tiagov8 The general idea of the movie makes a lot of sense, but I am a Brazilian and what they say about Brazil is so terribly wrong and unreal... Sounds like the former president Lula paid for the movie. Just minutes with false propaganda. I can't tell about all the rest, which as I said makes sense, however, the part that I know about makes me think the whole thing wasn't properly investigated at all. Brazil is in a terrible economic crisis... We could say that the movie is from 2012/2013, when things were a bit better, but even though, the ethanol is far far far away from being a competitor beside gas. It was never Lula's, like the movie makes people think. They say 40% of our population entered in the middle class, but what happened is that the government intentionally changed the measuring, so after Lula, anyone who makes 2,500 USD a year (!) can be considered in middle class. It's just ridiculous... and the producers didn't investigate it. They certainly only heard one side of the story... which is the worst thing a documentarist can do.

scottied-256-552263 This documentary is full of propaganda and delivers an overwhelmingly biased display of options. More than half the film covers bio-fuels and how they are heaven sent. bio-fuels such as ones from corn or any another biodegradable source have vastly different and unreliable densities and efficiencies. It doesn't matter if you can technologically change your car simply, because unless your car is specifically designed for a specific bio-fuel type, you will wear the engine and fuel injector and the residue left from bio-fuels leaves hydrogenated goo in all of your parts. Not to mention that bio-fuels take way over 100% more energy in oil to produce and transport than they give off. Other more likely sources like electricity which is given 10 minutes of coverage uses lithium (to name the main one) which is even more of a nonrenewable resource than oil. Solar uses rare minerals like cadmium, selenium, etc which are expensive to mine and will run out long before oil if you transfer mass production to them. Also there are so many flat out lies in this film. One lady says the only reason more of our energy isn't produced by wind is because we don't have more electric cars out there.....uhhh not only does that not even make sense logically, the reason we don't have more wind and geothermal and solar (other than the reasons i already mentioned) is because wind is super unreliable. It needs additional sources for times when its not windy (or too windy, because they shut down at too high of speeds). You would also need a bajillion of them to come close to even one nuclear plant. If you want to watch an informative movie of viable options go find another film. If you want to watch a biased, conspiracy-theory-filled, that doesn't look at the pros and cons of both options then go for it. this film is for you! There's a reason engineers are working around the clock looking for viable options to replace oil dependency and allow for choices. Until they find ones that are more reliable, less dependent on other highly non-renewable sources, and can be mass produced to keep the cost down, then oil will still reign. All of the options in this movie already exist.....anyone can choose them.....there's reasons they don't. Oil is cheaper and there's a ton of it!

timlin-4 The word "choice" comes up again and again in this movie to promote alternative fuels, but it doesn't present solid grounds for choosing, and indeed seems to be advocating for government to force adoption. This is simply propaganda. It does provide a basic introduction to the various fuel options, their history and current use, which casts doubt on gasoline's status as the standard fuel, particularly in terms of emissions. But the claim that US oil companies rigged the market to force us to use oil conflicts with warnings of foreign control, and the assertion that Prohibition was engineered by Rockefeller to stop ethanol vehicles pushes the narrative into the realm of conspiracy theory. Not once does the movie mention that biofuel has less energy per gallon, and the production of electricity to charge electrics is also left hazy, so the economics aren't even touched upon. "Choice" is hardly desirable if it means you will be choosing badly.

tamar-23 As an average movie-goer, PUMP grabbed me the instant I sat down and held me still after I left the theater. Though slightly long for a documentary, every minute is relevant and inspiring. This movie is not about political parties or global warming, it is about YOU and ME - the people that make up this beautiful country. The dent that oil prices are leaving in my wallet are devastating and I'm thrilled to see that something is being done about it and that near and long-term alternatives to oil are out there. Please go see this illuminating film - rate it, spread the word, and find out how you can put some cash back in your wallet.