This clip instantly makes me think of the quote "When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money."
This movie introduced me to the greatness of Bruce Dern. What an amazing actor. Simply put, he's one of the best character actors Hollywood ever had! His performance in this "small budget" movie was Oscar worthy.....if not the Oscar for Best Actor, for sure! This is one very special movie that every one should see, at least once!
This film is over 50 rears old and it is becoming more relevant as the yours pass by. Bruce captures the attitude of some people today and the scene capture the feel of some discussions that are happening at the moment. Amazing acting, amazing film...... just absolutely amazing.
I've been on a binge of 70s Sci Fi movies, just discovered Silent Running. How in the Hell is this movie not talked about more? From a eerily relatable environmental message throughout the film to Bruce Dern's incredible acting, this scene is no exception.
Blake, I'm old enough to have seen this in the 70's. It was very much talked about then. To round out your 70's movies along an environmental theme look at Soylent Green, (pay attention to the year of the oceanographic study), and Rollerball, about extreme corporatism. Glad that the younger generation are rediscovering these movies and societal themes. Make sure you guys solve them this time. :-)
Star Wars mania eclipsed it. Up till then this was the best young audience space movie. 2001 was too cerebral for most viewers and the VFX were still the pristine white NASA style smooth ships like Star Trek. This was an indie film backed by Coppola using the million dollar project....same one that produced American Graffiti. A lot of the visuals in SW came from photography here...especially the escape pod launch (nearly a direct copy). R2D2 was Huey Dewey and Louie the lovable little droid that were clever, loyal and cute. The story idea is a bit dumb, as it would have been easier to keep the preserves in domes on earth...but like most good Bruce Dern flix...he cracks up great.
It is possibly the greatest movie ever made about the Ecological Movement. It is possibly the greatest move ever made about the dangers of ecological fanaticism. It is just a great movie, period.
His crewmates reactions are priceless. They totally do not get it. Like people I know who would rather go to Disneyland and a nice restaurant than take a walk in nature. They are completely cut off from nature, and they think the Bruce Dern character is crazy.
Walking in Nature is fine until you get an infected Spider Bite or Spotted MT Fever from a Tick Bite. There are also Animal Predators to consider. Also natural blights that kill crops and livestock. Sunstroke or Frostbite? Nature while beautiful at times is not Benign but I think I get the point you are making.
I know; nature doesn't care if you live or die. It just is. But we are part of nature, something that "civilized" humans have forgotten. You go out there and take your chances. It's not all pretty butterflies and singing birds.
Sure. Nature doesn't care if you live or die. It just is. But we are part of nature whether we realize it or not. It is better to learn how to live with nature than try to eradicate it . . . which is what humans have been doing, and why we are in this disaster nowk.
the movie proposes a more complex situation.. today there is several reasons to save forrest and wild life.. and of them its that we are part of the ecosystem and endangering it we are infact endangering ourselves... But in this movie ..at this point humankind has somehow outgrown nature.. the human being is suposed to be totally self-suficient..it can grow or syntethize food without nature.. and aparenty everyone is happy (its 23ºC everywhere you go , there is no wars and everyone has a job)..so with all that it seems easier to humans to forget about nature or not understanding the big deal
Yeah, it's like trying to talk to democrats and explain to them that free stuff has to be paid for by somebody. And that criminals aren't going to obey yet another law they think we need. They just do not get it.
A movie that left a lasting impression that has always made me appreciate what we have and are so willing to destroy for our modern comfortable lives. I do not want a future without the natural wonder of our place of birth. When its gone its gone and humanity soul will be forever changed.
I'm so used to seeing Bruce Dern as a supporting villain, that it was refreshing seeing him here as a completely sympathetic, and very likable character. Besides the importance of the movie's message, Bruce Dern shows what a versatile he is.
I'm so happy that you uploaded this particular scene, I watched it when it first came out and now that I'm 60 I shared the film with my granddaughter last night.
Yes, I was looking for this scene too. Maybe me having watched this very scene at a young age led me to appreciate the warm sun on my skin, the bustling leaves and the wet mud underneath my feet...
They torn down ALL the trees and greenery and replaced it all with sterile rock at my apartments today.☹️ I think I managed to find a few cuttings.. Try to save SOME of it I was feeling like Lowell here. Probably why I've this movie in my mind ALL day.
No one does 'crazy' like Bruce Dern Last night I saw a promo for Bruce Dern's latest movie (or TV series?) and he is, to borrow from Paul Simon STILL crazy after all these years. Nearly 50 to be exact. Had to thank an old friend Gary G -- for sharing on his Facebook page the original (1972) poster for SILENT RUNNING. [I responded] Saw it at the 'Rosebank Theater' in Bermuda -- the year I fell in love with the girl next door -- "Irene" from Winnipeg. So many memorable things, from the adorable robots (Huey, Duey and Louie) to Joan Baez singing two songs. There was a balance to the casting -- Bruce Dern as the hero is hug-a-tree crazy, and his co-workers are normal guys -- each with a sense of humor. The scene in the 'kitchen' with Bruce eating a melon "that I grew!!! -- not this artificial stuff" that [everyone's] eating. I loved this movie so much! Thanks, old friend, for sharing.
It’s probably just as well that they didn’t remake this wonderful and thought provoking movie, modern Hollywood probably would’ve found a way to fuck it up.
I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid in the 70s... even as an 8 year old, I knew this movie rocked - being that it was imprinted in my mind for 48 years, means I’ve gotta look it up and watch it as an adult... Man... I really hope this is gonna be tantamount to me rediscovering Pink Floyd’s Animals album all over again... I can’t wait!
@@kayskidf1 ... I found it on Amazon, for pay. As this is a movie I’m willing to spend three bucks on, because I wanna see if it still holds up after all these years... I’m watching it tonight (Covidtober 19).
I watched this in high school and it was actually a good yet grim film where a lone man shed bled on his hands just to save the last remaining forests.. The caretaker drones were Vietnam war vets with amputated legs.
saw a pic of a drone flying and helping with reforestation as a PSA. . i cried remembering this movie.... at the end people were not saved but there was a spark of life left . how prophetic and profound. and now cut to the half buried statue of liberty in planet of the apes...
Haven't seen this movie yet ,but I've read the premise. Fifty years on, it seems almost feasible considering what we're doing to this planet now. Scary 😳😐
To this day I'd like to know how much of this was improvised or for that matter what guidance the script provided besides the spoken lines. But to say Bruce Dern makes this indelible would be charitable.
I saw a shield bug the other day. Green. Sitting on a post in a railway station in the sun. Tested it gently, it reacted only slightly. My train came and i left it alone in the sun. Watched it when i boarded hoping no arsehole would come eventually and smack it as unappreciative arseholes do.
This is honestly more relevant now in the 2020s than it ever was in the 1970s, what with the environmental degradation picking up pace and the planet undergoing climate change. Don't let it be forgotten, guys!
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the BEst film-movie-speech-scene.. i EVER SAW in my live.. i thx da Jesus for gives that in Space.... and a special thx to Douglas Trumbull - yeah what a MOVIE - he searching himself.... i mean is better then all STAR Wars after.... REALLY
i can easily picture Matt McCoughnagey as the new Freeman Lowell. And for Jesse Vint's smart aleck character: (Aaaaaw now you went and hurt his feelings") : Joe Bernthal. And Keenan: (Why would we want to Lowell?") Matt Damon
This movie was the apple of my eye when I was a child. Brewster in his bad ass and his blue jumpsuit flight suit space suit. Excuse me fine no excuses the blue apple of my eye plural but on the Good foot
The most tragic part of this movie is that since the earth's normal temperature about around 70 degrees Fahrenheit on its surface only cacti could survive such extremes yet he was obsessed over a temperate forest which could likely never could have been successful reintroduced.
70 degrees F is extreme?? That's room temperature. Perfect for growing. Either you didn't explain something correctly or made some mistake because your comment makes no sense.
2:12 "Everywhere on earth is 75 degrees, there is hardly any disease, no poverty, everyone has a job. This is what governments have been wanting to to achieve that for a long time.
I have to ask a VERY stupid question but....if there are NO TREES left on Earth (like this Movie is portraying)...how is everyone on the planet Breathing? With no Vegetation at ALL - the Earth would be lifeless would it not? Photosynthesis?
Humankind has somehow "outgrown" nature.. they can maintain atmosphere, food and even temperature "On Earth, everywhere you go, the temperature is 75 " without nature.. presumibly with the use of technology
And to show he isn't always playing a hippie-type character or a serious character, we have this gem: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8aaddt8b03c.html
my god is seen this in all ages and we are now at extincction level and theses people dont see it what a goddamn shame . please dont destroy our planet , but hey ignorance and envy and progress seems to
Mr. Dern, are you out there? I've wondered about something for a very long time now, and this may be my best opportunity to ask you, for only you can definitely say yea or nay. 🤔 The little girl in the photograph which you so memorably pointed out... Is that actually young Laura? 😲 Do be kind enough to let me know once and for all. (Or, if you who are reading this knows him personally, be kind enough to refer the question to him and reply accordingly.) 😬 A thousand thanks, in advance. 🙂
