Soylent Green (1973)

Soylent Green is a 1973 science fiction film. The movie is Harry Harrison's Make Room! Make Room! Based on the novel and directed by Richard Fleischer.

The story of the movie is set in an overcrowded, dirty and poor world. People can no longer consume normal food and have to eat Soylent Green, a food item made up of high protein foods, to survive. The film progresses as Soylent Green discovers what really happened, while investigating a murder by police detective Thorn (Charlton Heston).

Soylent Green is among the films set in a dystopian future and contains many themes that can be considered pioneers of its time. Also in the last scene of the movie, the famous "Soylent Green is made of people!" His line has passed into the history of cinema.

The 1973 movie Soylent Green is a science fiction movie set in a dystopian future. The film focuses on issues such as poverty, population growth and resource depletion.

In the film, the world population has exceeded 40 billion, creating an overcrowded, polluted and poor society. Normal food sources have been depleted and humans have had to eat Soylent Green, a high-protein food item to survive.

In the film, police detective Thorn (Charlton Heston) discovers what Soylent Green really is while investigating the murder of a businessman, and this discovery changes his worldview.

The theme of the film deals with the increase of human population and depletion of natural resources. It also covers issues such as the degeneration of humanity and the consequences of environmental disasters.

There is also interesting information about the movie.

• The movie is Harry Harrison's "Make Room! Make Room!" Adapted from the novel. However, the screenwriter of the movie, Stanley R. Greenberg, changed the story in the book and added the idea of Soylent Green.
• The movie is one of Charlton Heston's leading roles in many science fiction movies. Heston has also appeared in successful science fiction films such as The Omega Man and Planet of the Apes.
• In the movie "Soylent Green is made of people!" The line is one of the most famous and controversial scenes in the movie. The use of this line highlights the main theme and message of the film.
• The set of the movie is set in a real-life building that is used as a power plant. Because of this, the film crew had to contend with intense heat and polluted air during filming.
• Desktop computers in the movie were not publicly available at the time. Therefore, they were made specifically for the visual effects of the movie.
• Despite being set in a dystopian future, the film received positive reviews from critics and audiences when it was released in 1973. Also, the movie was successful at the box office.
• Although the film contained many interesting ideas and messages, it also received some criticism from critics. In particular, the shocking statement in the final scene of the movie was seen by some viewers as an unnecessary and bad joke.

Director : Richard Fleischer
Writers : Stanley R. Greenberg(screenplay by)Harry Harrison(novel "Make Room! Make Room!")
Director of Photography : Richard H. Kline
Music : Fred Myrow
Production : 1973 - USA - 97 m.
Genre : Crime / Mystery / Science Fiction

CAST :

Charlton Heston

Edward G. Robinson

Leigh Taylor-Young

Chuck Connors

Joseph Cotten

Brock Peters