[Dean's World] Dean: Silent Running

[notify at powerblogs.com]

Posted by Dean:
Silent Running
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1183899938.shtml


   Saw a minor cult classic science fiction film this morning: [1]Silent
   Running. I remember it made a huge impression on me when I first saw
   it at probably somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10. I remember it
   made me sad.

   Saw it again and honestly while it's dated it still holds up pretty
   well for a film made in 1972. Much of it is implausible of course, but
   the special effects are at least as good as what was found in, say,
   [2]2001: A Space Odyssey.

   The story is another in a long line of dystopian future stories that
   were wildly popular from the 1960s to about the 1980s. Still, the film
   remains strangely compelling, even 35 years after its release.

References

   1. http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Running-Bruce-Dern/dp/B000063UR1/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7604938-2495800?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1183899620&sr=1-1/deansworld01-20
   2. http://www.amazon.com/2001-Space-Odyssey-Keir-Dullea/dp/B00005ASUM/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7604938-2495800?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1183899736&sr=1-1/deansworld01-20