Today I watched “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore, and was a little disappointed, actually. I started with an open mind, but the beginning was incredibly cheesy. It was more like “An Autobiography/Sob Story about Al Gore”. We don’t want to cry over your son going to the hospital- that has no relevance to global warming! So after we got about halfway through the beginning of the movie, they finally stopped showing those flashbacks. And then, after things began looking up, the violins started up and here came another of those corny ‘pity me’ moments.

After that, though, the movie got better. (No more flashbacks- YES!) It presented some scary facts and consequences of ignoring Global Warming and let it eat up all our dry land, crops, homes, and lives basically. The ending was much stronger than the first half, and I’m glad I didn’t just stop watching. Al Gore is one of the many environmentalists that understand the problem and how to fix it. In a sense, they’re doing the same things we’re trying to do- except they have funding and we just have this website.

So if I was asked to rate this movie, I would have to say a 7 out of 10. Although lacking in realization that viewers do not want to watch an autobiography that has nothing to do about global warming, this movie shows the things that could happen if we don’t stop polluting our Earth.

A photo of Al Gore:

Who is Al Gore? Well, his life has centered mostly around politics. He’s been in the House of Representatives, Senate, and he’s been a Vice President to Bill Clinton. He also ran for office in one of the most controversial elections ever (because of the Florida vote count was so close). Right now, he’s an environmentalist. Surprisingly, he won the Nobel Peace Prize partly because of this video.

-Rika