It's About Time We Acted Like Adults

It's a bit odd to go into a darkened movie theater--the scene of American escapism for the last one hundred years--to receive such a brisk wake-up call. Still, watching this movie in a theater with hundreds of strangers is, I think, the best way to view it because we are all in this together.

If you've been politically aware in the last 10 years, chances are there isn't any one fact in this movie that you haven't heard before. It is a shocking movie nonetheless, and the shock comes from seeing all those facts marshalled together, presenting a clear-cut case. Here's the inconvenient truth: the earth is getting warmer, that our actions are the reasons why it is getting warmer, and that we must all work together to solve this problem or else it will become a crisis for humanity.

The good news is that there are things we can do now that will hopefully avert or diminish the coming havoc, but the first step is learning about the problem. Even though this film is intercut with scenes that often feel like a Al Gore political ad, it's the best way for most people to learn about this problem. The data is explained in easy-to-digest graphics and examples.

I urge you to see this movie. Take your parents, take your kids. Let's save ourselves before it's too late.