Great Sci-Fi Classic
A really good sci-fi that is about grief, solitude, devotion, and purpose.
Set in a future where Earth’s natural environment has been destroyed, the last remaining forests are preserved inside giant greenhouse domes aboard space freighters orbiting Saturn. Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) is one of the crew aboard the ship Valley Forge, and unlike his meathead crewmates, he's deeply committed to preserving the plant life. While they just want to return to Earth and chow down on synthetic food, Lowell treats the forests like sacred relics.
When orders come down to jettison and nuke the domes—yep, to destroy the last of Earth's natural life—Lowell can’t stomach it. He rebels, kills his fellow crewmembers, and flees into deep space with the remaining dome, accompanied only by three maintenance drones whom he lovingly names Huey, Dewey, and Louie. And from there... it becomes a meditative tale of loneliness, guilt, and the fragility of both nature and the human soul.
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