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Just watched the film Collapse about Michael Ruppert, a former police officer and investigative journalist, labelled a conspiracy theorist and 'doomer' because of his views on peak oil, overpopulation, environmental degradation, economic collapse and so on.
Now familiar stuff to anyone taking an interest in the world over the past decade, but it's compelling viewing anyway, someone who has essentially sacrificed himself to his obsession and you end up thinking, if he's even half right, we're completely fucked. He talks about why we're screwed and what you can do about it after the collapse.
Sadly, now rendered poignant by the fact that he killed himself in April this year.
Anyway, mentioned it on this thread because I'd speculate that it's almost certainly an influence on Tomorrow's Harvest.
Reminded me of the books Endgame parts 1 and 2 by Derrick Jensen and documentary 'What a Way to Go - Life at the End of Empire (which Jensen appears in), which preceded Collapse and touches on the same topics. Both of which I thoroughly recommend, by the way.
I wondered at the time of TH's release if Endgame was an influence as well.

jcnporter wrote:Posted this on another thread a few days ago, this is probably a better place for it -

Just watched the film Collapse about Michael Ruppert, a former police officer and investigative journalist, labelled a conspiracy theorist and 'doomer' because of his views on peak oil, overpopulation, environmental degradation, economic collapse and so on.
Now familiar stuff to anyone taking an interest in the world over the past decade, but it's compelling viewing anyway, someone who has essentially sacrificed himself to his obsession and you end up thinking, if he's even half right, we're completely fucked. He talks about why we're screwed and what you can do about it after the collapse.
Sadly, now rendered poignant by the fact that he killed himself in April this year.
Anyway, mentioned it on this thread because I'd speculate that it's almost certainly an influence on Tomorrow's Harvest.
Reminded me of the books Endgame parts 1 and 2 by Derrick Jensen and documentary 'What a Way to Go - Life at the End of Empire (which Jensen appears in), which preceded Collapse and touches on the same topics. Both of which I thoroughly recommend, by the way.
I wondered at the time of TH's release if Endgame was an influence as well.

Aesthetics wrote:

jcnporter wrote:Posted this on another thread a few days ago, this is probably a better place for it -

Just watched the film Collapse about Michael Ruppert, a former police officer and investigative journalist, labelled a conspiracy theorist and 'doomer' because of his views on peak oil, overpopulation, environmental degradation, economic collapse and so on.
Now familiar stuff to anyone taking an interest in the world over the past decade, but it's compelling viewing anyway, someone who has essentially sacrificed himself to his obsession and you end up thinking, if he's even half right, we're completely fucked. He talks about why we're screwed and what you can do about it after the collapse.
Sadly, now rendered poignant by the fact that he killed himself in April this year.
Anyway, mentioned it on this thread because I'd speculate that it's almost certainly an influence on Tomorrow's Harvest.
Reminded me of the books Endgame parts 1 and 2 by Derrick Jensen and documentary 'What a Way to Go - Life at the End of Empire (which Jensen appears in), which preceded Collapse and touches on the same topics. Both of which I thoroughly recommend, by the way.
I wondered at the time of TH's release if Endgame was an influence as well.

Watched it a few years ago and to me it isn't a surprise he "killed himself".

jcnporter wrote:Posted this on another thread a few days ago, this is probably a better place for it -

Just watched the film Collapse about Michael Ruppert, a former police officer and investigative journalist, labelled a conspiracy theorist and 'doomer' because of his views on peak oil, overpopulation, environmental degradation, economic collapse and so on.
Now familiar stuff to anyone taking an interest in the world over the past decade, but it's compelling viewing anyway, someone who has essentially sacrificed himself to his obsession and you end up thinking, if he's even half right, we're completely fucked. He talks about why we're screwed and what you can do about it after the collapse.
Sadly, now rendered poignant by the fact that he killed himself in April this year.
Anyway, mentioned it on this thread because I'd speculate that it's almost certainly an influence on Tomorrow's Harvest.
Reminded me of the books Endgame parts 1 and 2 by Derrick Jensen and documentary 'What a Way to Go - Life at the End of Empire (which Jensen appears in), which preceded Collapse and touches on the same topics. Both of which I thoroughly recommend, by the way.
I wondered at the time of TH's release if Endgame was an influence as well.

jcnporter wrote:^ This reminds me of 'Sleep Furiously'. I noticed it's mentioned briefly here -

http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.p ... +furiously

But I'd thoroughly recommend it, described in the top review on IMDB as 'the slowest film you will ever see'.

A documentary where everything and not very much happens in a Welsh village to an Aphex Twin soundtrack. Sad and touching and lovely.

Rodheh wrote: Also, two far better known yet not viewed by everyone: Ghost in the Shell and THX 1138.

Rodheh wrote:Did I recommend Primer in here before?

If not, Primer.

portiss wrote:Blue Velvet and Lost Highway.

Just started with Twin Peaks as well. Lynch is amazing.

paul wrote:absolutely THX 1138. i'd say its one of his best. BTW - if you watch American Graffiti - the license plate on Harrison Ford's car is THX 1138 - a nod to the film which was originally his UCLA final project and if you buy the 25th anniv.