Al Gore’s global warning
December 22nd, 2006 by Zsofia
“An Incoveninent Truth” is a feature documentary based on a PowerPoint presentation by former vice President Al Gore. While the US political establishment continues to sweep global warming under the carpet, Al Gore has plunged headlong into a serious wake-up call for the planet with a series of lectures about the problem.
It’s on one of these lectures that this movie from director Davis Guggenheim is based. Guggenheim breaks up Gore’s delivery by illustrating his points with film footage, much of which features Gore exploring the globe as he examines the effects of global warming. Gore’s speech is neatly divided between calm recitations of the facts about the issue and several stories of a personal nature. His skills as an orator are considerable, and it’s hard not to be alarmed by most of what he has to say.
Indeed, as Gore relates tales of melting polar icecaps, rising global temperatures, and the reluctance of political leaders to do something about the problem, the film takes on an air of hopelessness and doom, especially as no easy solutions are offered.
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