Watch it because it's a great movie. Not because someone with agenda is trying to sway you.

Logan's Run is pretty good too for an interesting take on a post-apocalyptic world.

Soylent Green star was Edward G Robinson. Heston just played Heston.

“PEOPLE!!!”

It's not written before cigarette and alcohol companies started lying though, being long term shafted by short-term corporate gain isn't a new thing

It’s campy fun, but absolutely not a must watch.

Thats right, I checked its tragic how He died two weeks after the movie was made

>Watch it because it's a great movie. Not because someone with agenda is trying to sway you.

Climate change, income inequality, and consumerism are all themes of the movie. Pointing that out in a recommendation isn't pushing an agenda. It's just saying what the movie is about

Well maybe

Are you familiar with firstly

https://recompose.life/

A company that turns your Body into compost heaps in 40 days

And secondly the new EU novel food approval

Which allows bugs and worms (more in the Pipeline) to be processed to protein Powder

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-insects-climate-change/a-64503440

Wonder what the wafers will taste like?

The poors will be downgraded in the food Chain to be Bug eating compost heaps While the Silicon Valley Pharaos seek AI and Cryo immortality.

Thats whats ahead, how else will we manage 10 bln people without fertilizers from Russia/China and droughts, floods and forest fires.

We are just disposables

None of this means Soylent Green is an entertaining movie.

becoming less and less Sci-Fi lately

I saw Soylent Green for the first time last year and was surprised how good it was! I recommend it. Also, Logan’s Run is a cool movie - though I started losing interest when Peter Ustinov appeared. Not because of him; he’s a great actor, but because I was ready for the movie to end. That last act was unnecessary, imo.

This is a fantastic and, at times, very emotional Science Fiction Noir.

What I often point to as notable is that it features the second best photomontage sequence in American movies, its wonderfully edited and scored pre-Title sequence which shorthands the fast, tragic ecological ruin of the World.

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlVczvB4FQk

I would watch Heston mow his lawn in a robe. Soylent Green is a classic

Also watch Omega Man and Planet of the Apes for the Charlton Heston dystopian trifecta

I saw it in the movies back in the 70s. I remember it was more about the population explosion than about global warming. We didn't know about climate change back then.

No no no, you misunderstand. Movies don’t have themes or subtext. Maybe you’re watching movies wrong? You’re supposed to stare at the screen for 2 hours with your mouth agape, drooling. You’re not supposed to think, nerd!

I first saw this film a few years ago in my Ecology grad course! I am conflicted about Soylent Green. The film has so many awful flaws, but the world building and message building are haunting and come through loud and clear.

I do not know if the following story is true. My ecology grad professor said that back in the 1970's when the film was initially released that in some theaters across the country the screen was attacked by the audience with drinks, food, knives to tear apart, due to the shock of the ending. :(

Cheers to that!

*chews on bugs* Whatcha mean...?

:P

For another movie with the same sort of vibe...

The Andromeda Strain from 1971.

Overpopulation was prominently featured but also the weather was shown as always very hot, no rain, almost no real crops or produce...even what the rich had was poor quality

Wow! Thanks for posting. Brings back many great memories. This is a classic!

Great quote from Futurama:

"What does Soylent Cola taste like?"

"It varies from person to person"

I liked this film when I watched it. I feel like maybe it's slightly dated (you've probably seen this idea/story in other films) but I think it deserves to be seen/discussed

I havent watched the film yet, but I do drink Soylent! (Not the stuff from the movie just FYI)

I love the comments on this thread… half of people think it’s a goofy camp-fest with a hammy lead actor and a silly twist ending that everyone knows before they watch it. The other half thinks it’s thoughtfully made dystopian noir with a powerful environmental message that has only become more salient since it was made.

Both are right.

What's the first best?

Oh man, totally forgot about the awesome opening credits expousing so much about the world-building in a few minutes.

They made Soylent into a brand name food company because of this movie lmfao

The best is the very eerie, psychologically-charged photomontage film that's shown to the undercover reporter (played by Warren Beatty) when he's being evaluated as a potential assassin (or stooge) at The Parallax Corp. in The Parallax View.