Why em Soylent Green /em Got 2022 So Wrong

I should like the 1973 film Soylent Green. Actually, I should love it. The movie deals with issues that are even more important now than they were 50 years ago. And as someone who's spent plenty of time exploring the connections between sci-fi films, technology innovation, and the future, I feel a certain professional obligation to sing its praises. Instead, though, I find myself frustrated by the movie and its hyperbolic and naive handling of complex themes.