Crude Impact
by James Jandak Wood
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Actor: Michael Economides, Richard Heinberg, Thom Hartmann, William ReesDirector: James Jandak Wood
Brand: New Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-04-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: DOCURAMA
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- It took hundreds of millions of years for petroleum to form on Earth. It took just 150 years for human beings to bleed the planet of roughly half of this oil. Arresting in its honesty and erudition, CRUDE IMPACT examines the catastrophic prospect of "world peak oil" or the point in time when the quantity of petroleum extracted from the earth begins to irreversibly decline. The film illumin
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DVD Review: Exceeds mandate.
Summary: 3 Stars
I've read a couple of books regarding peak oil, and so was interested in seeing this documentary. I must honestly say that this film exceeds its mandate of discussing the impact of consumption and peak oil on our lifestyle and planet.
After establishing well the reality of the impending peak oil crisis that we will face unless we change our practices, the film quickly moves on to tackling other subjects and agendas. Very quickly the subject turns to population control, consumerism, and globalization. Sure, the tentacles of oil policy reach far and wide, but I got the impression from the complete shift in focus that rather than viewing valid supporting arguments, I was seeing the filmmakers' original intent for the documentary in the first place. Perspective viewers are brought to this film expecting to see a documentary on peak oil, but instead end up watching a two hour dialogue about globalization and American hegemony. Those subjects are certainly worth discussing, but don't tell me that I'm going to be watching a film about peak oil and then start talking about population control and globalism.
One interview subject declares that even if we found tomorrow a green technology that would eliminate completely the need for fossil fuels, our lifestyle would be unsustainable and that we need to make drastic changes. And off we go! No longer talking about peak oil, we're talking about corporate abuse, the military industrial complex, overpopulation, and every other leftist cause under the sun. If this documentary is intended for the active supporters of those positions, then great. But if it is intended to inform passive supporters, folks that are neutral, or even those in passive opposition, then this total shift in focus will alienate people and turn them off to the entire film--including its supposedly central focus of peak oil.
Bottom line, this isn't a film about peak oil. It is a film about a broader leftist agenda, with a slight focus on peak oil. Watching this film reminds of me of the anti-war protests in which I frequently participate. We're out there in opposition of the war in Iraq, but you've got the "free mumias," the "end corporate greedesters," the "anti-capitalists," the anarchists, the hippies, etc. As a consequence, the entire experience is cheapened and diluted.
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