Well I went to go see An Inconvenient Truth and while the laying out of the facts supporting global warming was a nice change from the debates we usually have about climate change, there was a bit too much Al Gore in this movie for me.
He goes from his climate change slide-show to him talking about losing the election to Bush, his father's decision to stop growing tobacco because his daughter (Al Gore's sister) dying from smoking. It also features a lot about how he has been obsessed with climate change since his university days.
It really does come off as genuine, but the personal nature of it, means that suggestions about the political motivations of the movie can't be completely refuted.
All in all though a thought provoking movie about what we are doing to the planet. I liked the credits, which showed tons of easy ways to reduce the impact we as individuals have on the planet. (Even if that will not be enough to completely solve the problem)
Another interesting movie that's coming out and had a preview there, waswho killed the electric car? should be another good movie
2 comments:
I'm not sure, Justin. I think there was just enough Al Gore (really, is there such a thing as too much Al Gore????) If the movie were just him giving his slide show, then it would be just that - a slide show. With the extra information, now it is a Glorified slideshow :)
Al Gore is a respected environmentalist, plus his audience - the American one - likes, often needs, to give personal faces to issues. With the extra footage/commentary, Gore is able to show the complex and often convulted paths that lead to activism while at the same time adding sugar to help the proverbial medicine go down. I found it touching and inspirational ...
But its also possible that I wouldn't be adverse to hidden political motivations ....
Hey justin! Wow, i just found ur blog through the internet history of Yohan, haha how weird! Anyway, VERY interesting, i like the part where you talk about "linking being canadian to being a liberal" haha very funny...i would feel like puking too :)
I also like ur comments of Al Gore..although i dont agree...its not "too" al gore, haha
Who killed the electric car looks very good, hopefully we'll go see it together.
Im working right now....so i should go back to the counter, hehe (im printing off some schedule right now)
ohhh and ill keep praying that a good job comes to you..even though i hope you will go do your master, ur intelligence should be waster! i hope doing ur master will make you want to do a PhD :)
anyways! Good night darlin
a plus tard
xox
Stephanie
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