Review: An Inconvenient Truth

Beth and I finally saw An Inconvenient Truth last night. This much talked about documentary has raised awareness about the climate change that is occuring due to global warming. Of course, it's not without controversy and the movie tries to address the skeptics as much as possible. I don't consider myself an expert on both sides of the issue. My view on global warming is that whether or not this is happening, the changes that are being suggested are just good for the environment in general.

As for the movie, I enjoyed the film and thought that it got its point across very well. I would have liked to have seen a lot less focus on Al Gore and his past because I don't think it added anything to the film. Also, the visuals, which added a lot to the message, were tough to view sometimes. For example, the labels on the axes on some of the graphs were difficult to read which meant that the scales of some of the graphs were difficult to read. Scales on graphs can be manipulated to make changes in data look more extreme and I wanted to be sure that this wasn't happening. My biggest complaint, though, is that Al Gore does not know how to say "ARCTIC." He continually said "Artic" and "Antartic" which, to me, hurt his credibility. Couldn't someone tell him how to say it?

Even with these flaws, the movie is required viewing for everyone.