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A shocking wake-up call that is set to do for energy what Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' did for the environment, 'A Crude Awakening' is a compelling, intelligent and urgent warning that the age of abundant oil is over. Featuring testimonies from the world's top experts, this startling documentary reaches an ominous yet logical conclusion the Earth's oil supplies are peaking and a crisis of global proportions looms. Even more alarmingly, industrial societies don't have any plans how to deal with the shortage, threatening the future of our post-industrialised fossil fuel-addicted civilization with disaster.
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This year's 'Inconvenient Truth' --The Guardian Guide
Slick, striking and sobering --Empire
One of the most important films in years. An absolute must see. --Attitude
Slick, striking and sobering --Empire
One of the most important films in years. An absolute must see. --Attitude
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By simonpeggfan
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Format:DVD
This is a painstaking documentary about the frighteningly central role of oil in our lives. Made by two Swiss directors, one (Gelpke) with a background in anthropology, economics, war reporting, and science films, and the other (McCormack) who holds an honors degree in Environmental Policy and Management.
These two men make a documentary that manages to look at both sides of our oil needs and industry while not knocking our addictive behavior towards gasoline.
The film relies on interviews with notable academics, experts and advisors from across the political, corporate and economic spectrum. It has seems like there's no discernible political axe to grind - which makes it all the harder to ignore it's hard to ignore.
The focus of this all is our crude oil dependency, the manner in which access to oil is driving U.S foreign policy, the ubiquitous nature of oil in modern society, the lack of efficient alternatives to petroleum, and the concept of Peak Oil: that once world oil output reaches its maximum peak, recovery will plateau and then begin a permanent decline. Once this decline commences, all hell will break loose with the world economy. Depending on the experts, this decline could already be under way or it could be 20 years away, but it is generally accepted that it is on the horizon.
If you liked "An Inconvenient Truth", you'll be enthralled by this film.
These two men make a documentary that manages to look at both sides of our oil needs and industry while not knocking our addictive behavior towards gasoline.
The film relies on interviews with notable academics, experts and advisors from across the political, corporate and economic spectrum. It has seems like there's no discernible political axe to grind - which makes it all the harder to ignore it's hard to ignore.
The focus of this all is our crude oil dependency, the manner in which access to oil is driving U.S foreign policy, the ubiquitous nature of oil in modern society, the lack of efficient alternatives to petroleum, and the concept of Peak Oil: that once world oil output reaches its maximum peak, recovery will plateau and then begin a permanent decline. Once this decline commences, all hell will break loose with the world economy. Depending on the experts, this decline could already be under way or it could be 20 years away, but it is generally accepted that it is on the horizon.
If you liked "An Inconvenient Truth", you'll be enthralled by this film.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you want to know more about the role of oil in the developed world and if you want to know the truth about oil depletion (how much is left etc) then this is the ideal place to start. A lot of experts were chosen to be the talking heads such as Colin Campbell who has worked for numerous oil companies and is a member of ASPO (Association for the Study of Peak Oil and gas) and Matthew Simmons who is a successful energy investment banker.
The tone of the DVD is depressing throughout - oil is essential for most aspects of our existence and it will reach maximum production and subsequently decline soon. Energy alternatives are discussed and dismissed as unrealistic or too far in the future to count. I can't recommend this DVD as "entertaining" but it is a sobering introduction to what this century holds in store for the world - an energy crisis which no one has a clue how to solve.
The tone of the DVD is depressing throughout - oil is essential for most aspects of our existence and it will reach maximum production and subsequently decline soon. Energy alternatives are discussed and dismissed as unrealistic or too far in the future to count. I can't recommend this DVD as "entertaining" but it is a sobering introduction to what this century holds in store for the world - an energy crisis which no one has a clue how to solve.
By Jim Seaside
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Everyone should watch this DVD to understand how our daily life is entirely dependent on oil.
We have now let the opportunity to take adaptive measures against the effects of peak oil pass us by. Now the results are all around us. Some are spending a large part of their income on transport. Food prices are rising as more of the corn crop is used for biofuel. And the West is in the midst of a recession, with all the governments efforts at promoting more growth just not working.
We have now let the opportunity to take adaptive measures against the effects of peak oil pass us by. Now the results are all around us. Some are spending a large part of their income on transport. Food prices are rising as more of the corn crop is used for biofuel. And the West is in the midst of a recession, with all the governments efforts at promoting more growth just not working.
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