![]() ![]() All in all the film is very informative and forces viewers to reconsider how past actions are affecting us today. The absurdity of the future plans to quench the cities first is also highly criticized. The current water starved situation Los Angeles finds itself in and the ensuing imperial atmosphere the city has adopted is illustrated by the films historical documentation. The following documentary only backs up that claim. The conclusion that Los Angeles has no reason to be there is stated in the very beginning of the film. While there is an appreciation for the audacity of the founders of Los Angeles and an understanding for why many people find it such an attractive place to live, the original perpetuators of the problem are shown to be money and power hungry businessmen with zero concern for the environment and other communities. ![]() However, the film certainly chooses a side in the debate. Giving both sides of the debate on the water war an opportunity to propose their arguments, the film shows how the current water shortage problems came to be and also why Los Angeles became so powerful. Part 1 of PBS’s series Cadillac Desert is an eye opening experience considering the validity of the very creation of Los Angeles given it’s impractical location due to lack of a nearby water source. ![]()
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