I really didn't like the movie. It had an important message to transmit, which it did in one way or another but I don't feel it did it in an artsy fashion, as the other movies we've seen have. I see it as a product of cinema in the 70's. That in itself suggests that it wasn't very good as most of the movies from the 70's are known to be bad, with Star Wars and Godfather being the exceptions. One of the things that drew me away from the film was the lack of creativity in the sets. Of course, this is a rather harsh criticism of the movie because the movie makers had no indication of how the times would be in 2022. Movies like this really help me appreciate 2001 even more. In 2001 it was really over the top with the technology, but still believable. In Soylent Green it seemed as though nothing has changed technologically speaking since the 70's. One would argue that that's because it's a sign of the times they were living in but, still even the "elites" should have better tech (I'm not criticizing the video game, either...) but the overall aesthetic of the "rich peoples" environments seemed too uninspired and too 70's-ish. All the way down to how they dressed and the accessories they wore. I would have been happier even if the wardrobe was completely different from what we see today, or anything else we may have seen but, but at least they would have tried.
As far as the thematics go, it was actually somewhat interesting. It was a weird concept, that soylent green was people. There's not much more that I could say really. Even in the discussion is seemed as though it was a fairly straightforward film considering the questions that were asked. The clarifying questions didn't seem too in-depth. Most of them really didn't require that much thought to answer. It was very obvious that it was trying to convey a dystopian society that was a result of the mistakes that were made a couple generations back as far as the energy crisis went.
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I agree with your opinions on the movie. I didn't find it exactly stunning either. I was a bit disheartened by the bleak "future", but it was a bit farfetched.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the 70's aspect to the sets and clothing ruined the fact that it took place in future. However, I think they were trying to show just how dirty and disgusting his world. I really don't agree that almost all of the films in the 70's were bad. Jaws, Alien, Superman: The Movie, Dirty Harry, Halloween,and The Exorcist are good examples. In fact, the films back then were miles better then most of the films in recent years.
ReplyDeletecesquivel, those are examples of decent to good movies from the 70's. however, im just pointing out that most film critics consider the 70's to be one of, if not the, worst decades in motion picture cinema.
ReplyDeleteDon't let the sets and the visual imagery take away from the message of the film, and as far as that goes I don't find it far-fetched at all. In many ways I think we are already living in that type of society.
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