An Inconvenient Truth

Directed by David Guggenheim, the film deals with former United States President Al Gore's campaign to educate American about global warming. With two Academy Awards won for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song and by premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opening in New York City and Los Angeles on May 24, 2006, the film was a critical and box-office success.

But was it efficient enough to convince the American and to make them understand the stakes of global warming? What we know is that the film was well-received politically. Beside a survey conducted in July 2007 showed that the film made 89% of the viewers more aware of global warming issues. But you could think this is only theory then. Nonetheless 75% of the viewers said they changed some of their habits after watching the film.


So can a film be efficient enough to change mind and lifestyle?
Even if it would never convince everybody, it does exist. It does show something. It does give a message. It does deliver pieces of advices. It does highlight threats and stakes we don't ordinarily see. As soon as you try something to open people's eyes on how big the danger for our planet is,  you've already achieved something.