We are midway through the sweltering month of May
and as the skies have been turning gloomy by dusk, the imminent monsoon seems
to bring back memories from the past. The Mithi River floods which wreaked the
city into parts in July 2006 have been haunting people rains after the other.
As the city fought its way to stand on its feet following the event, a recently
released movie ushered in to tell a back story of the occurrence.
Although ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ may not display
a string of violence and gore sequences which hard-hitting documentaries are
often equated to, it is a masterful piece of work. It outlines the grave
mistakes of the human past and a forecast into a future which will have nothing
more than barren lands and ravaged lives.
Throughout Davis Guggenheim's documentary, Al
Gore discusses the effects of global warming, human-generated green house gases
and the need to pay attention. The movie begins with Al Gore the 45th Vice
President of the United States, greeting audience with a joke: "I am Al
Gore; I used to be the next President of the United States." Then he
displays a slide show on climate change followed by several images of the
Earth. Gore’s presentation on the 70' digital screen was captured by a 4:4:4
HDCAM and various film formats including 35 mm and 16 mm.
As the movie proceeds further, Gore offers an
insight into his personal life as well. However, the core essence of the
documentary lies in the fact that it records real-life snippets in a concrete
form to let you question our ethics and lifestyles. It gives out messages to
make a conscious decision and attempts to reshape our ideas that everything we
do has a profound influence on the planet.
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