An Inconvenient Truth
Well, we finally made it over to see AIT at the varsity. A funny thing happened on the way to sitting down. The first thing is, who knew that the theatre did not take cards ... luckily that'smahbank is very nearby
The other thing is that we bought some snacks because we figured we would be eating late at the bon dance. So we grabbed our stuff, and admittedly we were late ... so I go to cash out and the amount was like something and 50 cents. So I give the lady a bill and 50 cents ... and she gives me change plus my 50 cents back ... uhhhhh yeah
But that's neither here nor there, is it?
AIT is somewhat surprising in that I personally do not view Al G. as the most charismatic person, or effective public speaker -- let's just say, that I did not believe that I would enjoy him ... as I have not enjoyed him in public speaking in the past. I find him a bit too unnecesarily pointy headed and self-referential for my taste
And well, those irksome traits are there in the movie ... and it is noticeable, and while it slightly bugged me -- I thought that the overall presentation of the film was done in a very interesting and easy to understand way -- and that should be applauded.
I'm not really going to hash out the factoids and interesting bits, I just think that it's a good movie to see and it really makes one think about where our priorities should be placed in order to keep the earth's environment from succumbing totally to the greenhouse effect.
I know, the topic doesn't sound all that sexy -- and really it isn't, but I think that the movie is rather thought-provoking and stimulates a ton of post-movie conversation, which to me is a good measure of how effective a movie is.
In many ways, whether or not this movie is a force for change, it seems like we are in for a very interesting future -- there are many critical environmental factors that the residents of planet E must come to terms with -- ironically, many are so at odds with how we live here in our country, or for that matter in our state
I think the overarching important concept from the movie is that now is not the time to be more selfish, or have your head in the sand, or live really large, consume as much as you can life -- now is the time to care about these things, do practical things to make changes, and see yourself as part of something way bigger
I guess the thing that bothers me most about this kind of movie is that sometimes it feels like these movies are preaching to the choir ... I mean, like what good is it for a progressive like myself to see it? -- there are so many things that I notice in everyday life that makes me feel like no one cares about anything except themselves, their pleasure, their fulfillment, their consumption ... there really is no thinking about how all this affects our planet, our resources, our common future ... really I don't think that many care
They just don't ... and that's a sad commentary about where we are in the present
So in the final analysis, I would love it if many saw this movie and were moved by it. I just have so little faith -- a) that the ones who need to see it ... will; and b) that the very ones who need to change ... will; and c) that people like me will start leading ... finally