Detective Thorn - Charleton Heston - works for the NYPD in the near future. The city now has 40 million residents and the earth has nearly been destroyed thru global warming, pollution, and overpopulation. Most folks are waiting for their next meal and live in poverty while a few rich elite live in fortified buildings with bodyguards. The rich can still enjoy steak and strawberries. But, most everyone else eats Soylent Green, a wafer made of plankton, farmed from the ocean. One big wig - Joseph Cotton - is murdered in his home when his bodyguards step out. As Thorn investigates, this rich guy may have found a secret about the production of Soylent Green. Thorn resolves to find out the truth about what is going on. Can he handle the truth ? This scary movie is just as relevant as it was 50 years ago. The earth is getting warmer and our abilities to farm the land may change for the worse. Meanwhile, the population keeps increasing. Thus, this film explores the dark future that may be ahead. Heston and all of the cast are truly wonderful. Everyone should make time for this great flick.
Review of Soylent Green
