” A BRILLIANTÂ RETORT”
Starring: Bjorn Lomborg and 33 scientists, professors and researchers
Directed by: Ondi Timoner
MPAA Rated: PG for thematic elements.
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Distributed by: Roadside Attractions
By John Delia
Not all documentaries get an opposing view from another doc, but Cool It delivers a message that opens the floodgates for criticism of informational films that are not quite what they seem. The subject of the movie is global warming and it’s a rebuttal to Al Gore’s seriously frightening An Inconvenient Truth. I like this film very much because it doesn’t use scare tactics, give unsupported facts, omit reasonable solutions or misconstrue data. If you want to get what Bjorn Lomborg calls the real facts and true science of global warming, I recommend Cool It.
Cool It is based upon the book of the same name and lectures by Bjorn Lomborg, the controversial author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”. Award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner travels the world with Lomborg exploring the real facts and true science of global warming and its impact. Lomborg is the founder and director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, a globally respected think tank that brings together the world’s leading economists to prioritize major global problems – among them malaria, the lack of potable water and HIV/AIDS – based upon a cost/benefit analysis of available solutions. Amidst the strong and polarized opinions within the global warming debate, Cool It follows Lomborg on his mission to bring the smartest solutions to climate change, environmental pollution, and other major problems in the world.
I am amazed at the boldness of the film with its realistic solutions and scientific backing through testing, unbiased and anti-political values. Without a doubt Cool It is the most thought provoking film that I have seen this year providing hope for current and future generations. And 33 scientists, professors and researchers provide the content of the documentary.
FINAL ANALYSIS: A very good Documentary as brilliant as The Cove. (4.5 of 5)