Silent Running hits blu-ray April 7th

[CessnaDriver]

Personally, I have problems equating those who were stopping murderer's and people committing genocide, with those who were committing the acts, but whatever floats your boat.

How many died on Omaha Beach? A lot more than you think, those that were killed BEFORE they reached the beach were not counted as casualties.



Do you think that if a soldier hadn't obeyed a lawful, if immoral order, that they wouldn't have faced a court marshal and execution for failure to obey orders in time of war? They were murdering people by the hundreds. A mutinous solder could have been added to the mix with absolutely no trouble.



HEY! We agree on something, HURRAH! :lol

Please understand, I am not agreeing with the decision to destroy the domes. I am looking at the views of the other characters in the movie. And if you go by the views of the other characters, then in the universe of the movie, no act of disobedience by the crew was going to stop it. If they refused to carry out a lawful order, they would be arrested and another crew would carry out the order. But they didn't care, and see anything wrong with their actions (another self-justification used by murderers). It was stated in the movie, that Lowell was the deviant personality, the rest of the crew were the normal ones. The support on Earth for the project just wasn't there. They are different breed of people, happy, content with a constant climate temperature, synthetic food and a bland environment. That is why, when the last dome is found, it will be destroyed, and few, if any in that universe will care. Freeman Lowell will be known as a lunatic mass murderer.

Times change. Situations change. Views change. Morals change. People change.

David.

And the disastrous path they chose led to a global die out of humanity to near extinction.
Eventually what few humans are left find the dome and return it to Earth to start this world again with it's precious DNA cargo of
Earth's life legacy.
People change. Lowell will be known as a global savior.

 

[Krel]

And the disastrous path they chose led to a global die out of humanity to near extinction.
Eventually what few humans are left find the dome and return it to Earth to start this world again with it's precious DNA cargo of
Earth's life legacy.
People change. Lowell will be known as a global savior.

...Was Freeman Lowell's final psychotic delusion as he pressed the detonator button, ending is life and the lives of the crew of the approaching rescue ship. When the second rescue ship found the first, they were shocked at the destruction. The flight recorders told the story, not only of the Valley Forge's end, but also of the final dome, launched a short time before the nuclear explosion. The second ship tracked down the dome, and boarded it to check for survivors. They only found a single drone robot, which they brought back to the ship. The second rescue ship retreated to a safe distance after placing the nuclear charges according to orders, and watched the dome be consumed by nuclear fire. They were pleased with their work in eliminating a hazard to navigation.

The second ship's Captain turned onto his street after several days of debriefing. He looked contentedly at the clear blue sky, the clean streets, and houses, all the same. Most driveways were empty, as they should be with full employment. He parked in his driveway, looking at the lawns of engineered grass, with the engineered shrubs and trees. Walking to his house, he removed his jacket, feeling the comfortable 72 degree engineered climate. The Captain sat down to a tasty lunch of Red, Blue, Green and Orange, with a nice desert of Yellow and Purple, As he ate his food, he thought about what was learned from the disassembled drone's memory. The Captain just couldn't understand the mental defects that would lead a man like Freeman Lowell to murder so many people over a tree!

David.

 

[Laspector]

Then he walked outside and was promptly run over by a garbage truck. From the other side of infinity, Lowell smiled.

 

[Krel]

Then he walked outside and was promptly run over by a garbage truck. From the other side of infinity, Lowell smiled.

That's what he gets for not staying on the freighter! Never get off the boat! :lol

David.