“The End of Suburbia” (2004) – Review #26
“Peak oil”, make a note of that term. It refers to the point when world oil production reaches its maximum. After that it’s downhill; downhill for putting gas on your car, downhill for fueling factories, downhill for suburbia, downhill for human society. “The End of Suburbia” manages to paint a convincing pictures of a not-so-far-future where society starts breaking down.
The format of the film is that of a “60 minutes” episode complete with presenter, repeated interviewee titles and scary synthesizer soundtrack. The core of the doc is the content and while I did find it a tad too “lefty” (constant criticisms of commercialism, k-mart, SUVs) and would have preferred it 30 mins shorter, it’s obviously made with heart.
IMDB: 7.5 (633 votes) / Amazon reviews / Official site
Directed by: Gregory Greene
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