scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Soylent Green is set
in 2022, a future dystopia in which the planet is plagued by
overcrowding, pollution and resource depletion. To cope with the
problem the government has set up euthanasia centers for the elderly
where they can watch stock footage of the now extinct forests and
animals as self-
[SPOILERS!] The only foodstuff available in mass quantities is “Soylent
Green,” tasteless green cubes which the government says are made of
plankton. Of course it isn’t made of plankton:
Sometimes
Hollywood screws up and makes a movie that turns out to be an
uncomfortable reminder of a Democrat in the White House. A case in
point was Absolute Power,
a 1997 film
starring Clint Eastwood as a jewel thief who witnesses the
POTUS sexually assault a woman. Her cries lead
to the Secret Service killing her.
With
Clinton in office, the audience association was immediate, and led to
parody.→
Weekend
Update anchor Norm MacDonald was later fired for his
lack of PC, and parodies of NBC president Don
Ohlmeyer's friends.
The
article doesn't answer its own question, but I will. The instant I saw "Whatever
Happened To The Soylent Green Remake," I knew. Controlling drags on society (like Social
Security recipients) with euthanasia (eating them was a nice touch)
left the realm of
science fiction with Obamacare. Uncomfortable associations for
Hollywood to live with.
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
