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''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' is a [[Documentary]] presented by former U.S. vice president [[Al Gore]] and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[Global Warming|global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''. |
''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' is a [[Documentary]] presented by former U.S. vice president [[Al Gore]] and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of [[Hollywood Global Warming|global climate change]]. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled ''An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It''. |
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As of 2019, ''An Inconvenient Truth'' [http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm is the eleventh-highest grossing documentary film] in the United States. |
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* [[Adam Westing]]: Al Gore introduces himself as "the man who used to be the next [[Our Presidents Are Different|President of the United States]]." |
* [[Adam Westing]]: Al Gore introduces himself as "the man who used to be the next [[Our Presidents Are Different|President of the United States]]." |
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* [[Astroturf]]: A spoof on this film was sponsored by the DCI Group, which at the time sponsored ExxonMobil and General Motors. |
* [[Astroturf]]: A spoof on this film was sponsored by the DCI Group, which at the time sponsored ExxonMobil and General Motors. |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: The "hurricane" on the movie's infamous poster is spinning backwards. They only spin clock-wise in the southern hemisphere, not the northern hemisphere. |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: The "hurricane" on the movie's infamous poster is spinning backwards. They only spin clock-wise in the southern hemisphere, not the northern hemisphere. |
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* [[Global Warming]]: Obviously. |
* [[Hollywood Global Warming]]: Obviously. |
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* [[Green Aesop]]: The whole point. |
* [[Green Aesop]]: The whole point. |
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* [[Off the Chart]]: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the CO2 graph was going. |
* [[Off the Chart]]: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the CO2 graph was going. |
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 5 October 2020
An Inconvenient Truth is a Documentary presented by former U.S. vice president Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim that deals with the threat of global climate change. The title stems from a quote stating that people will not believe something, even if it is true, if their livelihoods depend on them not believing it -- used here in reference to the energy industry and other polluters. A companion book was created titled An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It.
As of 2019, An Inconvenient Truth is the eleventh-highest grossing documentary film in the United States.
Tropes used in An Inconvenient Truth include:
- Adam Westing: Al Gore introduces himself as "the man who used to be the next President of the United States."
- Astroturf: A spoof on this film was sponsored by the DCI Group, which at the time sponsored ExxonMobil and General Motors.
- Did Not Do the Research: The "hurricane" on the movie's infamous poster is spinning backwards. They only spin clock-wise in the southern hemisphere, not the northern hemisphere.
- Hollywood Global Warming: Obviously.
- Green Aesop: The whole point.
- Off the Chart: Al Gore needed a lift to show where the CO2 graph was going.
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