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** It's worse than that. There's food left, but not much. Which naturally means the rich hoard all of it, keeping the starving masses trapped in the cities, forcing them to eat eachother even if they don't know it. Their greed have literally reduced the world to cannibalism, and they're STILL clinging to their power.
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dead''. The literal source of life on Earth is gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole planet, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dead''. The literal source of life on Earth is gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole planet, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* The film opens with photographs showing [[HowWeGotHere how modern Americans evolved]] from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
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* The film opens with photographs showing [[HowWeGotHere how modern Americans evolved]] from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 20 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
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* Simonson's assassination. Not just the act, but [[FaceDeathWithDignity Simonson's own casual acceptance of his impending murder]].
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* Simonson's assassination. Not just the act, but [[FaceDeathWithDignity Simonson's own casual acceptance of his impending murder]]. He's so broken by the horrors of the world that he would rather die than go on.
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dead''. The literal source of life on Earth is gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dead''. The literal source of life on Earth is gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, planet, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* The film opens with photographs showing how modern Americans evolved from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
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* The film opens with photographs showing [[HowWeGotHere how modern Americans evolved evolved]] from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dying''. The literal source of life on Earth is almost gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dying''. ''dead''. The literal source of life on Earth is almost gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
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* Simonson's assassination. Not just the act, but [[FaceDeathWithDignity Simonson's own casual acceptance of his impending murder]].
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* TheReveal that "Soylent Green is people!"
* The opening sequence starts off [[SoundtrackDissonance nostalgic and happy]] but it quickly becomes clear about the growing human population and over-usage of the planet Earth has gotten ''completely out of control'' by the decades.
* The film opens with photographs showing how modern Americans evolved from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
* The scoops are pretty unpleasant. Imagine Trash Trucks converted with Bulldozers designed to scoop up the rioting populace. On the outside, it seems like an important safety feature. However, after the twist ending was revealed, it seemed that Thorn's prediction of the people being used as cattle came true.
* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dying''. The literal source of life on Earth is almost gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
* People are eating Soylent Green, right? Then they die, and their bodies are processed into Soylent Green, eaten by people who die and are processed.
* Everyone who eats Soylent Green are [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies unknowingly committing cannibalism to survive]].
* The true horror isn't that Soylent Green is people, but that ''people are the only food left''.
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* The opening sequence starts off [[SoundtrackDissonance nostalgic and happy]] but it quickly becomes clear about the growing human population and over-usage of the planet Earth has gotten ''completely out of control'' by the decades.
* The film opens with photographs showing how modern Americans evolved from frock-coated settlers to fishermen, farmers and early town-dwellers. The slide show then blurs into a rush of cities with heaving sidewalks, smog-cloaked traffic jams and even Tokyo-style “professional pushers” cramming commuters onto subway trains. A title card tells us the population of New York City is 40 million; an exasperated Thorn at one point remarks, “There are 2 million guys out of work in Manhattan alone — just waiting for my job!”
* The scoops are pretty unpleasant. Imagine Trash Trucks converted with Bulldozers designed to scoop up the rioting populace. On the outside, it seems like an important safety feature. However, after the twist ending was revealed, it seemed that Thorn's prediction of the people being used as cattle came true.
* The [[GaiasLament setting itself]]. The oceans are ''dying''. The literal source of life on Earth is almost gone! This isn't a dystopia story anymore; this is [[ApocalypseHow a mass extinction event]]! The humane thing at this point would be to just make a MercyKill for the whole species, because there's no recovering from this. The existence of the euthanasia clinic(s) implies the governments of the world ''know'' this in-universe, too.
* People are eating Soylent Green, right? Then they die, and their bodies are processed into Soylent Green, eaten by people who die and are processed.
* Everyone who eats Soylent Green are [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies unknowingly committing cannibalism to survive]].
* The true horror isn't that Soylent Green is people, but that ''people are the only food left''.
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