Quote by Ang Lee

Over the years Woodstock got glorified and romanticised and became the event that symbolised Utopia. It's the last page of our collective memory of the age of innocence. Then things turned ugly and would never be the same again.

Over the years Woodstock got glorified and romanticised and

Summary

This quote reflects on the historical perception of Woodstock, an iconic music festival in 1969. It suggests that as time passed, the event became idealized and imbued with romantic notions, representing a utopian ideal. However, it also suggests that reality deviated from this romanticized view, as subsequent events unfolded and tarnished the possibility of returning to a state of innocence or bliss. Overall, the quote implies that Woodstock became an epitome of a bygone era, where the notion of utopia was shattered, and the future marked a paradigm shift.

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