Background becomes foreground in Richard Fleischers eco-dystopian gem, Soylent Green.
Maybe its for the best.
Maybe a reboot simply isnt necessary.
The growth of the environmental movement of the 70s was accompanied bya slew of eco-disaster films, fromGrassandFrogstoProphecyandGodzilla vs.
The world Fleischer envisioned on the MGM backlot was one you could almost smell.
Over 20 million people are out of work.
There is no middle class.
The poor sleep where they can and join together for the daily food riots.
The rich live in high-rise furnished apartments that come complete with young women.
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Actually, this is starting to sound an awful lot like the NYC of today.
Its not a very interesting story, and apart from where it eventually leads, it barely matters.
Certainly better than Charlton Heston, Brock Peters, or Chuck Connors.
The man who designed it went on to designPongand founded Atari.
But thats irrelevant.)
Soylent Greenwas based onMake Room!
Very little of the books plot is reflected in the plot of the film.
Unless of course we end up with a Smog Monster to contend with instead.
