Silent Running Intro monolog

Pure science fiction but hauntingly prophetic for these uncertain times, This stirring monologue from Silent Running always had the chills running up my spine. A great moment from a time when science fiction had more dependency on story telling rather than action and special effects.

The charm of Silent running was beautifully profiled by "screenab" in his IMDB comment.

"I was 15 years old when I saw this movie. Tears ran down my cheeks as I walked home. It was the saddest and happiest I have ever been, and at the same time. I'm 51 years old now. This movie has been in my sub conscience for 36 years. It's like a prophesy, to what we are facing now. We have made such a mess of this beautiful blue planet. This movie taps into your inner fears, and mortality and for me it has never let go. Looking back I think I quit breathing at times during this movie, as it draws into your heart, and mind. It's about love, and loss, and a feeling of forlorn. Now more than ever before with global warming, food riots, peak oil. Anarchy and chaos is in our future. We will so regret what we have done to this planet, but it is to late. We should have been jarred into action after this movie was made in 1972. Stupid is what stupid does"

Disclaimer: Tribute only.I do not own the rights to "Silent Running (1972)"

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[philipg52]

I'm 57 and look back to my childhood.I remember walking through fields of grass in which every step would disturb 4 of 5 grasshoppers of all colours and sizes.Now those fields are totally sterile.Shame on you farmers for poisoning our planet!

[cv6ady]

if they remake this film i still wont watch it, no matter how big the budget or how good the cgi.

hollywood makes dogshit films.

nothing can replace this classic

[the60sKid]

@acidm0nkey This movie is a SLOW burn while we witness Lowell's desperation to save the forest and turn into the very thing he hates. Bruce Dern pulls this off so beautifully. This film is a lost gem and because it's NOT flashy many people don't bother with it. It's great drama and has a very poignant message which everybody needs to listen to.

[the60sKid]

I saw this in the theater when I was 10 years old in 72. And even back then I asked myself HOW someone in their right mind could GIVE a order to DESTROY the LAST remaining forest life on earth? The answer then WAS "To return the ships to commercial service". Speed forward 39 years and WE now witness the VERY insane CORPORATE minds WHO are currently destroying the planet and poisoning everything around. GREED is the reason MADMEN who destroying such things if they could find NO profit in it.

[kroyka]

save the june bug!

[OldStag72]

Thanks for uploading this. Silent Running tore the heart right out of my chest as a small child but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Peace to all fans of this movie

[RickWolff]

Music score by Peter Schickele, of P.D.Q Bach fame.

[philipg52]

"Nobody cares!"  Lowell!

[philipg52]

@artgoat At last somebody who aint spraying their fields with poison.In my part of the world,the farmers are killing everything.You are probably a young'un who will see what I mean when you get to 59.The red admirals,peacocks,tortoishells­,etc etc have gone forever.No black beatles, caterpillers, no flies,no spotted fly catcher,no nuthatch,no gloworms, no sticklebacks,no minnows,waterboatman,nymphs,wa­tercress,tadpoles,I could go on.We got fields an streams but there aint nothin in um.Sterile!

[artgoat]

@philipg52 You can have ours. This year every step disturbs at least fifty grasshoppers, and they're all big enough to leave a bruise when they hit you.

[sushischnitzel]

classic !

[lmac1970]

Here in the UK the government are trying to sell off our forests for commercial logging or building. We at 38degrees are trying to stop them. Looks as though science fiction is becoming fact. "Pitiful" as Lowell would have said.