The Age of Stupid (2009)

I didn't mind the sci-fi aspect of this documentary: Our narrator is a guy in a futuristic archive in the 2050's wondering how humanity got to this point. And then we see news clips and interviews from our time with people talking about big oil companies, natural disasters, observable climate change results, harsh living conditions and, ironically, a guy who wants to make flying in India dead cheap. The movie overall felt a bit unfocused, for example talking at one point about wars being fought over oil and then making a narrative jump to Iraqi kids talking about their wish to kill Americans to revenge their dad. Things like that gave the movie a weird political aspect that felt unnecessary - to my taste as a Central European anyway. But obviously this was made mostly for American audiences, where human- induced climate change is always a political issue as well.So, summing up: I support the cause of raising awareness for climate change and its potential consequences and it's good to show people how they can change their habits and have an impact. I liked the animation bits for that. But apart from that this movie will not deliver many new facts or aspects. And worst of all: A climate change denier will walk away from this movie probably with an unchanged opinion, because there are a lot of mixed messages. So, maybe we live in the age of stupid after all.

As always when I am going to watch a resource depletion/catastrophic/post-apocalyptic documentary I was in a very high mood. Not that I like what they say, but because maybe I can learn something and chat about it later with some of my friends.In this case I didn't like the film very much for two reasons. One is that I didn't learn anything new. Maybe for a starter in this kind of topics it would serve as an introduction, but for anyone who has seen (or read) a bit on this matter it won't add a thing.The other reason is that it mixes the environmental issues with the typical anti-capitalism and anti-corporation rhetoric. I think that this political agenda is quite poisoning to the pro-environment campaign and makes big chunks of the population who don't share those political views uncomfortable with the whole thing.Said this, the film is more or less OK, and it could pass as a primer on the topic, given that you have enough political culture to judge by yourself about that part.

The film focuses mainly on bashing Shell Oil and America for causing global warming at the expense of impoverished nations. This is one of the worst films I've seen on the subject of Global Warming. This documentary fails to provide actual data to support it's doomsday prediction for the year 2055. No source is credited for the little data that is given in the film. I give it 3 stars instead of 1 star because it does bring home a vital point: We are way too dependent on oil. Alternate and renewable sources of energy are available , but we fail to use them because oil companies spend billions to block their development. The subject of Global Warming has a "religious" following. If you are a believer, you will probably love this film. If you are looking for proof, you won't find it here. If you are well educated and not "stupid", you will already know that although we may be able to slow global warming, we are powerless to stop it. It's as inevitable as the next ice age some 13,000 years from now.

Well , This is that kind of a movie that you are going to come away with a feeling of responsibility. And its not plain brainwashed kind of responsibility , its something we all know in our gut , we need to do .The movie is about global warming , with some of the best editing I have seen in a documentary , with real nifty 2d animation . I have to say , this movie was made with passion . It is a mission statement. You might find the director picking on a few big names , and though that might seem like nitpicking on a few big bad corporations , I think thats okay . You really cant find time to to go after every big corporation house. The beauty of the movie is - set in the future , we are recalling one bad decision after another , and all made by the 1 % of the population of the planet. The rich and the powerful .The movie shows who is to blame . And we all know who they are . It just nudges us to act to not play the blame game , but to start solving the problem at hand. "I just find it surprising that after so much effort the final act of our existence should be suicide. " ----> Possibly the best written sentence in the movie, that sums everything up nicely. Very good movie.A must watch