Topic: Soylent Green
started by: GORDON
Posted by Guest on Aug. 05 2004,10:04
It's the year 2022, and America is severely overpopulated.The movie begins with the credits showing a montage of images from the early 1900's, showing groups of people getting bigger and bigger (the groups, not the people) as the years roll by, as well as garbage stacking up higher and higher. Typical 70's concerns... the even mention the "Greenhouse Effect" once or twice. The credits end with the text:
Year:2022
Place:New York City
Population:40 million
Chuck Heston plays "Thorne," a police detective who has a caseload of 100 new murders a day. He is one of the lucky half of the population who has a job, and therefore an apartment... 20 million are homeless. If he screws up, or refuses the daily double shifts of work, there are 20MM people waiting for his job.
One night a very wealthy man is murdered, and one thing leads to another, and Thorne ends up on a path to uncover a secret that will turn their "civilization" upside down.
There are some interesting concepts in this movie... there's a girl with the job title of "furniture" that is attached to an apartment... if she wants a place to live, then she becomes a slave to whomever lives in the apartment.
Euthenasia clinics.
"The countryside" being off limits, as it is all owned by the food production corporation.
Daily food ration riots... with people being scooped up with front-end loaders when they dont disperse.
Worth watching.
Posted by thibodeaux on Aug. 05 2004,11:05
Don't give away the plot twist at the end.
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 05 2004,11:25
Is there anyone here who doesn't know what Soylent Green really is?It's one of those things that's seeped into our culture. I've known people who knew the phrase, but didn't know it came from a movie.
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 05 2004,11:29
If there is anyone that doesn't know, here's a hint / spoiler:What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal?
Posted by Paul on Aug. 05 2004,11:53
When I was younger, those "people scoops" to gather rioters were awesome.The film was on TV a month or so ago, and now the scoops don't look nearly as plausable or as cool as I remembered.
Anybody else see Nick and Jessica on SNL? They had a bit where they were 50 years in the future. Tuna were extinct, so when Jessica asked what it was he came back with the famous Heston rant, only he replaced "Soylent Green" with "Chicken of the Sea."
Look... everyone knows what the secret of the movie is. Can't we just say the line?
Posted by Paul on Aug. 05 2004,12:06
| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,11:29) |
| What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal? |
"I see two scoops."
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 05 2004,13:13
... huh? I don't get it.
Posted by Zetleft on Aug. 05 2004,13:54
| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,11:25) |
| Is there anyone here who doesn't know what Soylent Green really is? It's one of those things that's seeped into our culture. I've known people who knew the phrase, but didn't know it came from a movie. |
Yeah it continues to amaze me, that and the "To Serve Man" line are not as commonly known as I would think. Common people learn you some history
Posted by Paul on Aug. 05 2004,15:09
| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,13:13) |
| ... huh? I don't get it. |
It's a little obscure. I'll spell it out for you.
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| When I was younger, those "people scoops" to gather rioters were awesome. |
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| What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal? |
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| "I see two scoops." |
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 05 2004,20:16
Okay, I'd put that together, but I still don't get it. 
Posted by thibodeaux on Aug. 06 2004,04:56
There's 2 scoops of raisins in Raisin Bran. You're old enough to remember that, right?
Posted by TPRJones on Aug. 06 2004,06:37
Yeah ... so, um, raisins are ... people?
Posted by Paul on Aug. 06 2004,06:46
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!It's people! Two scoops is people you damn dirty ape!!!!!
They're so delicious that BMX race leaders will quit in the middle of a race to eat a bowl.
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| Dan's a race'n man But more than bike's, what Danny likes Are the TWO SCOOPS in every Kellogg's pack TWO SCOOPS will keep him coming back 'Cause there's two scoops of plump juicy raisins In KELLLOOOOOOGGGS Raising Bran! Riding as fast as he can He leads the pack But he's thinking back To those TWO SCOOPS And golden flakes of graham TWO SCOOPS he's comin' back again To those two scoops of plump juicy raisins In Kelloooooooogs Raisin Bran! |
Posted by Mommy Dearest on Aug. 06 2004,08:28
And I was going to guess that he said "Hiya Pop"
Posted by Guest on Aug. 06 2004,09:25
You people freighten and confuse me.
Posted by Paul on Aug. 06 2004,10:19
I'm with you, Gordo. I don't get that "Hi'ya Pop" reference either. It freightens me.
Posted by thibodeaux on Aug. 06 2004,11:19
Oh come on, you know, like Snap, Crackle, and POP.
Posted by Guest on Aug. 06 2004,11:41
| Quote (thibodeaux @ Aug. 06 2004,14:19) |
| Oh come on, you know, like Snap, Crackle, and POP. |
Was never a fan, but I guess it makes some sense now.
I never saw any of the Scary Movies, because of my teen angst.
Posted by thibodeaux on Aug. 06 2004,11:42
I was talking about the cereal.
Posted by Paul on Aug. 06 2004,11:57
If anyone... ANYONE makes a cereal killer joke I vote we ban'em from the board.
Posted by Guest on Aug. 06 2004,12:14
| Quote (thibodeaux @ Aug. 06 2004,14:42) |
| I was talking about the cereal. |
I know.
I was never a fan.
Posted by Paul on Aug. 06 2004,14:17
I'd eat Rice Crispies with chocolate milk.I'd eat Raisin Bran with many many spoonfulls of sugar on it.
I remember hating Golden Grahms.
Posted by Guest on Aug. 06 2004,15:20
I used to do the Rice Crispies/chocolate milk while deployed on navy ships. It was like... the closest thing to comfort food you'll get out at sea.
Posted by unkbill on Aug. 06 2004,18:04
You never saw my copy of the movie Gordo. I know I have owned it that long.