Don't buy it if you think it's about the song.

beeryusa

Those who write complaining that the movie isn't like the song are missing the point.  The movie isn't about the song, nor is the movie supposed to be based around the song.  The movie merely includes the song - and some events in Arlo Guthrie's life in the 1960s.  Get over the fixation about the song and you might begin to see what the movie is about.

Alice's Restaurant is about life and loss, and the traps we allow ourselves to get caught up in.  It's about addiction, youth, anarchy, death, and aimlessness.  It's a celebration and a lament for all those things.

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beeryusa 15 November 2002

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