This film opens with one of its main arguments; suburbia is a failed experiment that has put a huge strain on the world's resources, especially fossil fuels. It's also important and provocative. It covers many different aspects of this topic. The End of Suburbia is an important documentary about modern dependence on cheap energy and the coming peak in world oil production. I always knew the day was coming. As a film, The End of Suburbia is a blunt instrument. mdixon seems to believe the admittedly biased commentators are making this stuff up, but even an elementary understanding of resources and the laws of thermodynamics will indicate that at the very least, they are on solid scientific ground when they state that we cannot continue to depend on oil, we must transition to different types of energy, and do not have a plan that will replace the amount of energy we get from oil. I recently watched the documentary End of Suburbia and, inspired by Thermochronic’s comments on gasoline prices, I figured it was a good time to post my thoughts about the film. Through the testimony of many experts, Greene's movie defines oil depletion, investigates its causes, and develops arguments about its implications for the future. But you've probably never put all the pieces together like this movie does. For the Canadian bashing I will leave that to Bill O'Reilly. With Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman. Such as "It is very one sided" Such a pathetic criticism, every where in society that you look you will see the other side, and if you still need help go to globalpublicmedia.com. The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream. One can safely conclude that suburbia and all its promises plaid a heavy hand in constructing the "American dream" of independence, family, freedom, peace, and prosperity. But what it lacks in style, The End of Suburbia makes up in prescience. | Greene presents the issues humanity will face when oil production starts to decline, with many authors and experts explaining the situation. Well someone who enjoys traveling down the highway at 120kmph, eating McDonalds, and running the air conditioner twenty four seven, and watching Fox News non-stop, I found this documentary interesting. END OF SUBURBIA DVD ($25) The party is over. There's only so much oil in the ground, and one day we'll run short. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary. This film was released in 2004 and they seemed to be very skeptical about the possibility of cars that ran on alternative energy – I wonder what they would say now with the popularity and success of hybrid and electric cars like Tesla and SmartCar. Greene is educating his audience on what to expect when the production of oil peaks. This documentary consists primarily of interviews of the same few people discussing the impending "peak oil crisis". I own a Video store with hundreds of documentaries. The interviews with the authors and energy experts are all very interesting. The End of Suburbia applies a wide variety of experts and data on the topics of oil and American development to shed a bright light on the facts, while it's analysis on the issues create a convincing portrait of what the future could bring. Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic, suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns -- the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. On occasion, well, more like half of the time, I am unable to watch the films there. 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