Collapse

2010 · IMDB 6.6 · 156 VOTES · DIR. Noel Dockstader

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Overview

How could a civilization that mastered the planet suddenly Collapse? Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed", NGC time travels 200 years into the future to see what the world would look like after civilization as we know it collapsed. Guided by author Jared Diamond, we'll piece together the remarkable story of what on earth triggered our decline.

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00:00:10 NARRATOR: lt was the greatest civilization in history.
00:04:30 and ensure our survival.
00:07:42 They're making a very strong statement about their power over nature
00:11:50 DlAMOND: l've asked myself whether the Anasazi
00:15:54 all tapping into the same supply.
00:20:21 without a fight.
00:24:05 DAVlD GREGORY: We've been real busy--
00:27:38 whereas societies that geared their policies to the good years
00:32:19 Across the planet, they may find the rusted debris
00:36:48 Rome at its height appears to be an unstoppable force.
00:40:53 riding these rail lines in the centers of the freeway.
00:46:00 But the problems with nuclear power in the future
00:50:03 And then, in a very short period of time, it's over.
00:53:42 AGURClA: Now here you can see a completely different situation
00:56:50 that a food crisis was bearing down on us?
01:01:42 lnch by inch were we digging ourselves deeper into a global food crisis?
01:05:58 Well, l happen to be in California now
01:09:23 that we've realized this really is happening.
01:12:59 NARRATOR: The more they search
01:16:46 The games attract everyone from senators to merchants
01:21:02 down a similar path of mortgaging the future.
01:24:53 lf we fail to cooperate
01:28:29 Many experts believe that how we marshal these forces
01:32:01 that we still have time to choose whether we fail or succeed.

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Lines indexed1,176
First line00:00:10
Final line01:32:01

Production Record

DirectorNoel Dockstader
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes156