The End of Surburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream is an astonishing documentary that was produced in 2004, by Gregory Greene, which alleges that “Suburbia” is predicated on cheap energy and that when oil production peaks, the suburbs will decline. (citation). The film alleges that suburbia is predicated on cheap energy and that when oil production peaks the suburbs will decline (citation). http://www.cityclock.org/film-peak-oil-end-suburbia/#.Vw-uaEc0DIV. It also examines, questions and delves into the antiquity of suburban life and explores the prudence and depredations of this divergent way of American living, relative to the peaks of conventional oil production.
The film the End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, opens with a brief but whimsical history of the suburbs from the post-World War II period. It parades comical black and white images from the postwar period; images of young couples spending freely on homes, cars, appliances and dining in the suburbs, during the postwar economy. However, the film soon substitutes the playful and pleasant images from the postwar era; as the narrator of the documentary strikes up a portentous and ominous tone, as he states, “Suburbia and all it promises has become the …show more content…
This documentary is convincingly assertive and has truly swaying implications about the lifestyle of Americans and encourages Americans to move toward a more sustainable method of transport; as cheap energy has given many Americans a false sense of security. As we enter the 21st century, fundamental questions are emerging about the sustainability of suburban life. Skyrocketing energy prices and the demand for oil, coupled with the Earth’s inability to supply it, along with the migration of younger suburban kids into bigger cities, will make suburbs the new
The film the End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream, opens with a brief but whimsical history of the suburbs from the post-World War II period. It parades comical black and white images from the postwar period; images of young couples spending freely on homes, cars, appliances and dining in the suburbs, during the postwar economy. However, the film soon substitutes the playful and pleasant images from the postwar era; as the narrator of the documentary strikes up a portentous and ominous tone, as he states, “Suburbia and all it promises has become the …show more content…
This documentary is convincingly assertive and has truly swaying implications about the lifestyle of Americans and encourages Americans to move toward a more sustainable method of transport; as cheap energy has given many Americans a false sense of security. As we enter the 21st century, fundamental questions are emerging about the sustainability of suburban life. Skyrocketing energy prices and the demand for oil, coupled with the Earth’s inability to supply it, along with the migration of younger suburban kids into bigger cities, will make suburbs the new