And in my latest fling with 30-something year old movies, I watched Charlton Heston in "Soylent Green". I already knew the "surprise" ending but thought, as a cult-classic, it may prove to be a decent story. Well, while I can't say I was nuts about it, it does have its moments.
1. The images of front-loaders scooping rioters up and tossing them in the back of the dump-truck like slabs of meat was particular powerful.
2. The first 30 minutes that sets up the background info -- explaining the nature and source of overpopulation, environmental, and societal degradation in 2022 -- was quite interesting. The imagination of what life might be like if we continue operating in a massively wasteful manner for too long was captivating.
But apart from these two points, it turns into a common murder investigation that leads Heston to the no-so-secret "shock" ending: "Soylent Green is people!"
1. The images of front-loaders scooping rioters up and tossing them in the back of the dump-truck like slabs of meat was particular powerful.
2. The first 30 minutes that sets up the background info -- explaining the nature and source of overpopulation, environmental, and societal degradation in 2022 -- was quite interesting. The imagination of what life might be like if we continue operating in a massively wasteful manner for too long was captivating.
But apart from these two points, it turns into a common murder investigation that leads Heston to the no-so-secret "shock" ending: "Soylent Green is people!"
