An Inconvenient Truth
I saw An Inconvenient Truth today. The reviews all said it was really interesting, but for some reason, as the movie began, a thought suddenly crossed my mind, unbidden: This is going to be interesting science, but not very exciting.
I don't know where the thought came from, but I'm delighted to say it was totally wrong. It was a fascinating movie, and the time passed very quickly. I thought a user comment on IMDB summed it up very well: ...It had some funny and touching moments, but they were never done at the expense of the integrity of the film. It's very science based but presented in a fascinating way (I have no science background). It was also done on a technical level that was superb. The situation presented on global warming is unsettling, but I appreciate that the filmmakers do end it with some hope. ... [My only complaint is that] Al Gore (although I respect him more than ever after seeing this) is presented as a lone warrior type in trying to get the message out. I would've liked to have seen a more accurate portrayal of the community of people-- scientists, religious leaders, teachers, etc...-- who speak out for change every day.
I was terribly disappointed at the number of people in the theater. Granted it was a midafternoon showing on a weekday, but still ... only seven people? In a very liberal Democratic area?
When I tried to see the DaVinci Code in midafternoon on a weekday afternoon the theater was completely sold out, and AS and I had to hang out at the mall until the next showing ... and that one sold out too. By the time we got there, there weren't two seats together anywhere above the first couple of rows -- we were lucky to find two that weren't too far apart in the same row, and A asked the four people between them if they'd move over so we could sit together. Everyone who got there after we did had to split up.
An Inconvenient Truth was in a larger theater, but besides LH and me, there were two other pairs and one individual. That was it. And they didn't even have the air conditioning on in theater 2 ... it was warm and humid when we got inside, and I had to go and find a manager and ask her to turn it on. Apparently there were so few people coming to see the movie that they decided to save money by turning off the a/c. I'm hoping that it was because everyone saw it over the weekend and that there'd be more people at the evening showings, but I'm rather disheartened.
You need to see this movie. If you haven't yet, run, don't walk, to a theater near you! In addition to being important and educational, it's fascinating!
I don't know where the thought came from, but I'm delighted to say it was totally wrong. It was a fascinating movie, and the time passed very quickly. I thought a user comment on IMDB summed it up very well: ...It had some funny and touching moments, but they were never done at the expense of the integrity of the film. It's very science based but presented in a fascinating way (I have no science background). It was also done on a technical level that was superb. The situation presented on global warming is unsettling, but I appreciate that the filmmakers do end it with some hope. ... [My only complaint is that] Al Gore (although I respect him more than ever after seeing this) is presented as a lone warrior type in trying to get the message out. I would've liked to have seen a more accurate portrayal of the community of people-- scientists, religious leaders, teachers, etc...-- who speak out for change every day.
I was terribly disappointed at the number of people in the theater. Granted it was a midafternoon showing on a weekday, but still ... only seven people? In a very liberal Democratic area?
When I tried to see the DaVinci Code in midafternoon on a weekday afternoon the theater was completely sold out, and AS and I had to hang out at the mall until the next showing ... and that one sold out too. By the time we got there, there weren't two seats together anywhere above the first couple of rows -- we were lucky to find two that weren't too far apart in the same row, and A asked the four people between them if they'd move over so we could sit together. Everyone who got there after we did had to split up.
An Inconvenient Truth was in a larger theater, but besides LH and me, there were two other pairs and one individual. That was it. And they didn't even have the air conditioning on in theater 2 ... it was warm and humid when we got inside, and I had to go and find a manager and ask her to turn it on. Apparently there were so few people coming to see the movie that they decided to save money by turning off the a/c. I'm hoping that it was because everyone saw it over the weekend and that there'd be more people at the evening showings, but I'm rather disheartened.
You need to see this movie. If you haven't yet, run, don't walk, to a theater near you! In addition to being important and educational, it's fascinating!