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The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream I purchased this video after watching the director, Gregory Green, on a local Canadian daytime talk show. The interview was so fascinating I decided to take a deeper dive into the "Oil Peak" ruse I've read about online, also known as the Hubbert peak theory. Needless to say, this is no conspiracy theory, it's based on the cold, hard fact that the West has based its wealth, economy and stature on products and energy derived from oil.
First and foremost don't expect this documentary to be another Fahrenheit 911, because it is not. You won't find a lot of humor or satirical commentary in this production (not to say it doesn't have humor... but it's very scarce). The End of Suburbia is a clear, straight to the point documentary focussing on the fact that when the oil runs out, so does our wealth and prosperity. The chilling reality about our oil dependence begins to connect the dots on how 9/11, the various Gulf Wars and the eternal "War on Terror" are all related. The creators of this film guide users down a very bleak path for the future.
One of the aspects I didn't like about The End of Suburbia was the sense of dread it left in the pit of my stomach. I guess this is a good thing, since this is the objective of the documentary, to wake people up. But I felt a little bewildered as the story didn't leave me with any hope, or solutions to fix the problem. From the perspective of the documentary there is no optimism, and it's all going to hell in a hand basket. I find this fatalistic view too narrow. I found myself grasping for some information that might help my family and community through the coming nightmare, but the documentary offered no answers. Of course—though I find it hard to believe—perhaps there is no hope?
Some have accused the film of shameless propaganda by beating the drum for a single viewpoint and ignoring alternative theories and scenarios. But taken as a part of the whole debate, the information it contains is priceless, even if the conclusions are unnecessarily stark.
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