Odd Oddenings of Great ideas!

I have an idea. So most apocalyptic movies from the 80's either involve Mel Gibson fighting cross dressing motorcycle gangs largely involved in S&M or the world taken over by machines or flooded by some natural force. A hero always evolved out of humble beginnings to destroy evil and then ride with the sunset. Originality is all but forgotten with these movies. Something new and bright however is a world in which the true future will unravel. Suppose we are at the brink of our capacity for knowledge. Anything undiscovered will remain so without the assistance of a non terrestrial species (not counting dolphins) Therefore we don't find a viable energy source besides fossil fuels. This would be what the scenes are based from. We have run dry of fuel for years now with a few supply barrels of unknown use lying around in hidden stocks. We revert back to older machines using technology developed now. Imagine Magellan sailing across the pacific from the tierra del fuego to the phillipenes, but with a solar powered GPS. The beauty of riding a horse while understanding the cause of the bubonic plague. Run with it Taylor, Run with it.