In this thread I'll be posting lengthier responses (shorter ones are right at the Activity Log at https://sharethetruth.us/log) from people who've seen the movie through ShareTheTruth!
Here's the first one:
"My son is going to talk to their father about buying him a hybrid car next year, and if not, he says he thinks he wants to convert the car he'll be getting to biodiesel.
"So, I want to let you know how very much we appreciate the chance to see the movie - and what a fantastic change it has brought about in my family. I've sent emails out at work and to my personal network informing them about Share the Truth. Once we're on better financial footing, my kids and I are agreed to help a few others see the movie also. We paid for one of their friends to go see the movie (a matinee) last weekend!!
"Many, many blessings to you for the gift you gave to us."
"My brother and I did see it. It was my second time,
but the site really came through to help my brother to
see it. I'm so glad that the site actually wasn't a
hoax, you know how the internet can be. Thank you so
much. We both loved the movie. I've also since
bought both of Al Gore's books. I also schmoozed my
buddy into going with us to the movie. He is a
staunch conservative, and even he nodded his head
toward the need to do something. Keep sharing the
truth.
"I hear people talk about why they don't want to see this movie, and it makes me angry, because they assume things that are completely wrong. Then Al Gore actually addresses those things in the movie! If they could open their minds just a little bit so they could at least sit through it, I believe they could rethink some of those assumptions.
"You keep doing this great thing, and I'll try to convince them."
"Our family went and we have since made many changes to the way we live our daily lives. Even if we can't help save the world, at least we'll be saving on energy costs!
"Thanks once again"
darevolution
Jul 13th 2006
I went to see this movie. I brought my mom and daughter. It is seriously so important I cannot believe there's hardly any media attention, and when there is all I see is backlash. People accuse the media of hyping up the story, but the real story is the media has downplayed it for so long they've lost their credibility on these issues.
I am about to read The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight which I've heard deals with the earth's climate. I'll write to tell you about it.
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However, my wife and I did see the movie and enjoyed it. My wife is from China, so the visit to Beijing and Shanghai (by Al Gore) were probably the most interesting to her. As for me, I found out that Al Gore has been working on this since college days.
It made me think -- I'm in college, what projects am I starting now that I will still be working on 30 years or whatever from now?
Meanwhile it has stoked my already existing interest in renewable technology (particularly solar).
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I wanted to let you know that I went to see this movie with 3 friends. We all really liked it, it’s nothing new to us (we’re a really environmentally aware bunch), but it raises interesting questions about human nature in relation to this issue, and the reason why people choose not to see the facts and the patterns these facts form. It would be nice if Gore’s optimism about human ability to overcome a looming catastrophe was not just to keep the audience from disengaging in despair.
Thank you for giving people this opportunity through a great website.
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i'm just getting home from the movie, and wow. it was so powerful. i was already aware of many of the issues, but really didn't realize the magnitude of the current situation. al gore does a great job conveying the information. it really does make me want to do something about it! i feel like my lifestyle is already very environmentally conscious, but there are small things I can change, and reaching out to educate other people (like you've helped do, and as the movie itself does) can have a great effect.
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The movie was better than I anticipated. I wasn't sure how
powerpoint-esque it would be, but it was pretty well done considering the subject matter. Honestly, the global warming cartoon was one of my favorite parts. The one thought that I could not get out of my head was, is Al trying to convince us he's a normal guy, just like one of us? He kind of pegged himself as the average Joe who somewhere along the path of life lost a presidential election. Intersting, but makes
you think. . .maybe he is going to run again.
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My friends were not expecting this, they turned to me at the beginning and said "what the hell is this?". I felt bad because I knew two of them actually went into it thinking it was a horror film (based on the movie poster). However we all walked away amazed and went to Denny's and talked about it for the rest of the night. We feel that Gore's doing a great thing and if the people of the world but really this country don't wake up soon it will be a true Tragedy of the Commons. Deepest gratitude to sharethetruth and I wish I could donate back.
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All we could say was WOW!! That was an amazing movie. We both had a limited knowledge of the contributing factors and the long/short term effects of Global Warming. I had done some research since hearing about the movie, but nothing really prepares you for the revelations you experience in the movie. It is so unbelievable that people want to ignore this problem and put the future of our children and their children at such a high risk.
My hope is that this movie and other efforts can really bring about some change in our world. The only way that can happen is that we stop giving the power to those who use it for their own profit at the expense of our environment. Those politicians are not going to change their way of thinking, it is too difficult for them to wake up. We have to make as many people aware of this as posible so that when a politician has the guts to run on an environmental platform, enough people will support them.
Thanks a million for the tix, my wife and I really appreciate it.
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The animations were funny and the frog one pretty much explained the reason why people aren't reacting. The findings were pretty scary, and I had never read or seen any of those that he shows. It's definitely encouraged me to buy more fuel effficient cars. I drive a Nissan now so I think I'm helping, haha.
I especially loved the picture of the galaxy? where the earth was just a little pixel. It's ignorant to think that we are the only living beings in the entire galaxy. I think it would have helped more if he had more simulations and scary pictures. It was quite disturbing that China wouldn't accept our cars. I mean its China of all places. I thought they weren't environmentally friendly.
Yea I will definitely recommend this movie to my friends. Maybe I'll rent it when it comes out and have a mass showing. It will be fun to discuss afterwards.
The first negative review. All comments are valid!
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Jeremy absolutely disliked the movie. Judging from his facial expressions during the movie and his anticipation to leave the theatre, he was extremely bored with it. He feels that though global warming is a pressing issue, there was too much filler in the movie. He also felt that it was repetitive, and too forceful.
I, on the other hand, didn't dislike the movie so strongly. I'm not a particlar fan of it, but it was nice to see more figures and facts about global warming. At times, the movie did progress too slowly. I'm glad, though, that global warming is being brought to the attention of the general public because it is an urgent issue.
(And yes, Al Gore's whole family buys CO2 offsets! For those interested, check out Terra Pass! http://terrapass.com)
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Thank you again. We went and saw the movie this evening. It was excellent.
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By the way, that was the only annoying thing in the movie - all the flying! What an expendeture of CO2. Does he buy CO2 offsets? There was enough humor in it to lighten things up a bit in the right places and keep the audience interested. Even the oddball side bars eventually came around to a point more on topic. It also made me want to rush right out and buy a "I love gas prices" bumper sticker to add to the back of my Toyota Echo.
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An Inconvenient Truth was fantastic. It was informative without the wild speculation you find in other sources. The movie neatly coincides with what we are reading for our competition, further consolidating our understanding of the global issue, and prompting us to do more to help our environment. We firmly recommend that everyone see this movie.
From everyone on the Academic Decathlon team, thank you.
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It was truly an eye-opening experience. It has inspired me to make some changes in our household. Thanks for the opportunity to view this film. I have recommended it to neighbors and friends.
Daisy gushes, but that's okay 'cause we all do sometimes:
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[I]t was amazing! It was the most informative documentary that I have ever seen. I really think that it is critical to let a lot of people know about the movie. I have told my friends and family about the movie and strongly recommended to them that they have to see it.
What really struck me the most with the information that I learned was how precious our planet is. I think people nowadays are too busy or have ignored to appreciate the blessing of being able to live on Earth. It is amazing how there is a REAL possilbility that my Grandkids and their kids might not be able to see the beauty of our planet as I see it today. Everybody needs to know that this problem is real and it is something that shouldn't be ignored. I feel ashamed of our country and government... we might be the richest but we our officials and citizens have failed to face the issue.. but nonetheless, it's not too late!
*My Aunt and Uncle just bought a new Toyoto Prius!!! they exchanged their luxury car for a Hybrid! yehey!!! and I promised myself if I ever I'm ready to buy my own car, It will definitely be a Hybrid too!!
Hope this is not too long.. and oh yea, my boyfriend, Gary, loved the movie too. He is a filmbuff and he gave it two thumbs up!!
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I took my girlfriend who doesn't care all that much about the environment (we both make fun of her for it sometimes). Since yesterday I've noticed her make four (count im!) earth-conscious comments. The best one was "let's walk we don't need to drive" for going to the store which is about a 12 minute walk away when we needed eggs.
Basically, both of us want to thank you in the extreme. You are enabling some great changes in this world.
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i have so much to comment on and so many things i learned from it (for ex. i had NO idea the effects global warming has on storms, hurricanes, overall weather "patterns"). im actually on climatecrisis.net to learn more - the ending credits had a very captivating and powerful message.. just like the rest of the documentary.
...thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to see this - i dragged all my friends to see it with me tonight... so hopefully they'll spread the message out there too!
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[I]t had a profound effect on my wife and
me. We're both from New Orleans and could relate to and understand most everything in the film. We've already started making changes in our lifestyle to reduce our carbon footprint.
Thanks again for the movie tickets.
vm
Jul 31st 2006
Hi there here is a link to a 10 minute movie I made about Global Warming on YouTube. It is a mash up between a Global Warming special Tom Brokaw did for Discovery and a Tiesto dance hall classic. It is for everyone but I call it Global Warming 101 because focused at the kids who don't know or can't get it in their thick skulls the seriousness of this event. It's not completely our fault we just have to be ready to fix everything all the adults in charge have ruined for so many years.
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I can't fathom how we (human-kind) managed to get ourselves in this mess without really realizing it. It reminds me of the frog in the boiling water...keep escalating the problems and have everyone used to a wasteful and apathetic environment and people won't bat an eye.
I will try my best to spread the word. Thank you for doing this and I want to assure you, having worked with nonprofit before, that your work touches ten times as many people as you realize, because all those people appreciate it but don't contact you.
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We both absolutely found it amazing and the information was an eye opener. It was the first movie that I've been to that at the end, everyone applauded. This is one of the reasons why I'm selling my 15mpg truck for a 35mpg + Civic!
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I thought it was amazing. I went into the theatre not knowing/caring too much about global warming to feeling as though I could make a difference. My brother on the other hand thought it was political and boring. But then again his favorite movie is 'Friday'. hmmph.
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Hi Eric.
Thank you for enabling us to see the movie, "An Inconvenient Truth"
We usually do not go and see a movie in the theatre, but this was one that we looked forward to seeing, and knew it would be worthwhile, seeing how it had affected our son.
We were not disappointed, and were moved by the presentation. I personally did not know that Al Gore went around the world making these slde show presentations, but am convinced he should have been in office as President instead of the one who finagled his way in some other way. I have always thought Mr. Gore to be superior in intelligence and has a nice way with people.
Thank you for enlightening us, and making people everywhere knowledgeable in the signs of global warming, and providing us with the tools to generate real change in our world.
We appreciate what you have done to bring about a greater sense of awareness among all people by giving them the opportunity to see this movie, and making real the urgency of the situation that is upon us.
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I would first like to thank you for paying for the tickets.
The movie definitely shows information that is new to me and frightening. I think that for some people, the imminent threat of what can happen from global warming, as presented by this movie, will be enough to at least get them thinking in the right direction. It shows how co2 levels are far higher than they have been in the last 600,000 years, and the effect on the temperature. This immediately made me want to do something. A lot of people are so caught up in their daily lives, however, that they may not do much to change their ways, even after seeing this. The worry wears off after a while. I've noticed that people tend to keep to the same way of doing something until there is a huge crisis that stops them in their tracks. This is a huge crisis, but it is not yet to the point that it directly stops people from polluting. The hope is that it stops before getting to that part. That said, I'm still glad Al Gore is doing what he's doing.
One thing the movie touched on briefly was human population growth. I think this is almost as important as the fossil fuel use itself. Because we are reproducing so fast, the use of fossil fuels also goes up. I remember from school that we tend to have a type of growth that runs on a graph in the shape of a J. Obviously that can not go on forever, neither can the use of fossil fuels, without something changing. More people, more cars, more fossil fuels used, more electricity needed, and more food needing to be transported, which also result in more fossil fuels being used.
I truly believe there is a hope. I think it will require more than one person's facts and slideshow to convince the whole world. I think once people start catching on, other important leaders will voice their concern as well. One can tell how little our current administration cares about this problem. This is going to change one way or another, hopefully for the better. Thanks again, Eric.
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All in all, it was good. I disliked that Gore did not even address his own inaction during his tenure as VP. Nor did I think the suggested action items (recycle! write your congressman! ride a bike! reset your thermostat!) were even close to scale with magnitude of the problem presented.
Thank for making it possible for me to attend.
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Our (royal we) reply:
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I think you're right, in that the magnitude of the solution must be enormous in order to tackle the problem in any effective manner. It will take real political will to enforce the kind of changes necessary. (Although political will cannot be attained without public awareness, especially in this climate of gargantuan corporate interests working hard to keep people misinformed!)
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Thanks so much for your help getting our family to the movie - it was amazing. I thought I knew it all, but there was new stuff even for me - e.g. the 7 ice age cycles w/ CO2 levels exactly tracking temp levels (didn't know they could get temps from O2 analysis of bubbles in the ice - WOW!). It was so well presented - not like "I know all this cool stuff and you don't so you're an idiot", but rather: "these are the facts and if we want a world for our kids somewhat similar to what we had when we were children, we better change our ways asap" - very clear.
Hope to be able to return to being a contributor in a couple of months, and if so, you guys will be at the top of our list.
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Thank you very much for the tickets and bus money to get there!
I thought the movie was very informative. I'm already fairly knowledgeable, but it gave me some new facts, and backed up ones I already knew. I think that Al Gore talked a little too much about himself, but I understand why he did it and it wasn't unpleasant.
I think for the average popular consumer, the movie would really open their eyes to what their lifestyle is leading to. I think it was definitely toned down for the general public. I think that his solutions in the end were very good ones, but I think that there are other factors that weren't dicussed that need to be adressed badly and a bit more urgency needs be impressed. But for a mainstream documentary, I think Gore did a good job.Thanks again for the opportunity to see this film!
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Thanks for hosting us to view this movie. It was most informative, and attention-getting. Makes me kinda glad gas prices are so high. Only problem there, is the wrong folks are reaping the rewards of that.
There are obviously some very powerful and ruthless players in control, when the entire political system of the world's "most powerful nation" can be hijacked, and presidential elections can be stolen. Unfortunately, the average American can be misled so easily, and those who would reveal what really is going on can disappear so easily, or be silenced, yet visible.
When the Bush-puppet-clan was duping the country into invading Iraq, I said: where is the press? this would have never 'flown' a few decades ago, the press would have been all over it. But, maybe I was wrong, for, alas, I later found out we were duped into going into Viet Nam, by LBJ's misleading comments on the Gulf-of-Tonkin incident. And as soon as I look to FDR as an icon, I have to realize that he and his cabinet probably knew the likelyhood of Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, but, needed for it to happen, in order to get the country to allow the US to enter the World War, as he thought we should.
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We both loved it and gained a great education on an issue that we thought we had already knew inside and out. This opened myself up to all the very real truth and how simple it is to change the thinking of those around you with simple facts.
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Very well done indeed by Al Gore. Would wish that he would release the movie over the internet free of cost after it has earned its profit in theatres, cause everybody needs to be fully aware of the different aspects of this problem.
Thanks very much again for sending me the ticket money.
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An Inconvenient Truth should be in the horror film genre.
I had already been using CF bulbs and want to eventually build my own alternative home running on sustainable energy. This film made it clear to me that each individual can make a significant contribution to slowing down global warming (and hopefully reversing it) by doing simple things now in their existing situations.
For a start my fiancee has decided to ride her bicycle to the gym instead of driving, and I went so far as to book a different airline for my next business trip because they feature aircraft with less air polution - Bombardier Q400. http://www.q400.com/q400/en/green.jsp
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The movie was good. I don't know why people say Gore's life in the movie is irrelevant. It really helped bring life to the story. People are so shut off and closed-minded that they can't even bother to learn about someone else. The thing is, other people are ALWAYS fascinating. Biographies are ALWAYS interesting. If we stop being curious about others we'll never learn from our surroundings and improve ourselves. Anyway, thank you very much for the tickets, and the share the truth donors.
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This movie really goes to show it's important to set aside our partisan differences and focus on solving problems. So much of public debate today is entirely stuck in the mire of "You must be a republican or democrat", yadda yadda. It's counterproductive and it's killing us.
All said, I want to really thank you for this chance to see the film.
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I don't know why critics sometimes say Gore overhypes the 20 feet in rising sea level. He says IF certain ice sheets melt, then that is what will happen. As far as I know the cause and effect is not under debate whatsoever. People are so quick to disprove something with their own presumptions that they fail to listen. Isn't that really what's wrong with our society today? People don't listen!!
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I'll give it an overall thumbs up. I thought most of the backstory just detracted from the message and made it seem more like a commercial for Al Gore than a movie about the most important environmental issue facing our world, but the presentation was amazing. Thanks for coordinating this really sweet deal!
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As I responded to Caitlin, it's interesting that Al Gore actually held this view as well, to have the documentary be only about the climate crisis. It was Davis Guggenheim, the director, who persuaded him to also include biographical content.
Amber, a singer-songwriter, is dedicated to spreading the word in a big way:
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I am SO SO SO thrilled that I was able to see this movie, thank you so much for the help from the Sharethetruth foundation!! I ended up taking another friend last night and we stayed up all night working on ideas of how we incorporate more environmentally sound things into what we’re doing with music.
Today I made my first call to a clothing company www.missionplayground.com about designing a t-shirt for my upcoming tour which will help spread the word of saving the environment, and 100% of the profits will go to an environmental organization, perhaps StopGlobalWarming.org.
In addition, I thought about how I can personally do my part, and have 99% confirmed a partnership with KOA, so rather than staying in motels at night I will be camping on tour. I’m very excited about this, both a way to get more in touch with nature as well as reduce the energy I’m using.
Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity and I fully intend to give it back 100 times, I was crushed by the movie and inspired by the responsibility we have right now to tip this pivotal point for our planet for the better.
If you have any ideas, literature, etc. I can use to spread the word on my tour (AUG.29 – OCT. 29) I would love your input. The microphone is a powerful tool and I have usually pretty intimate sized crowds (30-200 people) so I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of effect I can have in these next 3 months.
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I went to see it last night...wow! I've been telling everyone. So powerful.
When I left the movie, I was flabbergasted that the theater had signs encouraging women to use the hand driers, but still leaving out paper towels, and I felt compelled to officially complain about it. So ridiculous to even have paper, if you've installed the driers.
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The film was above all quite beautiful. I believe that while the film hopefully motivates people to take action it lacks a little in the avenues of pursuit to do such. I feel like it could have been stronger in the 'what do we do now department.' Too often we scare people into believing that their actions don't count, whether bad or good the individual in the modern world gets stuck thinking they are justa number, and 1 person can not make a difference. It's kinda interesting that the same stagnant feel exists in the electorate, when dealing with people's attitudes towards taking action and becoming a force with their vote. Often, I hear this echoed when talking about recycling or other measures to limit our impact on mother Earth, people have the 'what can little old me do?' voice. That I think should be addressed more clearly and the film would have become more powerful and able to impact on a larger scale. No matter good work to just get this out there more, get people thinking and talking; a real SUMMER blockbuster.
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We did attend the movie and it changed our way of thinking about how the earth is changing, a great film. Soon after the movie, the media has jumped on the band wagon. I can thank you enough for the tickets!
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I loved it. Although it was quite unsettling, I felt it was pretty important to watch (sort of like Michael Moore's last
movie, regardless of one's stance on 9-11). The movie's been a big topic of discussion at social gatherings, actually, and your site's address has been dropped a couple of times. I had no idea that things were so...dismally bleak, in terms of what our efforts are trying to accomplish.
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Not like it?? Has anyone not liked it? It was stunning, and depressing, and honest. I'm scared for the future, but determined to not leave it like this for my grandchildren.
I thank you for allowing me to see it. People told me I had to see it, and thanks to you, I was able to.
The movie presents the topic as gently as possible, covering a huge range of critical issues without taking people into 'overwhelm'.
It also paints a brilliant contrast between the priorities of the current administration and what we _could_ do as a nation if we had leaders with more integrity.
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I saw the movie a week or so ago with my girlfriend and we really liked it. I was excited before we went in there but I was really surprised at how entertaining it was.
Thank you again for paying for the tickets. I really appreciate what you are doing, if there is any way I can help with this effort please let me know, I would be really willing to do anything I can.
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Everyone that went with us to the show really enjoyed the movie and well, to say the least we were shocked. I remember in
highschool and elementry school when we talked about
global warming. I think its just amazing that this
problem hasnt been addressed yet. Also one thing we
all seemed to wonder was "I wonder how much different
our country would be ran if Al Gore had actually
became president" I think it is just amazing how many
people have no idea how bad the problem really is. All
in all it was a great opportunity and I try and find
new ways everyday to use less CO2 and so forth. Thanks
again and much appreciated.