Even though the 60s have been romanticized by a lot of people, I feel like when looking at the late 60s in particular you can see how this time frame led to the 70s, a decade many hated

I feel like “Midnight Cowboy” (released in 1969) really shows the gritty underbelly of New York that was apparently already present in the late 60s (you can watch 1976’s Taxi Driver to see how long New York was apparently terrible for.) “midnight Cowboy” is actually a really interesting film to me because even if I don’t tap into the lgbt themes, I feel like in a weird way it can kind of represent the 60s - people (and by people I’m thinking of the film’s main character) wanted change and were optimistic about it/about their future, only for the grittiness of real life to beat their dreams down. Whilst watching “Midnight Cowboy,” there is absolutely no way you’ll be romanticizing the 60s, even though it is a FANTASTIC film.

I just see a lot of similarities between the late 60s and what we now think of as “the 70s” - after such a tumultuous decade wherein there was a lot of tension and a lot of change, it makes sense that we got “the 70s,” a decade many hated.

I love the instrumentals, particularly the scene wherein Joe Buck is receiving a blowjob from the individual who picks him up… it’s the kind of scene that really reminds you that the film takes place in the 60s (of the space race.) All in all, I’d really call this a perfectly made film. I need to rewatch it soon (by the way, I first saw it five years ago and still remember it now - that’s how good it was!)