Soylent Green
by Richard Fleischer
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Actor: Brock Peters, Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Leigh Taylor-YoungDirector: Richard Fleischer
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Release Date: 1993-09-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: MGM/Ua Studios
Studio: MGM/Ua Studios
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Movie Review: Dystopian Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
We all know by now about climate change and waste heat in cities, but Soylent Green was the first to show it. The alarm about population growth had been sounded by Dr. Paul Ehrlich, and during the eco-conscious seventies, people were taking it seriously. Several films (and many books) featured overpopulation themes, but few did it better than SG. The gap between rich and poor also seems more prescient now, with the rich living in fortresses and the poor scrambling as best they can. Given those conditions, it is not surprising that New York looks like Calcutta, or that the local constabulary is corrupt as a matter of course. The film barrels along with Charlton Heston playing his other stalwart (the Hero-Heel) and Edward G. Robinson stealing every scene he's in. The McGuffin is the murder of Joseph Cotten (we never do find out why) but the murder is just the trace of a plot to lead us through this society of divided classes, scarce resources, and social management amounting to mob control. The lack of high-tech stuff has been noted - they didn't anticipate the miniaturization of electronics - but the energy problem is right in front. Energy costs, and the poor ride their stationary bikes to charge up the batteries. (I've often wondered why Sears doesn't sell that arrangement.) In short, see it twice. The first time through, follow the plot and weep for Eddie. The second time, notice the scenery along the way. Fascinating.
Summary of Soylent Green
Charlton Heston seemed fond of starring in apocalyptic science-fiction films in the late 1960s and early '70s. There was Planet of the Apes, of course, and The Omega Man. But there was also 1973's Soylent Green, a strange detective film (based on Harry Harrison's Make Room! Make Room!) set in 2022 and starring Heston as a Manhattan cop trying to solve a murder in the overpopulated, overheated city. His roommate (a necessity in the overcrowded metropolis), played by Edward G. Robinson, tries telling him about a better time on Earth before there were no more resources or room left; but Heston doesn't care. Directed by Richard Fleischer (The Vikings), the film has a curious but largely successful mix of mystery and bleak futuristic vision, somewhat like Blade Runner but without the extraordinary art direction. This was Robinson's last film and he's easily the best thing about it; his final scene seems terribly appropriate in retrospect. Joseph Cotten makes an appearance as the man whose murder results in the revelation of a shocking secret. --Tom KeoghScience Fiction & Fantasy VHS Video
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