Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Praise for Al Gore's Environmental Activism

In his Oscar-nominated documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore applies his fascination for our planet with his knowledge of unnerving global changes to create a passion for informing as many people as possible about the grave condition of the earth. He educates in a clear and effective manner, not forgetting to be opinionated to an extent that would leave citizens rightfully concerned. The fact that he lost the first election to George Bush didn’t keep Gore down or prevent him from making sure his voice didn’t drown in the ocean that is the U.S. government. Stamina and even stubbornness are valuable in this situation; both qualities that Gore possessed well enough to bounce back entirely from his presidential loss and make a public comeback more powerful than ever. It seems as if what didn’t kill Gore made him stronger; various Oscar nominations and undying praise for his documentation masterpiece prove that I’m at least not the only one who thinks so.

Gore, whose determination not to take this subject lightly cannot be masked, hides not information nor sugarcoats any of the bitter facts facing every human alive right now. But he absolutely doesn’t forget to persuade, encourage, or even fire up his audiences to start taking immediate action to help restore the earth in possible ways. Having seen his documentary on 2 occasions I recognized Gore as a man on a mission to reach his entire audience regardless of their political party. He presented himself with maturity, not as a tree-hugging democrat but as a humble person seeking to spread positive change in his wake. I must say that as an opinionated liberal myself, that is something difficult to do without pointing fingers.

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