i first saw this film in the early 80 on cable . it be unique a a statement about the sixty and culture and war and music and race and and a bunch of thing i be certain i miss . however about a year ago it come back into my life a i start enjoy it with my son . he a little young ( 9 ) for a lot of the theme in it and but he understand dance hippy be fun to watch and and he get the idea that end be ironic . while i can not think of other film in this genre and it do have a stand alone genius i love . it also do a unique justice to central park . most musical be lose on me and one way or another . tommy be over the top and heavy hand in direction and oliver seem like crowd control on the silver screen and the wall be so much abstract self important and indulgent dribble and but listen to failure of the flesh from hair sound right for our time today and a it do in the eighty and a it must have in the sixty . truly timeless .