Nightmare of Global Warming
Meiyan Ng
Professor Brian Lewis
English 5
April 11, 2011
Nightmare of Global Warming
This paper attempts to make a critical analysis of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth”. It is a documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim in 2006 regarding the former United States Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to convey the dangerous of climate change as well as the disastrous effects of global warming. Gore employs multimedia presentation in terms of data, charts, pictures, and graphic to illustrate the negative effects of global warming and its possible outcome across the United States and around the world. For such kind of presentation, he has conducted for more than one thousand times. The theme of the film is that global warming is real and caused by human being, and it eventually will become catastrophe. Gore strives to alert all people in the world about the disastrous result of climate change and awaken people and authorities concerned to take prompt action to stop and reverse it. After making research and deliberate consideration, I agree with Gore’s points of view. The documentary is derived from a public speech Gore has been developing for six years with the employment of a comprehensive slide show. The public image of Gore is a stiff and humorless person. However, his performance starts with a humor greeting to an audience. ``I 'm Al Gore," he said. ``I used to be the next president of the United States" -- laughter, applause -- ``I don 't find that particularly funny." Gore then starts his speech from here. During the presentation, he tries to utilize few jokes to make the speech more vivid and less boring as well as to draw the attention of audience to focus on his talk. With the aid of computerized charts, photos, archival footage, and even cartoons; he introduces the nightmare of climate change regarding its formation, influence and the ultimate ending. He stands in an insulated auditorium before a small crowd, and pointing at the charts and
Professor Brian Lewis
English 5
April 11, 2011
Nightmare of Global Warming
This paper attempts to make a critical analysis of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth”. It is a documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim in 2006 regarding the former United States Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to convey the dangerous of climate change as well as the disastrous effects of global warming. Gore employs multimedia presentation in terms of data, charts, pictures, and graphic to illustrate the negative effects of global warming and its possible outcome across the United States and around the world. For such kind of presentation, he has conducted for more than one thousand times. The theme of the film is that global warming is real and caused by human being, and it eventually will become catastrophe. Gore strives to alert all people in the world about the disastrous result of climate change and awaken people and authorities concerned to take prompt action to stop and reverse it. After making research and deliberate consideration, I agree with Gore’s points of view. The documentary is derived from a public speech Gore has been developing for six years with the employment of a comprehensive slide show. The public image of Gore is a stiff and humorless person. However, his performance starts with a humor greeting to an audience. ``I 'm Al Gore," he said. ``I used to be the next president of the United States" -- laughter, applause -- ``I don 't find that particularly funny." Gore then starts his speech from here. During the presentation, he tries to utilize few jokes to make the speech more vivid and less boring as well as to draw the attention of audience to focus on his talk. With the aid of computerized charts, photos, archival footage, and even cartoons; he introduces the nightmare of climate change regarding its formation, influence and the ultimate ending. He stands in an insulated auditorium before a small crowd, and pointing at the charts and
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