Are we too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planet in our pursuit of things? And what's the source of all this frenetic consumer energy and desire anyway? In a fast-paced tour of the ecological and psychological terrain of American consumer culture, Shop 'Til You Drop challenges us to confront these questions head-on. Taking aim at the high-stress, high-octane pace of fast-lane materialism, the film moves beneath the seductive surfaces of the commercial world to show how the flip side of accumulation is depletion - the slow, steady erosion of both natural resources and basic human values. In the end, Shop 'Til You Drop helps us make sense of the economic turbulence of the moment, providing an unflinching, riveting look at the relationship between the limits of consumerism and our never-ending pursuit of happiness.

Media Education Foundation Collection

Consumption (Economics)--United States, Materialism--Social aspects--United States, Consumer behavior--United States, Commercialism, Advertising, Media

Brockhoff, Gene (Producer), Brockhoff, Gene (Director), Brockhoff, Gene (Film editor), Deveraux, Jeff (Cinematographer), Sharp, Jonah (Composer), Peterson, Alex (Narrator), Well Crafted Films (Producer)

00:51:46 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Grade 9, Higher education

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