University of Texas Tower
Baumgarten Mocks Science
RECEIVED Wed., June 14, 2006
Dear Editor,
I question why, in her review of An Inconvenient Truth [Film Listings, June 2], Marjorie Baumgarten would choose to mock Al Gore's exhibit of scientific data ("wonkish charts and graphs depicting currents and temperatures and such"). Isn't science the point here? I'd like to think that viewers of this film could understand a simple line graph illustrating the correlation between atmospheric CO2 levels and temperature.
Baumgarten spent the majority of her review on useless and tired character analysis of Gore rather than addressing the serious issue at hand. She illustrates our cultural shortsighted inattention to real issues (ex.: global warming).
This is also illustrated by the cartoon Cars showing at 11 theatres while a smart film about global warming is at one theatre.
Go see the film!
I question why, in her review of An Inconvenient Truth [Film Listings, June 2], Marjorie Baumgarten would choose to mock Al Gore's exhibit of scientific data ("wonkish charts and graphs depicting currents and temperatures and such"). Isn't science the point here? I'd like to think that viewers of this film could understand a simple line graph illustrating the correlation between atmospheric CO2 levels and temperature.
Baumgarten spent the majority of her review on useless and tired character analysis of Gore rather than addressing the serious issue at hand. She illustrates our cultural shortsighted inattention to real issues (ex.: global warming).
This is also illustrated by the cartoon Cars showing at 11 theatres while a smart film about global warming is at one theatre.
Go see the film!
Ginger McGilvray
