Surviving Progress

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Sep 23, 2016 Some interesting ideas at play in this film. It does feel a bit pessimistic with it's "the sky is falling" message. But I also think we need films like this to remind us of our impact as an overall civilization on the planet and each other. See more

Jun 30, 2016 Offers some good insight on the cost of human progress, but offers nothing as a solution other than "use less." See more

Oct 13, 2014 This film is a mixed bag, part documentary and part diatribe and part social critique with real bite. There are three or four interview subjects who deliver some incisive commentary on history and contemporary civilization. But there's a kind of redundant quality and a self-important air to much of what remains. The production values are very good, with a few especially powerful scenes that make a point with that "picture is worth a thousand words" effect. There are also some questionable claims here and there, such as the statement that it wasn't until around 1980 that humans started squandering "natural capital" instead of just using the "interest". One of the key motivations for striking out into the New World was the search for resources after European power nations had leveled most of the continent's forests and overfished to the point of exhausting fish stocks, etc. So someone doesn't know their history. But anyway, there's a thought-provoking quality to enough of this film to recommend it. See more

Jul 28, 2014 Intereresting ideas not quite fleshed out. See more

Dec 30, 2013 Tremendo documental con perspectiva sociológica. See more

Dec 16, 2013 You might want to take some Prozac before you see this movie, but do see it. See more

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