An Inconvenient Truth Film Analysis

Accepting that there is a problem is the first step toward a path of recovery. For many years, the issue of global warming has been debated and every last piece of information has been presented. In midst of all this debate, it seems as though every single member of society has formulated their own opinion of this issue primarily based on biased media coverage as opposed to any research of their own. In his film, An Inconvenient Truth, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim decides to dilute the negative effects of misleading media coverage by following long time global rights activist, Al Gore, on the lecture circuit. The former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action …show more content…
One of the greatest obstacles global warming activists face is relieving society of all the out of context, misleading, and incorrect facts and figures that have been manifested over the years. By presenting irrefutable statistics, Guggenheim is able to change the perception of global warming held by individuals not fully immersed in the issue. Given that a large number of his audience members do not know all the science behind global warming, Guggenheim provides a series of graphic representations. One of these representations is a display of the exponential increase of carbon dioxide emissions over the years (Guggenheim). This increase in carbon dioxide, in Layman’s terms, essentially causes our atmosphere to trap the sun’s heat. To further the effectiveness of his graph, Al Gore is shown getting on a machine to elevate himself to the height at which scientists predict the carbon dioxide concentration to be in just a matter of fifty years. He does this to express to the audience that these predicted levels are literally “off the charts” (Guggenheim). Although showing the increase in Carbon Dioxide concentrations seems to be a basic piece of evidence, this particular graph serves a much deeper purpose. Beneath an extensive …show more content…
The subject matter of Global Warming is an issue that we cannot see on a daily basis, so we never put its consequences at the forefront of our minds. It is easy for us to hand off the work and the action necessary to resolve the problem to the next person and eventually to the next generation. The next generation, however, is our children. The little children playing at the local park, the little boys riding bikes around the block, and the little girls playing soccer in the backyard will all be victims of the issue that we are choosing to avoid today. Is it not our responsibility to ensure that our children and our children’s children have the ability to live the quality of life that we are privileged enough to live today? By accepting that global warming is an issue that warrants attention, we can work to eliminate the increase in carbon dioxide levels, relieve our atmosphere of excessive heat, and purify our Earth of the sun’s rays We live in a world with beautiful skies and ocean blues. We live with love in our hearts and inspiration in our eyes. We live in a wonderful world. Let us not let an issue that can be resolved today be the end of us