Monday, January 18, 2021

Silent Running

Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull, 1972)
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Rating: Q=4, P=4 / Average OJ
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Science Fiction, Philosophical, Environmentalism

Well, this one was pretty depressing. Silent Running is a film about what might happen if Earth no longer has any plants or wildlife left and no one cares about the fate of what little has been saved. It's a story, too, about morality and solitude. It's heavy, but there are light-hearted and hopeful moments. And droids! This film has been cited as the inspiration for many droids in Star Wars and Mystery Science Theater.

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