Visuals in “An Inconvenient Truth”
From cartoons to satelites to huge charts, Al Gore uses visuals as rhetoric throughout the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” brilliantly. So, did Gore utilize visuals to add a dramatic touch to his points? Or, did he have a stack of impressive visuals that he simply explained?
I really enjoyed the cartoon and thought it was a great use of visuals in the film. It gives the audience a break from the dramatic documentary with sarcastic humor that resembles “The Simpsons.” It really reminded me of the cartoon used in Michael Moore’s movie “Bowling for Columbine,” which was made by the creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Another memorable use of visuals is the part when he shows before and after pictures of the ice melting and how much the landscapes have changed.
