The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too the suburban way of life has become embedded in the American consciousness... (imdb)
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The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

2004
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1h 18m
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Rated 18 Feb 2010
85
83rd
Eye-opening for some, simply reinforcing reality for others but it is certainly undeniable at this point if you have a well-rounded sense of the global state of oil production. My only complaint is that the end of the film made everything seem horrendously bleak. Instead of motivating me to change I just wanted to throw up my hands in despair and just say "screw it!"
Rated 09 Mar 2012
85
86th
Kind of the pre-cursor to Michael Ruppert's Collapse (2009) which I happen to like better, but nevertheless this came prior to that so I give it its due credit.
Rated 30 Sep 2013
4
91st
"America took all of it's post-war wealth and invested it in a living arrangement that has no future". Good to see a doc tackle land-use as a part of the sustainability problem, the peak-oil doom-mongering was a little over-blown but it's mostly good stuff.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
73
76th
It has an agenda like so many "documentaries" today but it's clear, concise and direct.

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