larming for
being delivered in Mr. Gore's matter-of-fact, scholarly tone.
He speaks of the need to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions as a "moral
imperative," and most people who see this movie will do so out of a sense
of duty, which seems to me entirely appropriate. Luckily, it happens to be a
well-made documentary, edited crisply enough to keep it from feeling like 90
minutes of C-Span and shaped to give Mr. Gore's argument a real sense of drama.
As unsettling as it can be, it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like
any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study. This is not
everything you need to know about global warming: that's the point. But it is a
good place to start, and to continue, a process of education that could
hardly be more urgent. "An Inconvenient Truth" is a
"An Inconvenient Truth" is rated PG (Parental guidance
suggested). Some of the subjects discussed might be upsetting.
An Inconvenient Truth
Directed by Davis Guggenheim; produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and
Scott Z. Burns; released by Paramount Classics and Participant Productions.
Running time: 96 minutes.
For more information
movie website: www.climatecrisis.net
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