Why Do We Need To Dress Like A Biker Club

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There's something special about the characters need to dress like a biker gang and look fierce in that way. The film's male characters are drawn together in an alcoholic solidarity, grasping for the lost identity that vanished with their Maori tribal traditions. When Jake brings home his drunken buddies for middle-of-the-night parties in the Heke household, the buddiess sing together as if they were gathered around a campfire, wishing for a fellowship that no longer exists in their everyday lives.
Behavior within this group is ritualized and sharply divided along male and female lines. While the men yell whole-heartily and glower at their women, the women are meant to stand in the corner admiringly and gossip about the men's sexual powers.

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