This 2006 documentary film about Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming and instill them to take action was effective and informative. The film was effective in that it made the audience think about the issue. Many of us hear about global warming, but never go as far as to research the subject as deeply as Gore. His research, comparative and striking images, charts, and personal stories are what prove global warming is something worth putting some thought into. At the same time, these components add to Gore's credibility by making it evident he is an expert who has spent time acquiring knowledge and advocating for a good social cause. The documentary also provided a lot of information. Gore presented older data and compared it to new data. He included graphs and charts and did a good job of breaking down the concepts using visuals and images that help visual learners. Another great thing about the film was the structure of it. It began presenting the issue, then explaining it and breaking it down, then showed why it was a major problem, and finally included a call to action at the end. This final call to action made it clear that was the major purpose of the documentary- to instill in the viewer a sense of responsibility and ability to correct the situation.Tuesday, October 20, 2009
An Inconvenient Truth
This 2006 documentary film about Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming and instill them to take action was effective and informative. The film was effective in that it made the audience think about the issue. Many of us hear about global warming, but never go as far as to research the subject as deeply as Gore. His research, comparative and striking images, charts, and personal stories are what prove global warming is something worth putting some thought into. At the same time, these components add to Gore's credibility by making it evident he is an expert who has spent time acquiring knowledge and advocating for a good social cause. The documentary also provided a lot of information. Gore presented older data and compared it to new data. He included graphs and charts and did a good job of breaking down the concepts using visuals and images that help visual learners. Another great thing about the film was the structure of it. It began presenting the issue, then explaining it and breaking it down, then showed why it was a major problem, and finally included a call to action at the end. This final call to action made it clear that was the major purpose of the documentary- to instill in the viewer a sense of responsibility and ability to correct the situation.
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This blog entry could have been better if I had included specific details. For example, I could have referred to a specific graph or to the images I was thinking about when I addressed Gore's goal to inform citizens. I think I could have also talked about the things I found off or ineffective like the fact that I thought the film was long. Today's class discussion prompted me to think about many issues I had not thought about. These issues could have been a topic of discussion as well. For instance, the fact that there are times when the images make the viewer zone out because he or she might be too concentrated on looking at the moving lines.
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