I’m not sure how to classify this next batch of movies, but it is a select group. There are few movies out there that were good movies when I saw them, and they are still good movies. They are all dramatic movies (with some humor) and they excelled because of good storytelling, good plot, and good acting. With that said, over the years, these movies have taken on a life of their own. I’ve shown the most prominent ones above. They continue to be good dramatic movies, but parts of the movie become humorous for no particular reason. They were, on the surface, normal lines when I first saw the movie, but now they are hilarious. I’d like to give examples, but I think that will confuse you more because I think many people do this, but with different movies. My brother and I have started this with each other. The movie has to be initially good and out for a while…let’s say at least 10 years. It has to have lines and scenes that become humorous for the mere fact that they just work so well. I think it is a product of good acting and strong dialog. I don’t know why we have singled out these movies and maybe it is an “inside” thing, but it provides me with hours of entertainment.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
So, just a couple days I write about an electric car hitting the streets in 2009. Then, I watch Who Killed the Electric Car? Wait…there was an electric car? Now, I feel silly.
I said I wasn’t going to talk about movies for a while, but I have been on a documentary kick the past couple days, and I have been impressed by all of them. Who Killed the Electric Car? follows the production and eventual destruction of the EV1 produced by GM. To make a long story short, the EV1 came about because of the Zero Emission Mandate created by the California Air Resource Board that stated that by 2003, 10% of the cars sold in California should have zero emissions. The EV1 was produced in 1997 and eventually taken off the market and off the street in 2003. Who Killed the Electric Car? examines why it was eventually “killed”. The documentary points to many factors including the government, oil companies, hydrogen fuel, and the car manufacturers.
I could spend paragraphs talking about how well I thought this movie was made and the amount of research that went into it, but I’d rather say that this is a sad story. It is sad that in this day in age when it seems SO possible for an electric car to be produced, so many people are resistant to the idea. Why are they resistant? To save their own butt. Big oil is always going to be resistant to this. Car companies are always going to be resistant to this. Why? To go full speed ahead making electric cars they would have to think of someone other than themselves. They want to protect what is there’s. They want to protect their money and what they have gained instead of looking at the bigger issue here. Gas powered cars are bad for the environment. Gas powered cars make us dependable on foreign oil. Those two things are bad things…plain and simple.
I am going to be getting rid of my Honda Civic here in a couple days so I become part of a one car family. I will be taking public transportation while my wife uses the car. I hope that when I need (or want) a car again, I will be able to buy an electric car. Hopefully, people wake up by then.