..Their costumes combine traditional patriotic symbols with emblems of loneliness, criminality and alienation - the American flag, cowboy decorations, long-hair, and drugs.Ellen said that she had annually vacationed during springtime at he ranch with her father (a friend of Glen""s), and again mentioned he remarkable resemblance between Richard and her father ("his face, his voice, his manner").Scorsese""s fourth film, combining elements offilm noir, the western, horror and urban melodrama film genres.Children roamin"" the highways in this here Depression.Children sleepin"" in old abandoned car bodies and junk heaps.And I promised myself I""d never see the day when my young-uns would want.The smooth-talking, self-ordained ""Preacher"" is a pretender.He uses the scriptures for his own ends, representing the ""hate"" hat he preaches against.With divine assistance, he smuggled his knife into the prison without the guards knowing:The Lord blinded mine enemies when they brought me in this evil place...you""ve had the greatest sex of your life with, just because he owns a bar and that is all he does.Sally: Yes, and so would any woman in her right mind.Women are very practical.Even Ingrid Bergman, which is why she gets on the plane at the end of the movie.As they enter a roadside cafe, Harry demonstrates his sexist and argumentative nature.Soon, Sally is debating the odds of having great sex with a guy named ""Sheldon"" while they order a dinner meal.