An Inconvenient Truth is a fascinating documentary that highlights a concerted campaign against global warming. The former U.S vice president Al Gore sets out to give a traveling lecture show about global warming. Through the film, Al Gore expresses his long-term concern about global warming and urges the rest of the world to join him in the campaign. The information in the film is presented in an organized manner using a power-point show. Al Gore presents the information about global warming in an articulate manner using scientific theories and personal experiences. Al Gore makes his audience understand and feel the effects of global warming by displaying photographic evidence in his presentation. Al Gore tries his best to explain to his audience about the present and future effects of global warming. The film is very educative and warns people against engaging in activities that can increase temperature and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Al Gore reiterates the fact that global warming is not a political issue but a moral issue. Al Gore presents his information in a passionate and persuasive manner that makes the documentary very enjoyable to watch. The film captures the attention of all viewers including those who are not conversant with the concept of global warming. The general introduction on global warming given at the beginning of the presentation makes those viewers who are new to the concept of global warming at least have a hint of what he is talking about. The film is made more effective by Al Gore’s determination to ensure that everyone in the audience clearly understands the concept of global warming. Al Gore makes the film believable by sharing with the audience how his college professor introduced him to the concept of global warming. In this documentary, Al Gore points out some of the effects of global warming.
Al Gore uses visual aids such as photographs and graphs to bring the reality of global warming to his audience. Gore predicts a rise in temperature and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in the next 1000 years using graphs. The use of research data on the effects of global warming makes the viewer be very attentive. In his presentation, Al Gore shows pictures of Hurricane Katrina to the audience to show them the real effects of global warming. Increased storms in the U.S and other countries across the world are a result of global warming. This is depicted in Al Gore’s presentation where he uses the storms in the U.S and Japan as examples of the effects of global warming.
Many people are able to relate to Al Gore’s presentation when he gives the example of shorter winters and longer summers. In one of his demonstrations, Al Gore uses an animated clip of a bear struggling because the snow has melted and there is no place to settle. The presentation also shows the effect of global warming on ecological systems around the world. Al Gore highlights the effects of global warming from different angles by arguing that some diseases such as malaria become very prevalent with increasing global temperatures. The themes presented by Al Gore in his presentation are very real and he does his best to support his arguments using live examples and proven statistical data that his audience can relate with. Despite the emotional appeal that the film portrays, it lacks scientific integrity because Al Gore’s themes are not adequately supported by scientists and other experts on climate matters. The film would have been more convincing if interviews with known scientists could have been included. Interviews with known experts would have added some credibility to Al Gore’s arguments. Al Gore’s presentation is thought-provoking and gives the audience an opportunity to come up with solutions to the effects of global warming. The film has limited documented evidence although Gore does a good job in getting the attention of viewers.
It is clear from Al Gore’s presentation that he tries to get some feedback from scientists in his attempt to have a deeper understanding of the global warming issue. Scientific evidence about global warming is very complex but Gore tries his level best to make his presentation very compelling and easy to understand. The original research information is very simplified for the sake of presentation. Al Gore’s arguments regarding global warming are very direct and do not in any way represent the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The rising sea levels are a potential threat to those who live in low coastal plains. According to Al Gore, global warming causes the sea ice to melt and in the process leads to a rise in the sea level. High sea levels cause flooding that claims human lives. Al Gore uses computer simulations to demonstrate to his audience how rising sea levels lead to flooding. Floods have increased in recent times and Al Gore attributes this to global warming.
Al Gore is of the opinion that human activities have contributed significantly to global warming. According to Al Gore, the burning of fossil fuels is among the major causes of global warming with devastating effects. The information in Gore’s slideshow presentation is not necessarily new but the mode of presentation makes the film very interesting to watch. The effects of global warming highlighted by Al Gore are very real but most of them lack sufficient evidence. Some of Al Gore’s arguments do not have the required certainty when it comes to scientific explanations. Al Gore’s presentation tends to focus on the effects of global warming rather than its causes.
The film manages to generate awareness about global warming and makes the audience to be more concerned about global warming and its effects. Al Gore’s argument is that lack of awareness is the reason why the world continues to suffer from the effects of global warming. Al Gore uses the passionate and inspirational presentation to raise concern on the ever-increasing effects of global warming. The use of animations and visual graphs makes Al Gore’s presentation very captivating. The film is based on some familiar facts about global warming but Gore makes them appear so real through his determined presentation. Despite Al Gore’s assertion that the film is not in the way political, his presentation shows some bias because it does not highlight any efforts by President Bush’s regime towards minimizing global warming. The presentation in this film should have not have been made by a politician because it is bound to create unnecessary criticism from republicans. The film would have been more appealing if Al Gore would have shown some of his efforts towards dealing with global warming.
There is a complete disconnect in the way Al Gore presents the problems associated with global warming and the relative solutions he recommends to solve the problems. The solutions suggested for solving some of the problems associated with global warming do not match with the problems. Al Gore approaches the issue of global warming from an imperialist point of view and does not completely bring out the causes of global warming and its possible solutions. Al Gore seems to use the global warming issue to settle his political scores with republicans. Al Gore does not actually mention the global system of imperialism as the root cause of global warming and environmental destruction. Imperialist globalization has made many people in third-world countries burn down forests in search of agricultural land. This has increased the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere. Al Gore fails to mention the reason why many people are forced to destroy forests.
Al Gore does not convincingly explain why the U.S contributes largely to global warming compared to other countries. He only cites some statistical information without giving out some concrete evidence. The imposing presence of Al Gore in the film makes the film look like it was more about Al Gore than global warming. The solutions offered by Al Gore for solving global warming are not inspired by morality in any way. This goes contrary to his earlier claims that global warming is a moral issue. The political solutions offered by Al Gore are not in any way good for the environment. The film does not comprehensively inform the audience about global warming but tries to influence the ideas and perspectives of the audience. The complex evidence about the effects of global warming is presented in an entertaining way through the use of visual aids. Despite lacking factual evidence, the film informs the global population about the causes and effects of global warming.
The scientific principles used by Al Gore in this film are very basic and simplified for ordinary people to understand. Despite its weaknesses, the movie has done well in making the issue of global warming well known to many people. Although global warming is a serious environmental issue, many nations have done very little in educating their people about the causes and effects of global warming. Al Gore’s initiative is very commendable because very few leaders and experts have come out openly to warn the world about the effects of global warming. The basic information about global warming presented in the film has made many viewers more concerned about the problems associated with global warming.
The An Inconvenient Truth movie has made many people open up to the reality of the dangers associated with global warming. Al Gore’s presentation calls on people to take some action towards solving problems associated with global warming. The film is very moving and has astonishing clarity. The manner in which Gore presents his themes in the film makes it easy for all ages to understand his arguments. Global warming is a very serious issue that should not be politicized in any way. The effects of global warming highlighted in Gore’s presentation are very real and therefore serious measures should be put in place to deal with them.