Soledad S. Reyes of Ateneo de Manila University wrote: “The interconnectedness between the past and the present was a theme familiar to many Filipino writers who, in a variety of ways, argued the need to remember the past. Francisco Laksamana, Faustino Aguilar, Lazaro Francisco, Alberto Segismundo Cruz, Macario Pineda, and even Fausto Galauran, among others, constructed narratives enjoining the readers not to be dazzled by the present, but to remember the heroic and noble past of their forefathers.”
Ipinakita sa pelikula ang buhay sa siyudad at inihambing ito sa buhay sa “farm”. Ipinakita ang paggamit ng marihuana, Sa huli ay napatay ng mga “hillbilly” ang magkaibigan. Ang sabi ni Wyatt, na ang gumanap na aktor ay si Peter Fonda, isa sa dalawang pangunahing karakter ng pelikula: “This used to be a hell of a good country. I can’t understand what’s gone wrong with it.” He observes that Americans talk a lot about the value of freedom, but are actually afraid of anyone who truly exhibits it.”