Remember This Movie? / myLot

Boise, Idaho

May 11, 2022 12:58pm CST

Remember the movie "Soylent Green" with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson made in 1973? It's a sci-fi futuristic look at the world in 2022. Fruit, vegetables, and meat are extinct and society's leaders have had to find a way to feed its teeming masses. When Edward's character is about to die the hero played by Charlton Heston finds out what the food is that people are getting. The movie leaves you with an ugly feeling. Of doom maybe. In my roaming around the internet this morning I found an ad for this new meal substitute. Its name is Soylent. I don't think I will be getting any time soon.

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@DaddyEvil (174590)

• United States

12 May 22

I remember the movie... And Pretty likes Soylent. (She tests different drinks and writes about them on a blog online.) When she bought the first cans of it, she reminded me about the movie.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189927)

• Boise, Idaho

12 May 22

Oh, you've been there then. I like the Glucerna Rich Chocolate Protein Drink. Such a good flavor.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189927)

• Boise, Idaho

12 May 22

@DaddyEvil ......I'm not even diabetic. I learned about this drink(and snack foods) from a co-worker when I was still working. Helped in that afternoon slump I always seemed to get.

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@DaddyEvil (174590)

• United States

12 May 22

@celticeagle There are more and more drinks/foods made specifically for diabetics. And yes, a lot of them have a delicious flavor.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112864)

• United States

11 May 22

I do remember that movie, but first saw it many, many years ago of course. It's a bit cheesy by today's standards but still a great movie. But yes, a very ominous look at a future I am glad is not the one we are living in.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189927)

• Boise, Idaho

12 May 22

Yes, cheesy indeed. I saw it again a couple of years ago. I like Edward G. but cannot stand Charlton.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189927)

• Boise, Idaho

13 May 22

@porwest ......I can certainly respect that.