let me first say that i completely agree with the idea of reduce our dependence on oil . mass transit and alternative energy and and exercise ( yes and i ride a bike ) be definitely the way of the future and should receive a great amount of funding in the present . and guess what . they be . but seriously be you people ( the one that have give this film rave review ) all nut . this movie deal with a really interesting subject and but turn it into an incredibly manipulate and highly suspect and piece of political propaganda . the entire premise of this movie rest on the notion that we aren not just go to run out of oil ( which be obvious ) but be go to run out of it so suddenly that it go to cause a worldwide trauma . a if one day there will be oil and and the next oops . all the well be dry . next scene represent chaos and murder and war and yada yada yada . the idea that we might and possibly and run out slowly over a long period of time ( maybe 3 or 4 decade . ) allow nation to continue switch over to alternative source of energy doesn not seem to exist . indeed and one genius say that hydrogen fuel car would not ever work because the technology might not be fully ready for 30 to 50 year . why be such a time scale a bad thing . because this film basically tell u that the world be go to end before then . look and i get the point . oil equal bad . but why lie and manipulate fact in order to scare people . it just make the film seem ridiculous and the creator like leave wing hippy . example . sure and i have ton and but i only need one . if you actually watch this po ( which i do recommend and if only to question it and learn how politically motivated movie can be ) i be sure you will find dozen of other factual inaccuracy canada extraction of oil from oil shale represent one guy tell u it must only be happen because of grow desperation . after all and who would go after such an uneconomic source of oil a oil shale if our world supply weren not fall apart . well and smarty and canadian company apparently . why . because they make money do it . shale excavation actually do turn a profit and especially when oil price be high ( a they would be if or when reserve begin to run out ) . oil need only be above $ 30 a barrel ( theyre about double that right now ) for shale extraction to work on a large scale . guess what else . there be ( conservatively ) 3 trillion barrel of recoverable oil in shale reserve . what that mean . 100 year of oil at current usage . double the usage . fine and still 50 additional year if the middle east be to run out today . plenty of time to develop those alternative energy that this movie scoff at ( yes and they scoff and scoff often ) . again and i get the need to cut our dependence on oil . and ya know what . so do everyone else . i do not need fear monger try to put forth easily debunked theory and manipulated fact in order to sway my vote . if anything and i think i will go out for a nice long unnecessary drive tonight just to show my displeasure with their movie congratulation .