| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jan 2014 7:26 p.m. PST |
I watched the Karl Urban film again but this time I noticed that, every time there was need to pick up bodies, they mentioned the word "recyc". Was that like Soylent Green's "recycling" concept or something? If so, is that just in the film or does that idea originate in the Judge Dredd comics? link
link Thanks, Dan
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| Pictors Studio | 23 Jan 2014 7:41 p.m. PST |
Perhaps they just used them as tissue donors. There was a series of articles in the Tribune Review about how much bodies were worth to organ procurement organizations. link link |
| War Monkey | 23 Jan 2014 7:48 p.m. PST |
Compost, need every thing they could get for production of food maybe, every thing going to the recycle center, sewage, trash, and bodies for the better of the mega city just think of the holding vats, for the bodies to break down, and the conveyors carrying the bodies up |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jan 2014 8:03 p.m. PST |
Well … this is interesting: "The corrupt Judge Lex, taunting Dredd as he attempts to kill him, sneers that treason against the "Law" and the "City" means nothing. "You know what Mega City is Dredd? It's a meat grinder . . . and we're the hands that turn the crank." In the comic, bodies are utilized for food, and as Dredd refers to the corpse collecting vehicles as "Meat Wagons" picking up bodies for "recyc" we can assume this is also true in the film universe. Judge Lex is not just speaking in metaphor."
link Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jan 2014 8:16 p.m. PST |
This poster mentions a company or government installation called "Resyk", presumably a reference to the comics (?): link link Dan |
| Muncehead | 23 Jan 2014 10:32 p.m. PST |
From the A-Z of Dredd:
"R is for Resyk
Nothing goes to waste in Mega-City One, not even the dead. Due to the massive population of the city, and incredibly close confines, burying the dead is a privilege reserved for the super-rich. Most corpses are sent to the nearest Resyk centre, where the body is broken down into its component parts, and rendered into other materials. Funeral services are frequently held at Resyk so the bereaved can say goodbye to their loved ones, and purchase reasonably priced souvenirs at the gift shop." |
| AndrewGPaul | 24 Jan 2014 4:10 a.m. PST |
Also, after the Fourth World War against Sabbat's army of undead, Resyk workers have been issued with shotguns … |
| Cacique Caribe | 24 Jan 2014 8:12 a.m. PST |
Wow. That's really eye-opening stuff for me! I guess I was never that familiar with Judge Dredd, other than what I saw in films. Thanks all, Dan |
| Thornhammer | 25 Jan 2014 7:01 p.m. PST |
Familiarize yourself with the Complete Case Files! There's only…what…twenty great big trade paperbacks worth? I'm polishing off Volume 3 now, after Judge Death got whomped for the first time. |
| Caesar | 26 Jan 2014 6:39 a.m. PST |
Thecomplete case files are worth picking up for new fans.
Volume one is pretty bad, though. Good thing it gets much better in vlume two. |
| Cyclops | 26 Jan 2014 11:55 p.m. PST |
Resyk has been part of the comics for 20 years or more. Just more of the black humour that didn't translate well to the films (though I thought the second one was great).
I'm a huge fan of Dredd (I was there for issue 2 of 2000AD) and even I would say start with Case Files vol2. Maybe pick up vol1 for completeness later if you need to. |
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