Movie Review: Soylent Green (1973)
A hippy's/greenie's wet dream
Charlton Heston must surely be the oddest choice for such a pro-environment, pro-green movie. It's true he does action quite well, see the Omega Man or The Wreck of the Mary Deare. Although in "the Wreck.." he seemed like he was having some trouble restraining his natural acting exuberance.
In Soylent, he's good. The design was interesting with very strong overtones of a communist/socialist regime in the costumes worn. Very Mao! Now, the problems. Starting with a minor one: Why were the stair wells always jammed with dislocated people?
The big problem. This movie's is so sexist it's hard to believe. Women are reduced to furniture, literally, they come with your apartment (if you like them, if you don't just order up another). Second, Heston's use of such a women is disgusting. Stealing food and drink is one thing, just assuming you can order a women into bed and then then do what you want is bizarre and morally reprehensible.
That's why it's a hippy's/greenie's wet dream. Big Companies are corrupt, the environment is rooted due to Global Warming, and the women are furniture.
Charlton Heston must surely be the oddest choice for such a pro-environment, pro-green movie. It's true he does action quite well, see the Omega Man or The Wreck of the Mary Deare. Although in "the Wreck.." he seemed like he was having some trouble restraining his natural acting exuberance.
In Soylent, he's good. The design was interesting with very strong overtones of a communist/socialist regime in the costumes worn. Very Mao! Now, the problems. Starting with a minor one: Why were the stair wells always jammed with dislocated people?
The big problem. This movie's is so sexist it's hard to believe. Women are reduced to furniture, literally, they come with your apartment (if you like them, if you don't just order up another). Second, Heston's use of such a women is disgusting. Stealing food and drink is one thing, just assuming you can order a women into bed and then then do what you want is bizarre and morally reprehensible.
That's why it's a hippy's/greenie's wet dream. Big Companies are corrupt, the environment is rooted due to Global Warming, and the women are furniture.
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