“An inconvenient truth” is a movie filled with knowledge and
lessons. The film reflects on the work done by Ail Gore to help the environment
and let it flourish. Throughout the film Gore reflects and explains the
environmental impacts that global warming has caused to the earth. He does this
through the use of videos, stories and relevant information that supports his
findings and support the idea for global warming. He keeps referring to the
cause of global warming as us as humans, we need to change, we need to do
something.
I find that this film would be relevant to industrial
designers because it expresses the need for more sustainable design within
society. The film expresses to designers that the need for more environmentally
friendly designs is needed more than ever in today’s society. Gore helps to
clarify why and what the effects of global warming has done to our plant over
last few decades, which helps to determine why as designers we need to change
the way society uses and disposes of products so that more sustainable products
can be designed.
The film was very intuitive and gave me a new insight on to
the way the earth worlds and what our impacts are on it. From the film I gathered
that as a race we as one must do things and help change the world. Even though
we have no say in the running of all the countries we as humans can have an
impact on what the course of history will be. I found from the video that the
governments and businesses who hold the global economy don’t care what the
effects of global warming is or what it is doing to our society but rather if
their profit has increase and they can afford that new corporate jet. From the
film I found that the upper class of society is fine with global warming until
it becomes an issue but as long as it is no issue these companies will continue
to pollute until told otherwise by the government or the environment screaming
at them to stop. This is an alarming thing to consider because as the issue and
effects of global warming will continue on the earth until something is done to
combat this ecological change.
Although global warming is very much relevant today I found
that Ail Gore continue to refer to scientific information not seen by the
public or seen for the first time. This makes me think that do people know
about this phenomenon? Do people know whether or not they act upon this event
in human history? Or if they care about global warming? These question need to
be addressed and the public needs to be more well informed about the issues
affecting global warming and how we as a society can do something to change our
way of living.
We are living in an anthroprocene in our era we need to
consider our impact on the earth and how we treat our planet. As a designer we
need to be wary of the impacts and implications our designs have on society and
the environment, we need to design for recycling and reusability. Through
design we can change the way society views and act in this world and help
preserve the environment for future generations to enjoy and marvel at its
beauty.
