Soylent Green (1973)

[Drunk Monk]

Angus reminded me on fb that this classic is set in 2022. Sho nuf.

It opens with a montage of sepia tone photos that begin with the first cars and planes then gets to the dystopian post apocalyptic vision of nyc. And at the end of that montage, just before the movie gets going are pics of citizens…

… in masks.

This is still a great film. It’s only an hour and a half but it gets a lot done. Heston is a great over actor, on par with Shatner, but he’s been in some of the greatest sci fi flicks of the time like this one.

It’s dated in tech - no computers or cell phones. It’s paper and pad, crt tvs, paper files, hard line phones. There’s no soundtrack which makes it stark. 

Robinson is fantastic as Sol and his relationship with Heston’s Thorn is precious. They’re meal of stolen food is a magical scene. Zoo’s death is still moving. 

Of course the mcguffin is spoiled. But that’s cool.

Thanks for the rec, Angus!

[Drunk Monk]

The gift that keeps on giving. Now my ig & fb are full of Soylent ads.

Note that I rented this off AP - it’s not free there. $2.99 but worth it.

[Greg]

Soylent, my former neighbors.

This was on TV not so long ago, so I'm still pretty current on. So depressing.

[thatguy]

This story was in the news recently and made me think of the death scene from Soylent Green which I think is the most memorable part for me. 

https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/12/08...tors-hands

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

Soylent, my former neighbors.

 
whut?

Sol’s death scene still plays out well. 

I was struck by the sets - looks like some stadium entryway for the death chamber and a water treatment plant for the Soylent processing plant. I wonder how well it works for today’s gen who’ve not lived in a world without computers.

There’s a vector video game given to Shirl (the furniture gal) as a cutting edge toy. 

Also there’s T’Pau, the Vulcan ruler from TOS, as the head librarian.

[Drunk Monk]

I am still getting Soylent ads on fb & ig. 

Lots of them.

Bother

[Greg]

One of the stadiums was the Sportcenter which was next to the Coliseum. The Sportcenter was home to the Clippers for many years.

[Drunk Monk]

still

getting

Soylent

spam

w

t

f

!!!

[Drunk Monk]

It’s been a month now and Soylent ads are still on top of my fb & ig. Wtaf!?!?!?

[Greg]

Just buy some already. You know you want it.

[Drunk Monk]

I kinda do, yeah. 

I hear it pairs well with strawberry jam.

I'm such a sucker for a targeted ad campaign.

[Drunk Monk]

Still getting Soylent ads in fb

Still haven’t tried it.

Still annoyed