Lez Talk about Earth, baby...
Just saw "An Inconvenient Truth" - the documentary that trails Al Gore as he moves about the country, giving his slideshow on global warming. I had read all these reviews that marveled at the documentary-maker's ability to make Al Gore not boring. Um, so he's definitely still boring BUT he makes a good point (y'know, that whole "try-to-give-a-damn" thing) and I'd recommend seeing it.
But I spent the entire movie trying to watch it through a skeptic's eyes - because that's whose mind it needed to change, right? - and I do have a few bones to pick. First off, there are leagues of substantial evidence in favor of global warming so when you're using colorful graphs with lots of dramatic-looking upswings and no clearly marked x- and y- axes, you're doing the argument a disservice. And when you choose to splice in a 15-second cartoon short of Mr. Polar Bear swimming aimlessly through the arctic waters looking for a non-existence piece of ice to hoist his tired body on, I can't help but pause my sniveling for a moment to mumble "cheap trick." There's no need for critter animation - the reality is angering enough!
I also thought the movie spent too long arguing the existence of global warming, and never really outlined some of the steps we can take to fix things. I'm guessing that most people going to see this flick already care about the issue and don't need it re-explained; what we do need is for someone to spell out the ways in which we can adjust our current lifestyle to make a difference. Don't you think our problem is that we can't fathom the solutions? Not that we can't fathom the problem?
All that criticism aside, I do give Mr. Gore and the filmmakers big props for paying attention to this incredibly big, serious, scary problem that has been forgotten on Capitol Hill in the flurry of debates over gay marriage and other such valid, ethical things.
Okay, it's time for me to go. The sarcasm is building and things will only get less funny and more angry from here on out. For tips on what YOU can do to right our wrongs, visit http://climatecrisis.org/. (Oh no, I've turned into a public service announcement...)
Just saw "An Inconvenient Truth" - the documentary that trails Al Gore as he moves about the country, giving his slideshow on global warming. I had read all these reviews that marveled at the documentary-maker's ability to make Al Gore not boring. Um, so he's definitely still boring BUT he makes a good point (y'know, that whole "try-to-give-a-damn" thing) and I'd recommend seeing it.
But I spent the entire movie trying to watch it through a skeptic's eyes - because that's whose mind it needed to change, right? - and I do have a few bones to pick. First off, there are leagues of substantial evidence in favor of global warming so when you're using colorful graphs with lots of dramatic-looking upswings and no clearly marked x- and y- axes, you're doing the argument a disservice. And when you choose to splice in a 15-second cartoon short of Mr. Polar Bear swimming aimlessly through the arctic waters looking for a non-existence piece of ice to hoist his tired body on, I can't help but pause my sniveling for a moment to mumble "cheap trick." There's no need for critter animation - the reality is angering enough!
I also thought the movie spent too long arguing the existence of global warming, and never really outlined some of the steps we can take to fix things. I'm guessing that most people going to see this flick already care about the issue and don't need it re-explained; what we do need is for someone to spell out the ways in which we can adjust our current lifestyle to make a difference. Don't you think our problem is that we can't fathom the solutions? Not that we can't fathom the problem?
All that criticism aside, I do give Mr. Gore and the filmmakers big props for paying attention to this incredibly big, serious, scary problem that has been forgotten on Capitol Hill in the flurry of debates over gay marriage and other such valid, ethical things.
Okay, it's time for me to go. The sarcasm is building and things will only get less funny and more angry from here on out. For tips on what YOU can do to right our wrongs, visit http://climatecrisis.org/. (Oh no, I've turned into a public service announcement...)
posted by Amalia at 12:30 AM
2 Comments:
This conversation is over my (Lara's) head, but I recommend that you post more political such material on HateToHelp, ama.
hmmm...I second josie's points. and not just because she disagrees. I have also never seen the movie. interesting.
and I think that after this political rant of a post amalia should rethink her harsh stance on censorship.
I would also like to point out which of these two hot chicks calls you ama. just want to make it clear who's puny head has been overshot by amalia's blog. I'm off now to sue my partner for libel.
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