Why did we, the college kids, hate on townies? Perhaps it has some deep seeded American-settlers root that you never trust the people who rightfully occupy an area you’ve entered. Whatever the case, it went both ways. “Breaking Away” captures this peculiar hatred between the “rich kid” Indiana University students and Bloomington’s “Cutters” perfectly without making it a message movie. There’s no scene of regret from either side as this strange brand of unrequited bigotry does not get solved for all eternity. The school will always be there and so will the townies, so the best the Cutters can hope for is to find peace somewhere in the middle. (more…)