To what extent is Bonnie and Clyde more a film about 1967 than the 1930s?

 To what extent is Bonnie and Clyde more a film about 1967 than the 1930s?

The film Bonnie and Clyde was a film made in the year 1967, during this time was when there were a lot of cultural and social progressions, such as San Francisco Hippie movement, LGBTQ movements, Anti-Vietnam war protests, Civil rights movements, the second wave of feminist movements, and the overall boom of youth culture. There was also the removal of the Hays code which meant directors could show a lot more than they usually could. However, this film was set in the 1930s during a time of the great depression, lack of human rights and very strict gender roles. Throughout the film, although it's set in the 1930s, you can see a lot of the social progressions made in the time it was made (1967) rather than the time it was set.

There are a lot of key events in the film which display these ‘out of the ordinary’ occurrences of the more modern behaviour rather than the behaviour which was common in the 1930s. For example, the film as a whole features the two main characters, Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde appear to have switched the gender roles that were typically the norm of the 1930s, which would have been frowned upon in that time, however it was more normal in 1967. Bonnie appears to be a more masculine character as she is more fearless and forthcoming in the early phases of her relationship with Clyde. These attributes stereotypically belong to men, however, Clyde possesses more feminine characteristics such as being emotional and sensitive which can be seen at the beginning of the movie when he acts almost offended by Bonnie confident sexual advancements. These two main characters alone present how the film is more about the social movements and advances from 1967 rather than the 1930s.