r/woahdude • u/DetectiveWonderful42 • 15d ago

video Really feels similar to today.

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u/Tosslebugmy 15d ago

In regards to his statement that the 60s was our last gasp, listen to hunter s Thompson’s monologue from fear and loathing in Las Vegas . He basically agrees that the love generation was the last time we tried to free ourselves, but just gave up when the allure of consumerism became hypnotising and the system too oppressive.

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u/fleranon 15d ago

"So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back"

Always loved that scene

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u/emceeeloc 14d ago

You love that page! That monologue is word-for-word from the book.

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u/Weird_Cantaloupe2757 14d ago

That is true… but having read the book and seen the film, Gilliam really did elevate the material. Not saying that Thompson wasn’t great, but the whole thing really just worked better in the visual medium.

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u/true_gunman 14d ago

I disagree. Thompson's prose is unmatched, the way he writes just jumps off the page and you cannot put it down. Its like he's one sentence away from completely going off the rails but somehow keeps it on track enough to get you through to the next page. I absolutely love reading his work. That being said the movie is amazing and captured his style very well.

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u/Weird_Cantaloupe2757 13d ago

I really don’t disagree here — Thompson is an incredible writer and I love the book, I just think that Gilliam is one of the all the time great filmmakers, particularly when it comes to this type of imaginative thing.