Logan may have the easiest journey to joining a rebellion than any other movie character I’ve seen. He lives in a world where everything is self-contained inside domed off cities. Everything from the weather to its citizens’ ages is regulated. No one in the city makes it past 30 years. They are all exterminated, or what they think is being renewed in an event called Carousel. Some people don’t want to accept this and run for it.
They are aptly called, “runners” and are hunted down by Sandmen like Logan. Diverting from his normal job, he is tasked by the main computer to find a place called “sanctuary.” After a chance meeting with a would-be-prostitute, he begins his journey.
The main reason I watched this is that so many TV shows and movies reference this movie. It paints such a unique picture of a faux-paradise future that many of the elements are incredibly memorable. Carousel, The Cubs, Logan’s fight scenes and even the modern drab that all members of the city have on has been repeated in so many different forms of media.
The story itself is a bit formulaic and you know how it’s going to end probably even before the movie starts. If you can appreciate the outlandishness of the whole settings and recognize the movie as a simple science fiction idea, it’s worth a shot. People always complain about old behind the wheel of a car and the future in Logan’s Run has found a solution. Even if it is incredibly morbid.
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