An Inconvenient Truth

Paramount Vantage | Release Date: May 24, 2006

8.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 252 Ratings

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AdamAAug 15, 2008

This documentary is well made, but horribly written. When I want to hear science, I have to sit through Al Gore's life story. I didn't want an autobiography, but that's what I got. Key details where left out which made me This documentary is well made, but horribly written. When I want to hear science, I have to sit through Al Gore's life story. I didn't want an autobiography, but that's what I got. Key details where left out which made me wondering. The documentary was completely biased and vain. I say kudos, however, to the director, who is quite talented at getting a point across.… Expand

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KD.Apr 8, 2007

There was an over use of scare tactics in this documentary. Gore draws conclusions based on common sense, not scientific proof.

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DanielD.Apr 20, 2008

This film mixes scientific facts with some apparent science fiction, which did not suprise me; the part that I found somewhat riveting though was the political propaganda. It has a bizarre cultish aspect to it like watching Triumph of the This film mixes scientific facts with some apparent science fiction, which did not suprise me; the part that I found somewhat riveting though was the political propaganda. It has a bizarre cultish aspect to it like watching Triumph of the Will and The Passion sliced together. Here's Al, the man from humble roots (wink wink) who received a prophetic message in college and has tried to save the world from itself ever since. This journey has lead him to the temples of power where those who should have known better didn't recognise their green messiah. Al sufferred many unspeakable things for all of us. The loss of a loved one, the near sacrifice of his beloved son, and a gut-wrenching and humiliating political defeat. If Al started out immature and selfish, all of the sufferring and the pain has stripped that away. The terrible journey has purified his heart. No one would continue this crusade for merely selfish reasons; the cost has been too high. Now don't we owe him our loyalty and of course our votes? Al baptise me in that endangered brown river of your's, my soul is now your's....I can't see into Al's heart to judge his motives but his politcal track record makes me highly skeptical. Either way, the person who wrote the screenplay deserves an oscar.… Expand

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RajDoctorFeb 9, 2007

An Inconvenient Truth I had heard lots of raving reviews for this documentary, but had missed it in the theatres in Amsterdam. I regretted that, and was eager to see the movie sometime. Today I saw the documentary, and let me say that I am An Inconvenient Truth I had heard lots of raving reviews for this documentary, but had missed it in the theatres in Amsterdam. I regretted that, and was eager to see the movie sometime. Today I saw the documentary, and let me say that I am not a Republic, nor an American, nor a Westerner, nor a Scientist. I am just a one of the audience from a developing country, who gets worried of the way we are destroying this world and would like to do something to save our planet. The documentary is about 100 minutes long and 70 percent of it is about creating fear in the minds of Americans showing all the possible data about how the planet is getting destroyed. The data and information in the documentary is presented nicely in very good visuals - making it simple and easy to understand. One gets convinced that surely the world is on a brink of major global disaster. I was much interested in the last 30 minutes when Al Gore the main protagonist of the documentary starts talking about the solutions. He presents three solutions … Expand

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FilipeNetoMay 27, 2020

This is probably one of the most striking and notable environmental documentaries of all time, especially considering that it won two Oscars (Best Original Song and, unsurprisingly, Best Documentary) and is presented by the former AmericanThis is probably one of the most striking and notable environmental documentaries of all time, especially considering that it won two Oscars (Best Original Song and, unsurprisingly, Best Documentary) and is presented by the former American politician and eternal candidate for the White House, Al Gore. However, almost twenty years after this documentary was made, almost nothing has changed and the world, if these predictions are true, is lost.

The presentation of the theme and the way Al Gore explains and expresses himself to the public is enlightening and very precise. We could not expect anything else from a man who spent much of his life in the political career and in the US Congress. All the information the documentary conveys is overwhelming and clearly explains the urgency to act, to protect the environment and to seriously face the changes that are taking place. The graphs and data are useful and well presented. However, the documentary is not without its flaws.

The first problem with this documentary is that it involves Al Gore's political past too much without there being a real need for it. On the one hand, Gore's allusions to his own childhood and youth allow us to understand the reasons why he joined this documentary and so openly supports environmentalist banners: he always had, even when he was an active politician, environmental awareness and concerns with these issues. The documentary explains this, making it possible to understand why he is presenting it. However, there are a lot of moments when it makes considerations about the political trajectory and the electoral defeat of its presenter. In a sense, it seems like a retrospective on his political past, made by himself. If I were the presenter here, would the documentary talk about the passion that I have for dark chocolate? What connection can be made between the environment, the danger of climate changes, and the fact that I can't see a bar of dark chocolate? Another problem with this documentary, at least for me, was to feel that it is closer to being just a conference recorded in an auditorium than a documentary made for cinema or even TV. It relies too much on the figure of Gore, displaying a powerpoint with several graphs and images for an audience. Just that.… Expand

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