I always wondered what happened to Thorn...
My guess has always been that he died from the injuries and that the word never really spread about Soylent Green.
shareI imagine he was turned into Soylent Green not long after the movie is over.
shareThe fact that the closing credits feature music and imagery that Sol saw while he was being euthanized tells me that Thorn, too, was "put to sleep."
"It's People..."
Considering how hammy Chuck was in this, it would be entirely appropriate that Thorn wound up getting eaten.
share'hammy Chuck,' LOL, hahahahaha.
The best diplomat I know is a fully charged phaser bank.
I just saw this movie tonight for the second time (first viewing, over 40 years ago) and I kept an eye out for the "hamminess" everyone keeps claiming Charlton Heston channeled in this; sorry, peeps, but if anything he UNDERPLAYED until the final scene!
Now, don't tell ME that Heston "overacted" in that last scene, because of
(1.) The nature of the disturbing information yielded in Thorn's (Heston's) investigation; and
(2.) There's more overdramatic theatrics going on right now, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, than anything Heston says or does in SOYLENT GREEN; heck, every dysfunctional family has a "drama queen" family member whose daily, over-the-top theatrics make Heston's performance look tame in comparison!
What it really is, is that the Heston haters are projecting their resentment of Heston for his later in life stances as a conservative and NRA honcho, onto every last film he ever made, even going back to his earlier career when Heston was considered "a good liberal!"
That's what I always thought....that he became little green crackers himself.
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