i just purchased "an inconvenient truth" from ppv. as you may already know, it's a documentary about al gore and his global warming slideshow/powerpoint presentation.
it is powerful and utterly convincing.
before you say, "dude, a documentary? i don't want to watch a documentary", well, keep in mind that nowadays, documentaries are the best storytelling you'll find, and they've come a long way from what we all saw in grammar school. so, beyond anything else, it is not boring by any means. in fact, the ideas and facts and stats are completely thought provoking and, honestly, scary beyond words.
and, since this is something he cares deeply about, gore actually emotes, and that brings about a humanity about him that wasn't seen in his presidential campaign. he is in no way robotic. in fact, he is actually, dare i say, somewhat presidential. and professorial.
and, republican and conservative true believers, take note that this is not "fahrenheit 9/11" for global warming. in fact, there's nothing political in this - outside of a few quick jokes here and there. in fact, with every proposition stated, there's facts and stats to back them all up. no hippy shit, just science backed up by, you know, science. and with every propostion, there's another proposition then based upon that. that's the way nature works, one thing affecting another, and so on. like i said, really scary shit, but well worth hearing, so we all know what we're getting into.
no blame is placed on any political party. it's just purely about the health of our planet, and how these 70 degree days you've had in december and january on the east coast aren't such a good thing.
no matter what you think of the guy, personally or politically, none of that comes into play during this documentary. in fact, if you strip all that baggage away, he comes across as a well-read man giving a theory proven a million times over.
i couldn't recommend this any more.
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