Tag Archives: water
Hoovervilles and Poverty in Seabiscuit
In terms of energy themes, Seabiscuit (2003) focuses on cars displacing horses in the transportation sector. However, poverty and the capability for self-renewal show up as recurring themes, too. One scene, just 15 minutes in, features the archetypal image of … Read More
Holes Is A Water (and Energy) Movie
I happened to watch Holes (2003) with my family, and I remember how popular the film was when released. Among other notable elements, this movie was the screen debut for Shia LaBeouf. The movie’s entire plot revolves around water. In … Read More
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Tagged air conditioning, O Brother, Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Syriana (2005), Texas oil derricks, Tim Blake Nelson, torches, water, Where Art Thou? (2000), Wind
Hydropower for Medieval Torture in The Princess Bride
In my opinion, The Princess Bride (1987) is one of the funniest movies of all time. And, it’s an energy movie! In a classic scene, Westley the Farm Boy is tortured in the Pit of Despair, which looks like a … Read More
A Divergent View of Our Energy Future
I went with my 14-year old daughter to see Divergent (2014). It turns out she wasn’t the only teenage girl there watching the movie, which attracts a similar demographic as Hunger Games (2012), which the blog earlier noted is a … Read More
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Tagged Chicago, coal, Divergent (2014), dystopian, electric vehicles, futuristic, Hunger Games (2012), Shailene Woodley, water, Wind
Energy and Water Save Mr. Banks
I watched Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the touching movie about the creative conflict between Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) and Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), with my family over the holidays. A few energy and water references merit sharing. … Read More
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Tagged cars, coal, Disney, Electricity, Emma Thompson, oil, Paul Giamatti, Saving Mr. Banks (2013), solar power, Tom Hanks, train, water
Water and Poverty in the Movies
One more comment on Louisiana Story… as I’ve noted before, images of women either washing clothes by hand without piped water and/or carrying buckets of water appear to be the international symbols for poverty. The movie Louisiana Story (1948), which captures some … Read More
1946 Shallow Water Oil Production in Louisiana
Following up the last post, I think it’s interesting that Louisiana Story (1948) and Thunder Bay (1953) are both about shallow water oil production in 1946 Louisiana. Louisiana Story was made in 1946 but released two years later, whereas Thunder … Read More
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Tagged blowout, Giant, Jimmy Stewart, Louisiana Story, oil, Rock Hudson, Thunder Bay, water, Written on the Wind
Climate Change and Beasts of the Southern Wild
As mentioned in an earlier post, energy and water are connected. Climate change (induced mostly by the energy sector) makes this connection all the more apparent since global warming manifests itself primarily through distortions to the global water cycle, making … Read More
Hunger Games is a Hydroelectric Movie, Too
Following on our Jennifer Lawrence Oscar nominee theme, here’s a follow up to my earlier post regarding The Hunger Games. While The Hunger Games (2012) is primarily a coal movie because of the imagery from district 12 (a coal mining … Read More
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Tagged coal, hydroelectric, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, poverty, The Hunger Games, water, wealth
Hunger Games is a Coal Movie
With Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Silver Linings Playbook, it seems like an appropriate time to highlight the energy content of her other big 2012 hit The Hunger Games. It’s a coal movie. … Read More
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Tagged coal, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, poverty, The Hunger Games, water, wealth, women
Quantum of Solace: An Energy and Water Film
Quantum of Solace (2008) is both an energy film and a water film. Oil makes an appearance when the CIA makes a deal with the bad guys to keep Bolivian oil flowing to the USA. Keep in mind that in … Read More
Skyfall: NOT an energy movie
While Skyfall (2012) is many things—a fun movie, a Bond thriller, and a blockbuster—it is not an energy movie. But, for me, it does raise the question of which Bond movies have energy or resource themes. And, in spirit of … Read More
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Tagged Daniel Craig, George Lazenby, James Bond, Never Say Never Again, oil, Oscars, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Tim Dalton, water
Hydropower Saves The Fugitive
