On the surface, Franny Armstrong's 'The Age of Stupid' may seem like just another 'save the planet' type documentary that follows Al Gore's now overrated 'An Inconvenient Truth' but it does make some relevant points particularly on how this effects the developing countries and the common citizen of developed countries (in this day of consumerism when too much is changing too fast). Armstrong takes a look at how some cultures are affected using individual examples. For example, there's the aspiring doctor Layefa Malemi who lives in a poverty stricken region where even clean water is a scarcity and then there's the businessman Jeh Wadia who's working hard to launch his airline company to provide the 'ordinary citizen' with the option to commute through flight. I wonder how affordable the price is made for the ordinary working population. In addition, through an Iraqi family Armstrong also looks at how war, in addition to causing human loss can cause severe environmental damage that may lead to chronic difficulties. At the same time the writer also attempts to show us the other perspective as is the case of Indian businessman Jeh Wadia who appears to start a new airline company to facilitate travelling for the working class citizen (even though the point is made that planes cause severe pollution). On the technical front, it's well shot and edited. The special effects are quite decent and with the legendary Pete Posthlewaite little can go wrong.

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

Another arrogant, falling sky interpretation of climate change. Don't waste your cash unless you are one to kneel at the alter of prophet Gore. I believe that we need to be good stewards of this planet to preserve it for future generations, but the planet itself will kick our butts without any help from mankind. That's just the way it is and nothing can be done to stop it. In order to have any meaningful impact on climate change, you would need to change nature itself. Tilting at windmills comes to mind. The human race is not a virus and films like this perpetuate that extreme mindset. I new what to expect regarding the message and was hoping that the film would present an intelligent and entertaining perspective, but left the theater disappointed.