Give me shelter 1970 Rolling Stones

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Thank you for attending the 3rd Rock Film night, “Gimme Shelter”. I hoped you enjoyed it. (At least as far as one can enjoy a film that has an actual murder in it).

For the writing assignment, there are a lot of different angles you can take.

The film as been variously described as a metaphor for the end of an era, the end of Rock and Roll, a study in hubris, or simply a great Rock & Roll film. Much has been written about the film and the events it chronicles, so feel free to find some of it on line. Of course, you must cite anything you use in your essay. And please, do not use Wikipedia as a source. While it is useful as a preliminary research tool, much information on Wikipedia is not accurate and cannot be considered reliable. Your essay should be 550-750 words, and as always, grammar and spelling count.

Please do not submit a Synopsis of the film as your assignment. I know what the film is about.

Some things to think about; is this film and the events relevant to today? How is youth culture different now than 1969? (Most of the attendees were probably your age at the time of this event). How is it the same? Keep in mind that the events took place long before the internet, but somehow 300,000 people from all over the country managed to find out about this concert, either through the radio and word of mouth, and show up. Could you imagine this happening now? How about Mick’s and Charlie’s reactions to the footage or the Stones performances themselves?

Notice how even though the Stones and the counterculture and youth generation think they are working outside of societies’ norms, they still have to hire the 62 year old establishment lawyer Melvyn Belli, purchase liability insurance, negotiate contracts, etc., among other things.