I believe the spoiler caveat does not apply to this film. It's obvious what it's about and the position it takes. If you have no clue, then this review has spoilers and you might want to stop reading now.
There are two necessary objectives in this documentary. One is building the credibility of the speaker, Al Gore. The other is building the case for recent global warming being the result of human activity. Both stories are necessary to make the case. You have to believe the presenter in order to believe the case he makes.
In the end I believed him as a person and I believe he has his facts in order. However, something else happened to me in the end. I made a similar journey. I incorporated these facts into my story, my history, and my future plans.
Those of us who were teenagers or older in the 1960's saw a glimpse of this 45 years ago. It took a lot of money and drugs, but we were able to ignore it. Well, reality is back. Double talk is dead. How do I accommodate this into my life, my choices? That is the question Mr. Gore raises for himself and, in the end, raises for me.
This "film" is really performance art. It's like the concert tour movie: Gore travels the globe giving the same slide show from his laptop. The presentation is filmed and edited with B-Roll footage. He makes a case for being a real human being himself and does it much more effectively than he did while campaigning. It's not about him, though. It's about us, each of us.
One last note. He has compassion for us and does not raise our anxiety. He raises our awareness and nudges us toward a necessary acceptance in a loving way.
See it.
There are two necessary objectives in this documentary. One is building the credibility of the speaker, Al Gore. The other is building the case for recent global warming being the result of human activity. Both stories are necessary to make the case. You have to believe the presenter in order to believe the case he makes.
In the end I believed him as a person and I believe he has his facts in order. However, something else happened to me in the end. I made a similar journey. I incorporated these facts into my story, my history, and my future plans.
Those of us who were teenagers or older in the 1960's saw a glimpse of this 45 years ago. It took a lot of money and drugs, but we were able to ignore it. Well, reality is back. Double talk is dead. How do I accommodate this into my life, my choices? That is the question Mr. Gore raises for himself and, in the end, raises for me.
This "film" is really performance art. It's like the concert tour movie: Gore travels the globe giving the same slide show from his laptop. The presentation is filmed and edited with B-Roll footage. He makes a case for being a real human being himself and does it much more effectively than he did while campaigning. It's not about him, though. It's about us, each of us.
One last note. He has compassion for us and does not raise our anxiety. He raises our awareness and nudges us toward a necessary acceptance in a loving way.
See it.