Summary Of The PRIZE: Epic Quest For Oil, Money And Power

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The setting of this film, The PRIZE: Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power by Daniel Yergin, is from when petroleum industry had became the most popular global energy during the Gilded Age which was around 1800s, when old industries transformed and new industries started to born, to the modern times in 1900s. This film starts with the description of John D. Rockefeller, who made modern American economy and was the symbol of American monopoly, and his Standard Oil Trust Company in the American economy. This film talks and explains not only about oil business as new boom energy along rail road industries in America during the nineteenth century, but also modern economics in the world that was affected by petroleum industries. The tone and mood …show more content…

I get an interest on knowing what kinds of energy have been developed recently, because this film was published years ago. The most powerful story told by this movie is the last part of story when it talks about how we need new types and forms of energy instead oil and gasoline, because this part is very related to the current problem that the world faces with energy, which makes me think it is very powerful story to influence people to be aware of the problem that this movie talks about. I would like to recommend this movie, The Prize, to a friend. I’ve been interested about oil industries and this movie is very interesting about how it explains the petroleum industry in the American economic history with not only economic history but also all other events of the time. This film is very educational and it also gives lots of information about American economy along oil business in 1800s and 1900s. And, I got to learn a lot about John D. Rockefeller who I didn’t have much knowledge about before I watched this movie. That’s why I would recommend this film to a

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