if you think hubbert peak be some up and come ski resort and you really need to see this film . director basil gelpke and ray mccormack have craft an informative and visually stunning film on the ramification of peak oil . the film delve into the history of the oil age and how once booming oil center such a baku and azerbajian and maracaibo and venezuela have morph into ghost town once the oil be go . the manner in which access to oil be drive u. s foreign policy and the ubiquitous nature of oil in modern society and and the lack of scalable efficient alternative to petroleum be present for the viewer consideration . oh and i forget to mention the discussion of the concept of peak oil represent that once aggregate world oil output reach it maximum peak and subsequent recovery will plateau and then begin a permanent decline . once this decline commences and all hell will break loose with the world economy . depend on the expert and this decline could already be under way or it could be 20 year away and but it be generally accept that it be on the horizon . gelpke and mccormack seamlessly present interview with knowledgeable thoughtful proponent of peak oil ( e. g. colin campbell and roscoe bartlett ) as well a the occasional demagogue ( e. g. matt savinar ) . the effect be to inform ( in a very entertaining way ) rather than frighten . the visual style of the film be reminiscent of michael mann and the phillip glass soundtrack be on a par with the best work of ennio morricone . if you like an inconvenient truth and you will be enthral by this equally important yet superior film .