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Logan's Run. It was a visual spectacle at the time but there's not a lot of sense to the story. From a modern perspective, there aren't even any robots in the city, save for the one that somehow gathers food from the sea for the cities entire population.
This is explained more in the book. The computer runs everything in the world, not just some self contained city. The sandmen travel all over the world in flying cars and bullet trains to track down runners in the most remote regions as well as cities. People are raised by robotic nannies in the nurseries, doctors are robotic, most everything is automated. There is a semi abandoned space program that runs the sanctuary program where the runners are escaping to an old space habitat colony made for hundreds of people.
The book is a lot of fun. Easy read, simple writing with lots of action based prose. The second book is a great continuation of the story. The third was not so great, but if you are reading the first two you might as well finish the trilogy. All three books are in one compilation about the size of a normal scifi book.
Thanks for the summary. The movie is just question after question, like mainly how they even manage to survive outside without any knowledge, on foot, no supplies. It's been a while since I've watched it.
In the TV series, which is really cheesy, at least they had solar powered cars, and a handy android to explain everything, and there were some other people on the outside.
Hunh. Almost like it could've been a single piece with a meh third act. 🙃
Still love that movie! I’m amazed it hasn’t been rebooted yet. One of the few movies that are better than the book it’s based on.