An Inconvenient Truth

I know, I know, there are almost no good movies out right now. But be patient. Last night I saw three trailers for what look like good ones, including An Inconvenient Truth.

This documentary follows Al “I used to be the next president of the United States” Gore on his campaign of awareness regarding global warming. I’d never suspected Gore would become one of those movie-star presidents, but hey, whatever gets the job done.

My main criticism was that the trailer seemed very heavy and fear-based (“this is the scariest movie you’ll see all year”), which can be paralyzing and lead to a loss of hope. But when I saw the official movie poster, all was forgiven.

Mark May 26th on your calendars.

One thought on “An Inconvenient Truth

  1. I was initially wary of this film when I heard about it. Al Gore, while well meaning, can often be quite self-serving in his messaging and I am sick to death of the “new style” of documentary, exemplified by Michael Moore.

    These films seem to simply show anger and no solutions. They only serve to make people uncomfortable in the world they live.

    However, I saw a clip on PBS the other night that seemed really interesting and I totally agree about the poster, magnificent

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