God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968) watch online HD

This is what Elysian Park in Los Angeles looked like in 1968. And yes, it looks exactly like what you expect.

The world of 1968 seems to have been split into two dynamics: political unrest, with protests, assassinations and civil rights... or young people too full of drugs to care one way or the other. The reality, of course, is that most of the 1960s was just as normal as any other decade.

But who wants normal? Here we see a bit more of the drug culture. While there is at no point any footage of people using drugs, the implication is clear. The dress, the reactions to the music (on an almost spiritual level)... these are hippies. And lots of them.

Les Blank was in his early 30s when he shot this little movie and if you know a bit about him, you will be aware that his films are usually aimed at a very particular group of people, be it the ones in the movie or the ones who will watch this movie. Also, he is a very American filmmaker and it's probably frequently very difficult to make a connection with the lifestyle depicted in most of his works. There is no denying that the title "God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance" is very pretentious and honestly it says almost more than the entire movie does because all we see is people in the 1960s from the hippie movement. They are dancing, smoking, celebrating and just having a great time. That is all. Interesting enough to put on screen? I am not sure. Not for me, but maybe for those who have a similar lifestyle. The music was okay, maybe still the best thing about this one. Still, I would not be interested in ever seeing it again. Not recommended.