I finally sat down and watched this movie last night ... something I had been meaning to do for awhile, and I found a heck of a lot more compelling than I had thought it would be. To be honest, I didn't know much about Al Gore besides the whole US election in 2000 thing. There's a great deal more in the movie than I had expected, and it is greatly alarming. I think about the future with what is probably a more-than-unhealthy dose of cynicism. I'm scared of the kind of world we're gonna find ourselves in 20-50 years from now, and a movie like this certainly isn't helping me feel safer. What scares me more is how are we going to change the way the world is going? It is easy to feel powerless in a world where there are billions of people who either don't care or don't understand the problems.

I don't really know how true Gore's statements are. A brief survey of posts on the subject though seem to indicate that Gore is relatively accurate in what he says. This is scary ... very scary. If you haven't had a chance to watch the movie yet, please do, and let me know what you think.

Heraldk