
The electric streetcar, tram or trolley was a ride that changed everything. Across a century-and-a-half, trolleys carried billions of people to work and play and home again; they helped relieve cities of mountains of horse manure and choking air pollution, and they connected neighborhoods and enabled movement in dense urban corridors. Gifted with extreme efficiency and an egalitarian outlook, the device helped revitalize and re-build the urban landscape. The Trolley that Save... (Full plot summary below)
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The electric streetcar, tram or trolley was a ride that changed everything. Across a century-and-a-half, trolleys carried billions of people to work and play and home again; they helped relieve cities of mountains of horse manure and choking air pollution, and they connected neighborhoods and enabled movement in dense urban corridors. Gifted with extreme efficiency and an egalitarian outlook, the device helped revitalize and re-build the urban landscape. The Trolley that Saves the World follows this unique and evolving machine: from its perfection at the hands of a 19th century inventor and its explosive global adoption, to its engagement in two world wars; from its devastating collision with the automobile age to its 21st century renaissance as a vital engine in the war against climate change.
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| Toronto StarPeter HowellThe film risks overselling the message with over-the-top narration. Ignore that and savour the visuals. |
| Seattle TimesSoren AndersonThere is advocacy. And then there is propaganda. "The Trolley," with its overcooked rhetoric, falls into the latter category. |
| The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThere is advocacy. And then there is propaganda. The Trolley, with its overcooked rhetoric, falls into the latter category. |
| National PostChris KnightI expected that The Trolley, which celebrates electric trams in Toronto and around the world, would be the ride of my life. Boy, was I short-turned. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckNo doubt the film has noble intentions, but its absurdly over-the-top, practically fetishistic approach undermines its very aims. |