MillyHas Al Gore's film made a difference?
November 18th 2006 03:11
A couple of weeks ago I went to see Al Gore's film, 'An Inconvenient Truth'. At first I was not overly impressed with the film. I disliked the way Gore interwove aspects of his life into the hard-fact story line. I thought here we go again, another American who wants to beat his chest and score a couple of brownie points in the political realm.
I was also sceptical of many of the figures he provided. He did not seem to substantiate many of his claims or justify where he got his facts. For example, he said that many Pacific Islanders had to relocate already because of the rising sea levels. This problem is compounded by the fact that the Pacific Islands are flat.
To Gore's credit, many of his accusations have been henceforth substantiated by newspaper reports and other publications on global warming that have surfaced since the film. Politicians are also taking a more active interest in the issue of global warming at the UN meetings in Nairobi. As a result, I have changed my opinion of the film, and have decided that despite Gore’s rhetoric on his life, his film has made a great contribution to our generation by reigniting public debate.
What are your thoughts on the film? What do you believe can be done to overcome the problems associated with global warming?
To Gore's credit, many of his accusations have been henceforth substantiated by newspaper reports and other publications on global warming that have surfaced since the film. Politicians are also taking a more active interest in the issue of global warming at the UN meetings in Nairobi. As a result, I have changed my opinion of the film, and have decided that despite Gore’s rhetoric on his life, his film has made a great contribution to our generation by reigniting public debate.
What are your thoughts on the film? What do you believe can be done to overcome the problems associated with global warming?
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