An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power

Front Row at the Movies by Shirrel Rhoades

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Al Gore is a dreamer. And he had hopes of changing Donald Trump’s viewpoint on the environment. But instead, the President backed out of the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement. As a result, Gore had to reshoot the ending of his new documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

A decade after Al Gore’s documentary called “An Inconvenient Truth” brought Climate Change to the attention of moviegoers, this follow-up film shows how much progress we’ve made toward an energy revolution.

After “An Inconvenient Truth” won an Oscar for director Davis Guggenheim and contributed to Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the former vice president became known as a “warrior for the earth.” He has spent the past ten years convincing governments to invest in renewable energy. And he’s made some notable progress, like convincing India to invest in solar rather than build 400 new coal based generation plants.

“An Inconvenient Sequel” is currently playing at Tropic Cinema.

While we applaud Al Gore’s Herculean efforts in battling man-made Climate Change, the film seems a little too self-congratulatory. Sometimes this documentary seems more about Gore than about the environment.

Nonetheless, progress has been made: In Texas, one town has achieved 100% reliance on renewable energy resources. Some states have nearly reached 100% fossil fuel independence. In Chile, the production of renewable energy has grown by several thousand percent. Even China has committed to the movement.

The film is at its best when it focuses on the statistics of these earth-changing developments.

Good sequel or not, the inconvenient truth remains that climate change is a reality.

Email Shirrel: srhoades@aol.com