The Movie:
Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again.
From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show,"
Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.
With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. Paramount Classics and Participant Productions present a film directed by Davis Guggenheim, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Featuring Al Gore, the film is produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll and Davis Guggenheim are the executive producers and the co-producer is Leslie Chilcott.
This is from the movie's website at http://www.climatecrisis.net/
18 comments:
I agree that global warming is not just an enviromental project as it is also a moral theory. Ten years from now is not that long. Hopefully, most of us in the English 1020 class will be alive, raising our children. Do we really want our children to live in a world like that? Most would say no. So, the only option is to act now, to prevent global warming from becoming worse. I especially liked the movie because it portrayed the extreme neccesity of a change very well. It showed us charts and graphs with drastically different numbers and lines from just a few years ago. The movie revealed just how crucial our time is, with enough motivation without scare tactic. The thing I didn't like about the movie is Mr. Gore forgot to provide with ideas or theories of how we should go about an change in society. Overall, the movie was rather interesting and kept one awake when discussing a rather dull scientific subject.
Those who either doubt or choose to ignore the devastating effects of global warming will face a grim awakening upon watching Al Gore’s film. It is unimaginable that our country, as well as others, is not putting forth every effort to prevent the overwhelming consequences global warming will inevitably lead to following our current trends. To anyone who is uneducated on the subject, I would strongly recommend seeing An Inconvenient Truth; because beyond ignorance, there is absolutely no excuse for not doing your part in the fight to save our planet.
I was really excited to see this movie because I have been increasingly interested in the issue of global warming over the past few years. I have found that global issues, especially ones of this magnitude, can easily become overwhelming to take in, but I think the movie overcame this obstacle and was also more entertaining than I expected. I thought it was incredibly brilliant how Gore incorporated the more personal parts of his story that related to the issue to break up the monotony of all the graphs and data. It made me want to be part of a solution which was likely the purpose of this film in the first place.
I believe that Al Gore's choice to make a movie to support a issue that many find so alarming, yet some manage to ignore. I love the way Gore had evidence and passion towards global warming and the effect that it is having on our world today. Hopefully this movie will bring alot more attention to the serious situation humans have put themselves in. I think Gore is trying to help us realize that this is a major issue and it is already producing dramatic changes to our environment.
For every article I read arguing about the legitimacy of the global warming theory I can read one that attempts to disprove the theory. I find it rather difficult to swallow because of these conflicts. I am not a scientist nor will I ever be. So I must rely on the information they give me. And right now they are giving reports and opinions that are polar opposites. On that note, I do not want to be the one that does not act on the side of “ignorance.” So I do think we as a nation have an opportunity to put as many restrictions possible on greenhouse emissions. Why not? Some will say the more restrictions we place, the more money big businesses will lose out of pocket. If big businesses are taking the biggest hit it will eventually trickle down on us by them raising costs of their products and/or cutting jobs. Dilemma? I think so. However, it is good to see that some of the biggest corporations in America are willing to make it mandatory for restriction on emissions. With all that rambling, I guess I am in the “skeptic but lets do something just in case” category.
Global warming is going to eventually ruin our planet beyond repair. I think it is a little exagerrated but it is going to cause some problems in the long run. This is the worlds opportunity to expand life to other places such as outer space. With the technology that we possess in todays society i think that this will soon be our only option. This will not happen in our lifetime but maybe in our grandchildrens life. I do not think there is anything that we can do change what we have done or even stop it. The world relies on object that cause this problem and we can not change anything about that. These specific items that are causing these global warming effects will never go unused. If Al Gore is so upset about global warming then maybe he should get himself a bicycle and ride that instead of a fancy shmancy limosine.
The movie “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH” by Al Gore raises the awareness of global warming and claims that the source of this devastating phenomenon is rooted in our carbon footprints we leave behind as we consume energy for our daily purposes. With superb well orchestrated performance Al Gore presents data on graphs, that supports his believe.
As a skeptic , I must say that I was impressed from the movie, and I agree with the fact that our use of energy that produces air pollution must be reduced, and not only for the sake of our own health, but also the health of our plant. However I was not convinced that we, humans, are the sole or even the main contributors to the major climate changes taking place in this era.
One of the first figures he presented shows the different ice ages that accord thousands of years ago. And we know for a fact that those global earth phenomenons were not related to human activity simply because we weren’t there yet. I believe that those changes happened as part of earth life cycle.
In Middle Ages scientist believed that if you were to sail beyond the horizon you will fall to the abysses, because the earth is a cube. Our knowledge changes all the time, and so science , as more means of measurements are invented more accurate and more detailed information is collected and analyzed, this new data increases our knowledge and can changes our point of view. For the moment scientist believe that there is a direct correlation from our carbon monoxide pollution to global warming. This might be proved not as the only or even major cause ten years from now.
With that said, I strongly believe that we need to change our approach to energy conception, and follow the tips that are presented in the movie web site not only to reduce our own utility bills, but in order to reduce pollution . i think there is much more consensuses that the way we use consume energy and our daily routine causes pollution and the movie should have emphasized this point.
In general I liked the movie, especially because I reacted to what I saw, and wasn’t board or passive.
I am global not sure if i believe Al Gore or not. I have never done research on global warming, so I do not have the right to say either way. Although I do believe, regardless our fault or not, we should stop polluting so much. Our environment is very fragile. The ice caps may be melting on their own, but we can still take precautions. We have no proof that the ice caps have not been melting for hundreds of years because we did not have the technology to look. Since it is to our attention now we should take steps to try to stop them from melting if possible.
I am behind Gore and his campaign against global warming, 100%. This movie is basically showing us of the future to come if we do not act against global warming now. It is also showing us that we will lose pretty much everything if we do nothing. When Gore was showing us the "Warming Trends" chart, I was (and still am) shocked to see how high the CO2 levels are at the present. But I was even more shocked to see where the levels would be in about 50 years if we did nothing to "fix" global warming. I personally believe that by showing/telling us what impacting events happened during his Global Warming campaign, Gore was trying to tell us that at any given moment...we could lose things that could mean the world to us or that would benefit our futures. When he told us of his son being hit by a car, he said how it would be like losing all purpose of living if his son were to die. In the case of the melting ice caps, by the time we did "fixed" global warming there may not be any major ice caps since global warming is a large and short term occurance. But as many scientists have said, the ice caps are [possibly] melting naturally and we cannot do anything to prevent it.
I think we should all try to prevent further enlarging the global warming problem by trying not to use/do things that would contribute to this problem. That may or may not be a tall order, but we may be able to impact our planet's and later generations' futures if we start acting now.
I really enjoyed the video on global warming. I feel that Al Gore showed a better and clearer explanation of what global warming was at the beginning, which made it easy to follow along throughout the rest of the movie. I think that the visuals given made it easier to follow and understand for the most part. When he did the demonstration on the riser, I was astounded by how high the CO2 will reach within less than 50 years. The movie was very informative and one of the facts that he gave that began to scare me was the topic of West Antarctica. How if about half of the continent melted the entire sea level would raise 20 ft, along with graphics of where and how much land would be devastated on account of global warming. This movie maintained very informative and became a reality check towards the uninformed about how serious global warming is.
Up until recently I didn't even know people were doubting global warming. I always figured it was science fact instead of a theory. After watching "An Inconvenint Truth" I feel even more certain that global warming is happening and should be dealt with in the near future if not now. The movie provided multiple charts and examples of how global warming is already taking place. The movie also said a vast majority of scientists agree global warming is taking place and they know way more about this topic then me so why I wouldn't i believe them? I feel like I learned more about what global warming can do to the planet but I didn't really figure out any new ways to reduce the amount of energy I use. It was a very educational movie to watch and I'm glad i didn't sleep through it.
I found Gore's movie,"An Inconvenint Truth, to be very interesting because I do not think that global warming is a big problem. Yeah, I do see the need for the reduction of air pollutants but I think that the Earth is just in one of its warm cycles and that everyone is getting a little carried away with all of this global warming stuff. Gore's use of numerous graphs and charts made me a little skeptical. I do not think that there is any way to prevent or stop global warming. In his movie, Gore said that to help solve the problem of global warming, it is going to take everyone in every country working together. I think that is impossible.
Even though I do not agree with Gore on global warming issues, I found he movie to be interesting and not boring like I originally thought.
Something I noticed after reading the comments on the movie including mine.
though I do believe in global warming, I noticed how easily we were all convinced by the graphs presented to us , and nobody including me thought to suggest that the graphs were fabricated (not that I’m claiming that they were). It seams that graphs are a very strong convincing tools and we tend to see them as a scientific fact, especially if they are followed by an impressing and logical presentation.. What would have happened if somebody on a different issue would have come with a very impressing graphs and showed us that the concentration of salt in our oceans are increasing and soon all marine life will perish. I think if the presentation was as good as Al Gore I might have believed this theory. I’m bringing this up not to debate on the authentication of the graphs in the movie, but their purpose as a mean to convince audience.
It's ashamed that this is my first time really paying attention to global warming. It was really interesting to learn and I feel that more people should start to recognize the situation as a threat. I agree with Gore on global warming because we all know things change. If it is constantly increasing, who is to say 50 years from now we won't be in trouble.
I feel that what Al Gore is doing to alert people about the dangers of global warming in the future is a good deed. I guess you can say I am a skeptic about the situation because I feel that some of the problems causing the global warming could be nature taking its course, and partly ours. Global warming is a very important issue and people should watch the film to find out how they can do more to help. The information at the end of the film is very helpful, and Al Gore does a very thorough job of showing the statics of what the future may look like. I am very concerned about this whole situation even though most of the terrible things mentioned by Al Gore will not happen many years from now I am concerned for my future generation
I do not know weather or not i agree of disagree with Al Gore's theory. Don't get me wrong I believe that global warming is in effect because of the pollution, but i believe there is a bigger or better explanation for what is all to come of the earth. Gore's charts do show high interests for me and seem to be true, especially the chart showing what will come to pass in 50 years from now. I think that the end of humanity will be the fault of humans and that global warming is just part of the ultimate picture.
I wish that there was something that we all could do to stop global warming, but it is already set in motion and our grandchildren will have to suffer the paths that we have left for them. There could be millions of explanations of why this happening to the world, but i don't think that just one is the problem. I do believe in Gore's theory but at the same time i believe that there is nothing we can do at this point and our future isn't so promising for our grandchildren.
Ten years is quite some time from now and maybe global warming will make us suffer in the future but i do not believe it will be the ultimate destruction of humanity.
I believe that I was very ignorant of the facts of global warming but it has not changed what I belive is the truth of what will come to all of us at the end.
I feel that even though people don't want to address the issue, only because they are scared to know the real consequences of what they are currently doing to the environment. I don't know about the rest of you, but I would like for my children to be able to enjoy the same types of seasons and beautiful countryside and things like that that I were able to enjoy growing up. This, for the children, should cost no money because they have done nothing wrong. We are the ones who should be busting at the seams to try and make amends for the horrific acts of vandalism that we have done to not only America, but the whole planet Earth. We should all be ashamed of ourselves that we drive these cars that simply pour smoke and only get 11 to 14 mpg. That is simply disgusting. This movie, for me was a very big eye opener and it makes me want to make a difference for our world.
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