Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
An eye-opening documentary that asks the question: Are we going to let climate change destroy civilization, or will we act on technologies that can reverse it? Featuring never-before-seen solutions on the many ways we can reduce carbon in the atmosphere thus paving the way for temperatures to go down, saving civilization.
Ice on Fire is a competent and earnest climate documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio that goes beyond doom-and-gloom narratives to highlight emerging carbon-reduction technologies. Its plot structure is solid for the genre, presenting a hopeful counterpoint to typical climate films. Cinematography is serviceable with some striking visuals of endangered landscapes but nothing especially distinguished. As a documentary it has no traditional acting, though interview subjects and narration are adequate. Novelty is moderate — the focus on solutions rather than just problems gives it a somewhat distinctive angle within the crowded climate doc space, but it doesn't reinvent the form. The ending, while optimistic, feels somewhat inconclusive and lacks a strong emotional or rhetorical punch to truly galvanize viewers.