In this documentary Al Gore argues his view on the controversial debate of climate change. It portrays Gorge’s dedication to educate the world on climate change and cause a change in the way society thinks and acts.
Focus Points
-Gore dramatically juxtaposes images of gorgeous natural landscapes before and after global warming in a pursuit to draw the viewer’s attention. He goes on to back these images up with statistics, and links modern day catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina to the change in this data. And further portrays the nightmare like view of the world if these changes continue to occur.
-Gore depicts how society takes an ‘ignorance is bliss’ like approach to global warming. He emphasizes Politicians don’t take the stats seriously which in turn forces may not to believe scientific warnings. He portrays the changes in our surrounding due to global warming are gradual therefore people are under the impression that this problem is not urgent hence action is not being seen. However I see it as people don’t know who to believe, don’t know how to ‘Separate the truth from fiction’, which honestly is near impossible to do in any issue related to politics.
-He portrays his background from childhood, to the loss of a son, a sister and a father, to a political downfall and portrays how these events pushed him towards his present career. However he goes on to emphasizes the frustration of trying to persuade society to change, however beside his great effort and determination no change is occurring.
- By focusing in on national and global accomplishments eg developing equal women’s rights, demolishing communism, landing on the moon, Gores emphasizes that individuals are a powerful force when we band together and strive for a common goal. He concludes by pledging it’s not too late to make change and pleads for viewers to change their ways and inspire others to make similar changes in the fight to save our planet.
Why fellow designers should watch this documentary?
Yes, all of us contribute to climate change and can individually change our ways to reduce our carbon output, but as industrial designers we play an even more crucial part in creating change. We have the power to create new products or change existing products so that they don’t harm the environment. As designers we have an obligation to create products or systems that life cycle causes minimum environmentally damage. Our choices of material/ energy choice, manufacturing techniques are pivotal decisions. Decisions which are crucial in the fight for reducing the impact of climate change. Through the environmentally friendly products and systems we create, we have the opportunity to educate society on climate change and promote and inspire our consumers to live a fulfilling eco-friendly lifestyle. As designers it is our job is to create solutions to problems- and climate change is our present challenge to conquer; ‘The solution is in our hands’. Fellow industrial designers should watch this so that climate change is brought to their attention forcing them to create environmentally conscious designs that have the power to reduce the impact of global warming.
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