He even jokes and calls himself the former next president of the United States of America. He comes off as smart, informed and even funny. As for the 'Gore worship' critiques, well, the film does paint Gore in a very positive light. The story presents a compelling argument against the people who have made their living from businesses that pollute and don't want to change no matter what the science says.ДЄs for its political bent, you can say its left leaning, but that's the nature of the issue. However, the most emotional connection, surprisingly, comes from Gore's discussion of his sister's death from lung cancer and his family's farming of tobacco. The personal information section peeks into what sparked Gore's interest into the issue as well as his political work on the matter.

Gore skillfully builds his case to the most unsettling predictions.

At one point, Gore rides up in a hydraulic lift to give an impression of the rise in CO2 emissions. The most damning evidence that Gore shows is the various photographic proof of melting snowcaps and glaciers. Using animation, large graphs and startling photographs, Gore presents the data effectively. How can politicians or even scientists make the average Joe care about global warming, if they can't understand it? This film succeeds in doing so, because it makes us see global warming and its effects.ДЇor the slideshow presentation, Gore makes a 'boring' topic come alive with dramatic touches. This is key to the overall effectiveness of the film, because it makes a complex issue that seems to affect the average person from a distance more personal. The personal information presented about Gore helps bring an emotional connection to the issue. I've read some critics who said that the 'Gore worship' parts are distracting, however I couldn't disagree more. The film has two threads interwoven - Al Gore's slideshow presentation on global warming and personal reflections on Gore's life. Gone is the Gore-bot 3000 of the 2000 election. Compelling and Al Gore in the same sentence, you say? Yes.

Part of why it's compelling is that it's presented by Al Gore, who has taken the issue as a personal crusade. In a compelling way, this documentary presents the startling scientific data on the looming global warming crisis.

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