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Al Gore's global warming documentary is a film every person must see.

Former President (C'mon, he was for about 15 minutes before Fox decided to change its mind. And you know they didn't do a recount properly)Al Gore has been travelling the world to educate the public about his research and fact gathering analysis of the trends of global warming that have been rapidly effecting the earth since the industrial revolution. Regardless of your political idealogy (although some members of the right press have dismissed this film as liberal trash) you simple cannot deny what is going on around you. The temperature is rising. The rainforest is being cut down. The ice caps are melting. And as Gore points out, if we do not change the way we live in the next 50 years or so, the world will encounter a disaster brought on by high temperatures, pollution and flooding that will cost millions and millions of human lives and unimaginable damage to our Mother Earth.

The majority of the film is Gore's presentation he does at various conferences around the world. In straightforward and well-paced fashion, Al Gore effectively presents his facts using video footage, graphs, charts and before & after photos so the audience fully understands the trends that are currently taking place. Myths are debunked where he shows the "unusual" temperature climbs during the middle ages, but clearly shows how the last 30 years have shown increases in temperature and carbon emissions greater than any in human existence.

An Inconvenient Truth is so effective you feel guilty for driving your car to the theatre. You get angry at capitalists attempting to sue local governments for imposing pollution standards on their products. And you shake your head when you discover that U.S. automakers cannot sell their cars to China, not because of a government embargo due to past human rights abuses, but because American cars DO NOT MEET THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS OF THE CHINESE.

Documentaries may not be your cup of tea for a theatre visit, but make sure at the very least you pick it up on DVD. This is must see viewing.