Reflections on the film "11th Hour"

I recently watch a video called The 11th Hour which was narrated, created and produced by film star Leonardo DiCaprio in 2007. This environmental expose examined such issues as climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and the oil industry. However, after viewing many environmental films during my studies within the last few months I feel this film fell short compared to the other environmental documentaries. Given DiCaprio's expansive budget and star appeal I expected a better, well informed depiction of what's really occurring around the world. One thing it did not fall short of however, is drama. This films was packed with disturbing imagery which flashed randomly throughout the movie. While it tried to depict the seriousness of the world's environmental problems it failed to provide fresh information. During the film I was waiting for some new revelation to be revealed, but unfortunately, that never occurred. Basically, this movie did not produce the kind of emotional connection compared to similar movies such as Future of Food or FLOW. The downside to having bland environmental films packed with drama is that the audience, the world, is going to become immuned. There's a long line of films that have spurred since Al Gore released The Inconvenient Truth. If you can't offer the audience something new other than bad imagery then you shouldn't have made the film. Also, it failed to provide any information to the audience on how to change our current environmental issues. As I recall, it basically stated that the government needs to change. Maybe Mr. DiCaprio could of offered some suggestions on how we can accomplish that. Overall, it seemed like a scare tactic that was reminiscent of Nostradamus prophecies.