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Energy! Energy!

1982 · 27 min

A brisk, earnest sweep through history's engines, mixing archival spectacle with a sobering look at where all that power is taking us.

Directed by
Francis Thompson, Bayley Silleck
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Created for the 1982 World's Fair, ENERGY! ENERGY! takes us in spectacular leaps from 17th century, where muscle power was the principle energy source, through the early use of wind and water mills, and we experience the coming of the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine, and the motor car. The film portrays the vitality and the problems of our modern technological society and our dependence upon fossil fuels while it explores dramatic new possibilities for the future.

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Directed by
Francis Thompson, Bayley Silleck
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • environment
  • work
  • ambition
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Francis Thompson, Bayley Silleck
Runtime
27 min
Country
United States of America

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