The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

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Release Date

1/12/2004

Runtime

78 mins

Overview

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 Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A sobering examination of how the American suburban project depends on finite resources and may be fundamentally unsustainable. It's a wake-up call that challenges the foundations of postwar prosperity.

Mood

BleakContemplativeDread-soaked

Themes

SurvivalTechnologyColonialismClassComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Linear

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