Iconic Charleton Heston Science Fiction Scenes

June 9th, 2009

I feel bad I didn’t put any of these into the top ten classic science fiction scenes.   At least two of them should arguably be there.   Big spoilers in these as they are toward the end, so don’t watch if you haven’t seen the movies and don’t want to spoil them.   Enjoy!

Astronaut Charleton Heston has won his freedom from the apes of The Planet of the Apes. What’s he going to find out on his own, finally?

In the future of Soylent Green (one of the delicious Purina Human Chow type foods of the future), the world is overcrowded and people are encouraged to check out early in a peaceful and moving way. The world has a secret, however…

And finally, the cool ending of The Omega Man, which beat the I Am Legend excessively FXed versions, although the movie has its flaws (the music makes me cringe for starters). Not quite as iconic as the other two, but moving I think. Go to :.

I’m tempted to put Moses parting the Red Sea here, but that’s fantasy, not science fiction.

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