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Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary of the year. An audience and critical favorite An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real man-made and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don't act now. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous frequently emotional always fascinating. In the end An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken involved and inspired.System Requirements:Run Time: 96 mins Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: PG UPC: 097363480846 Manufacturer No: 348084

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #404 in DVD
• Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
• Released on: 2006-11-21
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .12 pounds
• Running time: 96 minutes

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With the fate of our planet arguably hanging in the balance, An Inconvenient Truth may prove to be one of the most important and prescient documentaries of all time. As he jokingly refers to himself, "former President-elect" Al Gore felt an urgent personal calling to draw attention--as he had been doing throughout his political career--to the increasingly desperate crisis of global warming, and this riveting documentary is basically a filmed version (by respected TV director Davis Guggenheim) of the PowerPoint lecture that Gore has presented (by his own estimate, well over 1,000 times) to attentive audiences all over the world. Considering Gore's amiable, low-key approach to charts, graphs, statistics, and photographs that leave no room for doubt regarding the reality (not "theory") of global warming as Earth's ultimate environmental crisis, many viewers will be surprised by just how fascinating and convincing this no-frills film really is.

As we learn about the milestone events that shaped his character (including his sister's death and young son's near-fatal injuries after being struck by a car), Gore sheds the stiff demeanor of his 2000 presidential campaign and impresses us as a man with a mission, transcending partisan politics with an impassioned plea for common sense, ethical forthrightness, and passionate purpose in reversing the harmful effects of global warming through personal and political responsibility. Some may accuse Gore of exploiting global warming as a Democratic platform, but his honest conviction regarding this "inconvenient truth" (i.e. overwhelming evidence of global warming that's troublesome to those whose interests are threatened by Gore's irrefutable message) is likely to silence all but the most obtusely stubborn detractors. By taking the high road and discreetly avoiding a full-on assault against the George W. Bush administration (which has steadfastly avoided "the inconvenient truth" with obfuscating spin control and policies favoring the oil industry), Gore effectively rises above political differences with a stern but hopeful eye toward a better future for our children.--Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Al Gore is my hero
I'll bet that all the one star votes are from Republicans in the mid west who can't read.

The Warning About Global Summer
Documentaries lie on the continuum between fact and fiction. They show recreated reality as the producer sees it. Will the paying audience agree? Al Gore's anecdote about South America and Africa demonstrates the changing styles of science. Will today's beliefs become as obsolete as 18th century science? Gore says pollution causes global warming by trapping heat that would escape into space. Is carbon dioxide the sole cause? What if the output from the sun is increasing? What if the orbit of the earth is nearer to the sun? Gore explains his arguments. There was global warming during Medieval times. One difference is the higher level of CO2 compared to the estimates from the past. Gore predicts skyrocketing levels in 50 years. [If true, people will die off as during the Global Cooling of the 14th century and solve the problem until the next cycle.]

Gore said the ten hottest years of the past 2 centuries were in the past decades; the earth is warming up since the last Ice Age. The warmer oceans create bigger hurricanes. Was the New Orleans disaster of 2005 due in part to faulty engineering or politics? Gore lost the 2000 Presidential election because he didn't carry his home state of Tennessee. Was that due to his advocacy of NAFTA or the Gun Ban? Did people distrust Gore's judgment? Global warming causes both floods and droughts. Ocean and wind currents redistribute tropic heat. This film also advertises Al Gore as if he was running for office again. Gore explains the effects of earlier springs on increasing insects that adversely affect human life. Gore says the melting glaciers of Greenland can cause ocean levels to rise by 20 feet. This would devastate Florida, San Francisco, and other places because of the rise of the oceans.

Could the world's population have tripled in 40 years? Wouldn't that require massive increases in food? Carbon emissions correlate to relative wealth of the countries. An urban legend (?) Of a frg in hot water is used as a warning. Gore's older sister smoked cigarettes and died of lung cancer. [Gore didn't explain this as caused by big corporations and their advertising.] The lack of articles questioning global warming could demonstrate censorship. Big corporations funded universities and direct research, its not just the White House that manipulates statistics. Gore failed to point out how Big Oil has rigged the laws to create high gasoline consumption. Just look at America before the 1950s when people shopped and worked at local small businesses and most did not own automobiles or air conditioners. "Are you ready to change the way you live?" [Are you, Senator Gore?] The film gives a number of suggestions to reduce energy consumption voluntarily. [Gore does not recommend nationalizing Big Oil to prevent further damage to the people and environment, as has happened since the 1940s. Countries like Mexico and Venezuela that nationalized their oil industries have low gas prices and energy independence.]

The Earth is warming. Period.
Wake up, people! While there may be disagreement about the exact consequences of global warming, there is no doubt in scientific circles that the Earth's climate is changing and that we have something to do with it.

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