 Author Barna William Donovan argues this serves to criticize many social developments underway in the 1970s, targeting the "Me generation".Writer Robert Tinnell hypothesizes the design of the city, reminiscent of a shopping mall, is also suggestive of "anticonsumerist sentiment".The film may ultimately serve as a warning against overthrowing older generations, aimed at young viewers following the counterculture movements in the 1960s.