Critics Reviews
The New York Times
Al Gore, in
“Sequel,” takes on the air of a Shakespearean figure, a man long cast out of
power by what he casually refers to as “the Supreme Court decision” (meaning
Bush v. Gore) but still making the same arguments that have been hallmarks of
his career.
If there is a
thesis in this new documentary, is that a rise in extreme weather is making the
impact of climate change harder to deny.
“The dots are
seldom connected in the media,” Gore says at one point, but events like these
are symptoms of global warming.
The sequel delves
deeper into the arcane details of compromise than its predecessor, with scenes
of Mr. Gore working to find a middle ground between the needs of developed and
developing nations.
The movie has been
updated since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival to include Mr. Trump’s
announcement of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, a
decision that probably forecasts another sequel.
Rolling Stones: Al Gore Returns to Save the World, One Lecture at a Time
Rolling Stones: Al Gore Returns to Save the World, One Lecture at a Time
Gore meant the new film as a celebration of the
progress we've made in eco-awareness since the first film, and the cut of Sequel
that was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January preceded Trump pulling
the U.S. out of the Paris Accords on climate change. So the doc was re-edited
to include reference to what Gore calls Trump's "reckless and indefensible
action. If President Trump won't lead, the American people will."
His latest cinematic salvo in the fight to save our
world certainly makes a persuasive argument in its depiction of eco-disasters,
such as soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, a shrinking glacier in
Greenland and flooded streets in Miami.
The public will realize that pollution isn't
politics – it's an urgent issue of global survival.
Gore recalls how the first film was roundly mocked
for suggesting that storm surges could flood the 9/11 memorial site in Lower
Manhattan – and as footage here shows, that's exactly what happened during
Hurricane Sandy. Eco-deniers will continue to throw stones, and for those with
no intention of joining the choir that An Inconvenient Sequel is
preaching to, Gore offers a simple alternative: Don't go to the movies. Just
look at the world around you.
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