[midnight-gamer]

For some light hearted entertainment, the wife and I saw,
City Of Ember.

This may be a good movie to introduce children to concepts of resource constraints, and the results that can follow.
I won't go into the premise very far here, but I'll say that the wheels of civilization have come off track and what you see is the end result.

[kam3Oen]

I'll watch it when the R5 comes out.

http://www.vcdq.com/index.php

[skyemoor]

While not a PO movie specifically, City of Ember does portray a future underground society (implies a nuclear war occurred) fully dependent on a power source (The Generator) that begins to show signs of failing. The emotions and responses range the PO gamut;

Cornucopian:
- "We'll just fix it"
- "There is no other solution"
- "The 'Builders' will come back and fix it"
- "Going anywhere else is not an option"
- "It must work, this is all we've known"

Those wanting change:
- "The Generator is rapidly breaking down"
- "We have to find a way out of here"

There are corrupt officials that have their own temporary escape plans, those who believe the human Builders will return after 200 years, the vast majority of the ill-informed population alarmed at the rolling blackouts (up to 7 seconds), and then a small number who have sought a way out of their grimy, falling-apart subterranean city.

The story further parallels PO by noting efforts by others in the past that made some headway, but were abandoned due to government derailment. The ending is promising, though leaves much unsaid (which might foreshadow a sequel, though the plot would be completely different).

This is a family movie, and since it parallels PO fairly closely without mentioning oil once, would be a good movie to take one's family to, as the events and solutions set the stage for a close PO metaphor. Especially good for those not yet aware of the details of PO. There's very little violence, and I don't remember any foul language. Our kids (10 and 12) looked at it like a sci-fi adventure movie, and they enjoyed discussing various ramifications and 'what ifs' afterward.

[Ayame]

Sorry for bringing up a really old topic but I just watched this film and had to comment as I was really impressed. Basically as you watch it this film forces you to feel the essence of fear of an energy crisis (to be more specific the complete shutting down of a system that supplies you with food and electricity). The city is powered by a massive generator which is breaking down and sometimes stops working for a few minutes. When this happens the thumping of the machinery stops and everything goes pitch black. You quickly realise that the characters need to find a way out as rations are running out and the generator will soon pack up altogether and if that happens then the city will die in the dark. I found this film more stressful to watch than 2012. The corruption of the governing body was also very relevant, the ruler knew what was going to happen but didn't alert the populance for his own end.

[midnight-gamer]

Yeah, I gave this a recommendation here when it came out. I can't believe it was from 2008, time flies!
Anyhow, good flick, thumbs up.

[Sixstrings]

Yup, good movie thumbs up. Bill Murray is great as the mayor who hordes preps in his bunker while preaching business as usual to the townfolk.

[midnight-gamer]

Have a link to that?

http://peakoil.com/forums/short-movie-review-city-of-ember-t47223.html

Skyemoor's review was quite a bit better than my own, I basically did not say much more than to go see it.

[ivanillich]

It's actually based a series of books:
http://www.jeanneduprau.com/books.shtml

[ivanillich]

Whoops. Meant to post this here, and not on the original review. It is a good movie. It's based on a series of young adult books:

http://www.jeanneduprau.com/books.shtml