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Soylent
Green (1973) – R. Fleischer
Soylent Green is … probably not based on
a true story. I say “probably” only
because this dystopian version of 2022 has not yet come to pass – but it might
(maybe in 2082). Food and water are in
short supply and the cities are jam packed.
The film is extremely dated and pretty hamfisted, saddled with Charlton
Heston’s wooden acting and an obviously low budget. Otherwise, it plays like any of a variety of
conspiracy thrillers from the period (early 70s) in which a protagonist fights
the system to understand their big secret.
The government is always involved.
This also marked Edward G. Robinson’s departure from films – he died 10
days after shooting finished.
Fortunately, he does not really embarrass himself. Ultimately, this is a film that probably needs
to be seen just to get the full impact of Heston’s guttural closing lines. We really should try to save our environment
too.
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