Power Trip

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Audience Member This is a wild movie. The clash between the Georgians that want power, and the Americans that want to get paid for providing power leads to an epic struggle. The movie presents both sides pretty fairly, so it is easy to empathize with both sides. Besides the corrupt businesses that bribe their way out of bills, there really aren't any bad guys. Just a struggle to get what you need to survive in a city without enough resources. There are some great characters to follow in the struggle that keep you hopeful. Highly recommended, but it might depress you a bit. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This documentary sheds some light on the troubles plaguing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. While it is informative and intellectually engaging, it falls down when it tries to elicit sympathy for a company from the U.S. that made the mistake of purchasing the power distribution business for Tblisi. Throughout the film, we here grand proclamations of how Corporate America wants to do good for the Georgian people. Throughout the film, it is difficult to take these proclamations seriously. The clincher is in one of the movie's epilogue captions, which tells us that the corporation eventually sold its interests out to a Russian company and that Russia now controls 75% of the power supply in Georgia. Once again, self-righteous and moralizing Americans are complicit in bringing about the worst possible outcome. No suprise there. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Energy supply in a Russian way. Interesting. Trailer: www.powertripthemovie.com Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member We take electricity for granted in this country. This PBS documentary "sheds some light" on what it's like to live in the dark with someone else's thumb on the switch. More info: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/powertrip/film.html Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member As far as documentaries go, this one is first rate. I say so, because it really does represent a full spectrum of viewpoints, information, and history without making it a one-sided issue. I was especially surprised at how little I knew about Georgian political history, as well as the current issues faced by this tiny former Soviet nation. Very well done, certainly worth the education:) Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing and Amsuing. Dark, yet Hopeful. The depressingly corrupt government vies with a socially responsible electric company that invests a lot just to get Georgians to pay their electric bill before being forced to leave by their investors. And this is the country that Russia just invaded. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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