Flintstones and Jetsons are the ur-examples of end-of-history American triumphalist media — backdating the 50’s suburban way of life into prehistory and pushing it indefinitely into the future. The Flintstones (2016) asks us to examine the resource extraction and exploitation that powers that kind of life. It’s the reverse of the original series — we’re presented with the familiar to confront the struggle that powers our comfort, and asked if we are really so different than Stone Age warriors