An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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{{short description|2017 American documentary film directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk about Al Gore}}
{{Infobox film
| name = An Inconvenient Sequel:<br />Truth to Power
| image = An Inconvenient Sequel Truth to Power Movie Poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{plainlist|
* [[Bonni Cohen]]
* Jon Shenk
}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Jeffrey Skoll|Jeff Skoll]]
* Richard Berge
* [[Diane Weyermann]]
}}
| writer = [[Albert A. Gore Jr.]]
| starring = Albert A. Gore Jr.
| music = [[Jeff Beal]]
| cinematography = Jon Shenk
| editing = {{plainlist|
* Don Bernier
* Colin Nusbaum
}}
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Participant Media]]
* Actual Films
}}
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2017|1|19|[[2017 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival]]|2017|7|28|United States}}
| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{cite news |last=DeFore |first=John |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-power-966392 |title='An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power': Film Review / Sundance 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=January 21, 2017 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1 million<ref name=BOM/>
| gross = $5.4 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aninconvenientsequel.htm|title=An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>
}}

'''''An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power''''' is a 2017 American [[concert film]]/[[documentary film]], directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, about former [[Vice President of the United States|United States Vice President]] [[Albert A. Gore Jr.]]'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]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Justin |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-inconvenient-sequel-opening-night-20170120-story.html |title=Sundance: 'An Inconvenient Sequel' marks a welcome return to the spotlight for Al Gore |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref> The film was released on July 28, 2017, by [[Paramount Pictures]], and grossed over $5 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=January 19, 2017 |title='Inconvenient Truth' Sequel Release Date Set |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/inconvenient-truth-sequel-release-date-1201963887/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 6, 2017 |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> It received a nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary|Best Documentary]] at the [[71st British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42618187|title=The Shape of Water leads Bafta nominations|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>

==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 Agreement]] in 2016, as well as attempting to de-bunk the de-bunkers of Gore, his film and global warming in general.

==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."<ref name="RedditAMA">{{cite web| title=I am director and producer Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting >for Superman, TEACH). AMA!| url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1oizpa/i_am_director_and_producer_davis_guggenheim_an/ccsee67| date=October 15, 2013 | publisher=[[Reddit]]| access-date=May 16, 2017 |first=Davis |last=Guggenheim}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that the producers of the first film were in talks over a possible sequel.<ref name="sequel">{{cite news |last=Daunt |first=Tina |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/an-inconvenient-truth-producers-talking-692705 |title=An Inconvenient Truth' Producers Talking Sequel (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 4, 2014 |access-date=May 16, 2017 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref> "We have had conversations," co-producer Lawrence Bender said. "We've met; we've discussed. If we are going to make a movie, we want it to have an impact."<ref name="sequel"/> Co-producer Laurie 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."<ref name="sequel"/>

In December 2016, Al Gore announced that a follow-up to ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''An Inconvenient Sequel'', would open at the 2017 [[Sundance Film Festival]]. The film was screened in the ''Climate'' section, a new division, for films featuring climate and the environment. The film was theatrically released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on July 28, 2017.<ref name="guardian-2016">{{cite news | title = Al Gore announces Sundance debut for follow-up to An Inconvenient Truth | date = December 10, 2016 |author=Guardian film | work = [[The Guardian]] | publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/09/al-gore-inconvenient-truth-sequel-sundance | access-date = May 16, 2017}}</ref>

In June 2017, the filmmakers told [[TheWrap]] that following [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]'s [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdrawal from the Paris Agreement]], they would re-edit the film to expand Trump's role as antagonist, before its release.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thewrap.com/al-gores-inconvenient-sequel-final-cut-feature-trump-climate-accord-exit/ |title=Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Sequel' Final Cut to Feature Trump Climate Accord Exit |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=June 1, 2017 |access-date=June 4, 2017 |first=Matt |last=Donnelly }}</ref>

==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.<ref name=BOM/> It was home released on [[Digital distribution|Digital HD]] on October 6, 2017, and on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] on October 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/8613/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power|website=DVDs Release Date|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 80%, based on 159 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website'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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_inconvenient_sequel_truth_to_power/ |title=An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) |publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metacritic.com/movie/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power |title=An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>

John DeFore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' gave the documentary a positive review, while writing that it is not 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power': Film Review | Sundance 2017 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-power-review-966392 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |first=John |last=DeFore}}</ref> In ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', [[Michael E. Mann|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."<ref>{{cite journal |author-link=Michael E. Mann |first=Michael E. |last=Mann |title=Climate change: Al Gore gets inconvenient again |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=547 |issue=7664 |pages=400–401 |date=July 27, 2017 |doi= 10.1038/547400a |doi-access=free }}</ref>

''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'' editor [[Kendrick Frazier]] writes that ''Truth to Power'' spends little time explaining what climate change is, though there are some good summaries, but more time on the effects. Gore goes to a lot of trouble not to allow the movie to be a "downer" and shows what nations and U.S. states have done to fight climate change. Frazier states that a "skilled politician can get things done in ways that scientists can only imagine", and though he would have liked to have seen less Gore talking and more scientists on camera, Frazier writes that the movie is effective.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Frazier |first1=Kendrick |author-link=Kendrick Frazier|title=Truth to Power on Climate |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |date=2017 |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=56–57 |publisher=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry}}</ref>

Conversely, conservative magazine ''[[National Review]]''{{'}}s film critic [[Kyle Smith (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.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Incoherent Sequel |url= https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/07/al-gore-inconvenient-sequel-self-serving/ |first=Kyle |last=Smith |date=July 27, 2017 |work=[[National Review]] |access-date= July 11, 2018}}</ref> Writing for [[RogerEbert.com]], Nick Allen also gave the film a negative review, specifying: "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."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/sundance/sundance-2017-an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power |title=Sundance 2017: "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" |date=January 27, 2017 |publisher=Ebert Digital LLC |work=RogerEbert.com |access-date=July 18, 2017 |first=Nick |last=Allen}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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