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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9880)	2/25/2007 11:21:31 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36917

Well, as Gomer Pyle would say, "Surpirse, Surprise, Surprise..." "An Inconvenient Truth" wins best documentary. stackeddeck.com

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9880)	2/25/2007 11:29:24 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36917

'An Inconvenient Truth' wins Best Documentary at the Academy Awards. hollywoodtoday.net Appearances to the contrary, Davis Guggenheim's documentary is not really about Al Gore. It consists mainly of a multimedia presentation on climate change that Mr. Gore has given many times over the last few years, interspersed with interviews and Mr. Gore's voice-over reflections on his life in and out of politics. Mr. Gore is, rather, the surprisingly engaging vehicle for some very disturbing information. His explanations of complex environmental phenomena are clear, and while some of the visual aids are a little corny, most of the images are stark, illuminating and powerful. As unsettling as it can be, the film is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study. This is not everything you need to know about global warming: that's the point. But it is a good place to start, and to continue, a process of education that could hardly be more urgent. "An Inconvenient Truth" is a necessary film. — A. O. Scott, The New York Times