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I haven't seen the movie yet... but will soon.

As a musician, guitarist and somewhat of a "singer-songwriter", I've embraced Dylan since the 1960's. Yep. I'm old.
Here is an interesting piece from Time (Linked... there are several articles, this is the one from Nina Silber). I won't mention the music aspects... that would be for the Music threads on this site. This is more of a political bent.

"By 1965, civil rights work had earned a public stamp of approval, even from the White House. Opposition to the war in Vietnam clearly had not."
"... some performers, and their managers, object(ed) to an alliance between folk music and anti-war messages..." They "had cheered (a) position on racial justice, but Vietnam signaled a break."

To a child of the 1960's, this dichotomy of issues - for which political stands are made - resonates now in terms of "just exactly what do you stand for", and what are you willing to fight for, or in Dylan's instance - what are you willing to write about and perform for, given your place in the world?

Perhaps the Democratic Party is still wrestling with these ideals and issues upon which to take a stand to this day. Are the Dems full on Bernie? AOC? Roy Cooper? Kamala Harris? Mayor Pete? LGBTQ+BLM? Manchin? Sinema? Obama? Clinton? LBJ? JFK? Civil Rights? Gay Rights? Women's Rights? Ecology? Anti-War but pro Palestine? Anti-War but pro Israel? Anti-War but pro Ukraine kicking Putin's arse with US-made weaponry? Back the Blue? Are we all simply Forrest Gump trying figure out why we like/love Jenny?

time.com

'A Complete Unknown' Misses a Key Part of 1960s History

The Bob Dylan film forefronts a conflict between acoustic and electric music, while ignoring how the Vietnam War divided folk musicians.
time.com time.com
 
Haven't seen the movie but I wouldn't doubt the article's thesis.

I wish I could remember the book I read 20 or so years ago. It chronicled the movement of the Beats and their generation to the folkies and then to the hippies. Noting the societal, generational, political, etc. similarities and differences amongst the three. Of course music played a part in all, the latter two especially. More poetry and literature for the Beats. [Some may argue much music is poetry in another form as well.]

Damn getting old sucks.
 
The mid 60s also signaled the beginning of a long period of darkness for the national Democratic Party.
 
grimes70 said:
Haven't seen the movie but I wouldn't doubt the article's thesis.

I wish I could remember the book I read 20 or so years ago. It chronicled the movement of the Beats and their generation to the folkies and then to the hippies. Noting the societal, generational, political, etc. similarities and differences amongst the three. Of course music played a part in all, the latter two especially. More poetry and literature for the Beats. [Some may argue much music is poetry in another form as well.]

Damn getting old sucks.
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If you come up with the name, share it here.
 
p5mmr9 said:
The mid 60s also signaled the beginning of a long period of darkness for the national Democratic Party.
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The mid 60’s also noted the beginning of a long period of darkness for the National Republican Party as well. To think: 1968-1972 Nixon. 1980-1992 Reagan/Bush. 2000-2008 Bush #2. 2016 Trump. 2024 Trump.
Definitely a long period of darkness.
 
Awesome on every level. - acting, music, cinematography, wardrobe, etc. Even non Dylan fans in my family loved it.
 
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