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Corruption. Heat. Overpopulation.

Corruption. Heat. Overpopulation.

...the ingredients of Soylent Green (1973)

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Joseph Dwyer
Aug 10, 2023
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1973’s Soylent Green is often perceived today as a schlocky, laughable, or overall dumb science fiction film, but on re-watching it I don’t understand why. If the general public knows anything about it, it is usually Charlton Heston’s final, twist-revealing lines, which are acted in an admittedly ridiculous, histrionic fashion. Otherwise, it is a dystop…

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