The 70s got the whole thing right !!! And the funny part of it is the " green " movement is what is pushing this planet to the brink quicker !!!!! Rising food cost gasoline soaring out of control , Political unrest worldwide , markets unstable ,,,, Look around !!!
I first saw this on the lower half of a double feature, with Westworld....I remember liking Westworld a lot more....surprisingly, this pic has aged well and the low budget effects (I.e. Soylent factory) look better on tv
This opening clip is so true and so relevant to out times. As we befouled this beautiful planet we call home. How long before we wake up especially Now with the gulf oil disaster
@AGenericAccount Because the issues are not as relevant today, as they were then. The planet is not as bad today, ecologically, as it was then. It is far cleaner than it was in the early 1970's (except in China, where communism reigns). rclark231 also throws in the gulf oil spill as an example. That spill is not the worst the Gulf of Mexico has ever experienced, and yet everyone in the world thinks it is the end of everything. That is why he is an idiot!
@kyokogodai These issues are still extremely relevant; in fact it is said that in the coming generations, we will have a very high plastic content in our oceans and soils, and today it is very high in PPM. Also, China is extremely capitalist, considering that they have a bloody free market. In response to your comment about the oil spill, go talk to fishermen in Louisiana who have had their livelihoods destroyed. Also, look up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and tell me ecology is not a concern
@AGenericAccount If this movie (which I do love to watch, for entertainment only) is as relevant today, as it was in the 70's, then so is Planet of the Apes and the Omega Man. For that matter, so does To Kill a Mockingbird, Blackboard Jungle, Cool Hand Luke and On the Beach. BS!
Ah yes, the great Heston sci-fi trilogy of the time: Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, Omega Man. All classics. Love the use of the historical imagery in the credits of a futuristic sci-fi movie.
It shows you images of mankind technological progress trough time to the point that it makes you feel its predicting the future! best movie intro ever
Nunca olvidare esta pelicula...I will never forget this movie.
komaxlaredo 2 months ago
The 70s got the whole thing right !!! And the funny part of it is the " green " movement is what is pushing this planet to the brink quicker !!!!! Rising food cost gasoline soaring out of control , Political unrest worldwide , markets unstable ,,,, Look around !!!
bigbadkmomo 3 months ago
So true... Zombie, the human race is trashing the planet, and we should not be surprised when it turns on us.....
rclark231 3 months ago
2022? Jeez, that's only 11 years from now :0
Deepdesert 4 months ago
@Deepdesert what's this fictional film and 2022 got to do with anything.?
in 2022 the world will be alot cleaner and greener then today and 90+ of the world is green anyway now,
people in the 70's got alot wrong
jopeon1983 4 months ago
Good luck imposing curfew on 40 million people.
ignoblius 4 months ago
This scene shows what people do. We take anything an everything beautiful or valuable and drain it dry until there is nothing left
zombiefan011 5 months ago
More prophetic than 2012.
collegeman1988 5 months ago
what is the secret of soylent green ?
peterscotney1 6 months ago
its tuesday....
RACKEMDADDY 9 months ago
vegemite is... PEOPLE!!!!!!!
NOTARUSSIANSPY1 9 months ago
great intro
ihavethebrain 11 months ago
I first saw this on the lower half of a double feature, with Westworld....I remember liking Westworld a lot more....surprisingly, this pic has aged well and the low budget effects (I.e. Soylent factory) look better on tv
abcbatman1966 11 months ago
this would be better with yackety sax
flyingspacepotatoes 1 year ago
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For those who have not seen this spectacular movie yet: SOYLENT GREEN IS MADE OF PEOPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
gixman2 1 year ago
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It is not doomsday but I thought this Montage to the opening of Soylent Green is kind of cool and thought provoking
PrimroseMagic 1 year ago
It is not doomsday but I thought the is Montage to the opening of Soylent Green is kind of cool and thought provoking
PrimroseMagic 1 year ago
Kyokodal- you must be a republican.... Idiot
rclark231 1 year ago
This panning across photos is what Apple calls the "Ken Burns effect".
Let's call it the "Soylent Green effect" instead. Just read the book, what a great job they did on the screenplay.
cgustafson 1 year ago
This was always one of my favorite SF montages. Perhaps it does prove how inherently self-destructive the human species is.
HerrEllsworth 1 year ago
This opening clip is so true and so relevant to out times. As we befouled this beautiful planet we call home. How long before we wake up especially Now with the gulf oil disaster
rclark231 1 year ago 2
@rclark231 You are an idiot!
kyokogodai 1 year ago
@kyokogodai And why is that? This video does raise very relevant issues today, even being almost forty years old.
AGenericAccount 1 year ago 2
@AGenericAccount Because the issues are not as relevant today, as they were then. The planet is not as bad today, ecologically, as it was then. It is far cleaner than it was in the early 1970's (except in China, where communism reigns). rclark231 also throws in the gulf oil spill as an example. That spill is not the worst the Gulf of Mexico has ever experienced, and yet everyone in the world thinks it is the end of everything. That is why he is an idiot!
kyokogodai 1 year ago
@kyokogodai These issues are still extremely relevant; in fact it is said that in the coming generations, we will have a very high plastic content in our oceans and soils, and today it is very high in PPM. Also, China is extremely capitalist, considering that they have a bloody free market. In response to your comment about the oil spill, go talk to fishermen in Louisiana who have had their livelihoods destroyed. Also, look up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and tell me ecology is not a concern
AGenericAccount 1 year ago 2
@AGenericAccount If this movie (which I do love to watch, for entertainment only) is as relevant today, as it was in the 70's, then so is Planet of the Apes and the Omega Man. For that matter, so does To Kill a Mockingbird, Blackboard Jungle, Cool Hand Luke and On the Beach. BS!
kyokogodai 1 year ago
@kyokogodai So, a movie that's made in the 70's can't have themes that are relevant to today's society? Now, that's BS.
I love Soylent Green too, but you can't argue that the themes of overpopulation, pollution, and etcetera are not still relevant today.
AGenericAccount 1 year ago 5
One of the best intro!
A great movie
TheMauvetys 1 year ago 4
es crudo pero es la realidad ya vi la movie
james45820 1 year ago
por como van las cosas en el mundo, si creo que pase esto alla por el 2040
hexxus1 2 years ago 2
I always loved the opening montage and music to this movie. This was such a wonderful late night movie to watch...do they even have that anymore?
zkxmhch 2 years ago
@zkxmhch I first saw "Soylent Green" on the "Late, Late Movie" when I was a freshman in high school in 1976. I miss the late night movies.
kearlstig1961 1 year ago
Ah yes, the great Heston sci-fi trilogy of the time: Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, Omega Man. All classics. Love the use of the historical imagery in the credits of a futuristic sci-fi movie.
monkeyunderground 2 years ago 8
Well said! i'm agreed.
mauvetys 2 years ago 19
It shows you images of mankind technological progress trough time to the point that it makes you feel its predicting the future! best movie intro ever
mgf001 3 years ago 2
esto va a pasar muy pronto...
ang485 3 years ago
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EvanP7117 3 years ago