Bowling for Columbine

When Bowling for Columbine was released in 2002, it was certainly a controversial film, the American documentary film written, directed, produced, and narrated by Moore. It closely followed the tragic incident of the Columbine High School massacre in a small town called Littleton, Colorado. Moore’s film was set out to expose the number of problems behind such acts of horrific violence. In doing so, Moore learns that the conventional answers of easy availability to guns, and such a violent history would equate to such behavior, but as Moore discovers that other countries with the same laws have not acted in such behavior. This film explores what Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns in the United States.
Moore focuses on the environment in which the massacre took place and what the public opinions and assumptions were related events that occurred. The film looks into the nature of violence in the United States and what may influence the large and diverse community. In Moore's discussions with various people – including South Park co-creator (Matt Stone), the National Rifle Association's then-president Charlton Heston, and musician Marilyn Manson – he seeks to explain why the Columbine massacre occurred and why the United States has a high violent crime rate (especially crimes involving guns).
The film title originates from the story that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold – the two students which initiated for the Columbine High School massacre – attended a school bowling class early that morning, before they committed the attacks at school. Moore incorporates the concept of bowling in other ways as well. For example, a Michigan militia uses bowling pins for their target practice. When interviewing former classmates of the two boys, Moore notes that the students took a bowling class in place of physical education. Moore states that this might have very little educational value; the girls he interviews... [continues]

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