An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk about former United States Vice President Al Gore's continuing mission to battle climate change. The sequel to An Inconvenient Truth (2006), the film addresses the progress made to tackle the problem and Gore's global efforts to persuade governmental leaders to invest in renewable energy, culminating in the landmark signing of 2016's Paris Agreement. The film was released on July 28, 2017, by Paramount Pictures, and grossed over $5 million worldwide.
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Synopsis
The film follows the efforts made to tackle climate change and Al Gore's attempts to persuade governmental leaders to invest in renewable energy, culminating in the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016.
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Production
When asked during a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" in 2013 whether there were plans for a follow-up film, An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim said, "I think about it a lot - I think we need one right now." In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the producers of the film were in talks over a possible sequel. "We have had conversations," co-producer Bender said. "We've met; we've discussed. If we are going to make a movie, we want it to have an impact." Co-producer David also believed a sequel was needed. "God, do we need one," David said. "Everything in that movie has come to pass. At the time we did the movie, there was Hurricane Katrina; now we have extreme weather events every other week. The update has to be incredible and shocking."
In December 2016, Al Gore announced that a follow-up to An Inconvenient Truth will open at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film is to be screened in the Climate section, a new section for films featuring climate and the environment. Gore expects the film will later be released by Paramount in 2017.
In June 2017, the filmmakers told TheWrap that following President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, they would re-edit the film to expand Trump's role as antagonist before it hits theaters in July.
Release
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power grossed $3.5 million in the United States and $1.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $5.2 million, against a production budget of $1 million.
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power makes a plea for environmental responsibility that adds a persuasive - albeit arguably less effective - coda to its acclaimed predecessor." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the documentary a positive review, while acknowledging it isn't as effective as the original, saying "it finds plenty to add, both in cementing the urgency of Gore's message and in finding cause for hope." In Nature, Michael Mann wrote that: "[Al Gore]'s up against arguably the most entrenched, wealthy and powerful industry the world has ever known: fossil fuels. [...] This sequel is deliciously inconvenient, and for several reasons. It is inconvenient to the vested interests who had hoped that Gore would just give up. [...] Knowing that Al Gore is still optimistic is a shot in the arm at a time of uncertainty."
Conversely, National Review film critic Kyle Smith called the film misleading, saying that it gave the false impression that recent storm activity (such as 2012's Hurricane Sandy) was more frequent than usual, falsely gave credit to both Gore and the company SolarCity for convincing India to sign the Paris Agreement, exaggerated the importance of the Paris Agreement, and neglected to mention Gore's financial ties to SolarCity. Writing for RogerEbert.com, Nick Allen also gave the film a negative review, writing: "The documentary follow-up proves to be less about global warming than propping up a hero awkwardly desperate to captivate audiences again like he did eleven years ago. It's like the Zoolander 2 of global warming documentaries."
Home media
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power was released on Digital HD on October 6, 2017, and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 24, 2017.
References
External links
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power - official site
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power on IMDb
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power at Rotten Tomatoes
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