17 Which are important only because they move the plot along,
18 Because none of these people are really bad,
19 aSince all they really want to do is ride around and have some casual sex with people they meet on the road,
20 bAnd only get high every once in a while,
21 cBecause they're natural people,
22 dAnd just like to take their pleasures in a natural way,
23 eLike everybody,
24 fOnly without hurting anybody,
25 Which is why they're so unusual and admirable,
26 And why this will be such a magnificent movie.
27 Anyway, the way it works out is that Jack Nickerson used to be a concert pianist,
28 gOnly he hates classical music,
29 hBecause it's so full of artifice and pretense,
30 iBesides being so darn hard to play,
31 jWhich is why Jack prefers the natural life,
32 Where everything is easy and free,
33 And explains why he puts on his football helmet and goes off with kPaul Fonda and Dennis Hippy on their motorcycle,
34 Which they're glad to take him with them on,
35 Because he says such amusing things,
36 Like the part about holding the chicken salad between the waitress's knees,
37 Which is just hilarious,
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38 And shows why lCary Grant will have to retire,
39 Because they don't come much suaver than Jack Nickerson,
40 mWho is actually a real good guy,
41 In spite of what he does to Karen Block at the end of the movie,
42 nBecause she just couldn't free herself from all the rotten conventions of society,
43 oLike marriage and all that stuff,
44 pWhich just don't make any sense,
45 qEspecially coming from a girl who lets absolutely everyone look up her dress whenever they want.
46 rAnd besides, everyone can see how sensitive Jack really is underneath in the big scene with his father,
47 sWho is a vegetable,
48 tBut Jack cries anyway when he talks to him,
49 uBecause this is the same kind of communication they've always had,
50 vJust like everybody in the audience,
51 Which is still another reason why 'Five Easy Riders' will be the greatest movie ever made,
52 Even though we haven't even gotten to the big climax yet,
53 Which is maybe the best part of all,
54 wWhere Paul and Dennis and Jack are riding along on their motorcycle,
55 xNot hurting anybody at all,
56 yAnd not even thinking about hurting anybody,
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