DOCUMENTARY FILM ANALYSIS

SYNOPSIS Inconvenient Truth

Inconvenient truth is a documentary in which Al Gore describes the problems of climate

change against the backdrop of the political climate of the time, including the hotly
debated 2000 election that cost him the presidency

WHAT ISSUES DOES THE FILM PRESENT

Our planet is gradually getting hotter, and there has been a significant increase in
temperature in recent years due to pollution. The threat of global warming has raised
concerns as it is continuously causing damaging the earth in the form of heat waves,
resulting in melting of glaciers whose persistence is utterly important for mankind's
survival. This essay will firstly discuss the reasons behind global warming and the solutions
for this problem.

WHAT ISSUES DOES THE FILM PRESENT

First of all, usage of conventional fossil fuels in transportation and heavy industries has
caused emission of harmful gases like carbon dioxide causing a green house effect
which creates damage to the ozone layer. This has caused damage to invaluable layer
which protects our planet from getting hotter. In addition, factories and thermal plants
release huge amount of gases, polluting our environment and causing damaging
effect to the worldwide weather. For instance, a recent study shows that 90 kilo tons of
polluting gases are emitted worldwide which equivalent to 3 nuclear bombs and
causes enough damage to planet earth.

WHAT ISSUES DOES THE FILM PRESENT

Most people simply want to know how much water and wind to expect, and what
a hurricane will mean for their safety. Hurricane categories can’t predict everything
about a storm, but categories do give an indication of how a hurricane will affect
people and property in its path.
WHAT MAKES THIS FILM CREDIBLE?

 The increase in major storms and high category hurricanes has been
substantiated, though some of the increase is attributed to differences in the
severity rating systems and the cyclical increase in storms.

WHAT MAKES THIS FILM CREDIBLE?

 The doubling of the death toll of global warming in the next 25 years is an
extrapolation of data including numbers during deadly heat waves, the likes of
which are expected to occur with greater frequency

WHAT MAKES THIS FILM CREDIBLE?

An Inconvenient Truth provides several factual statements that have proven true over
the time since the movie came out a decade ago. The extent of the catastrophic
climate situation has made itself more evident, as confirmed by science. Let's take a
look at the main claims in the film and what science says to support these facts.

WHAT MAKES THIS FILM CREDIBLE?

He begins by explaining the overlap between increases in carbon emissions and

increases in global temperature. He provides a brief explanation of the basic
foundational theories on how climate change works.
He then goes into the impact of these temperature changes on the weather and
increases in major storms, like Hurricane Katrina. Other natural catastrophes worldwide
are depicted with powerful, often graphic, photos in a slideshow with several live
audiences.
The film is a collection of clips of Al Gore's environmental speeches that he gave
multiple times all over the world. Gore also provides some autobiographical information
about his life on a farm as well as his experience in the presidential race.