise to hip-hop. (Drug dealer in the movie). There can be many relationships between people, and Confucianism is based on the most primitive, reliable (at least they think so) blood ties (in the movies, they are all on the verge of collapse). Material society is based on money relationships (the whole West is a consumer culture, and it's the same in movies, like the girl's attitude towards men: it's just a consumption). Only religion and culture are really valuable.
Let's draw a social pyramid: the most basic below the
religious
and cultural
blood , and the most important above. The film is about the exchange of old and new generations. LSD and marijuana, for Westerners, are catalysts for escaping material civilization In the struggle, the characters still return to their hearts. So the music in the movie is also very interesting, with elements of classic rock and hip-hop. Done.
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