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    The Columbine High School massacre struck me the hardest. It was horrifying to see the whole school in turmoil. Students and teachers were running wild and everyone screamed and panicked as the vitriolic killers aimed for their next target. Even more repulsive‚ the killers were only teenagers who study at that exact school in Columbine and were killing their own classmates. They were also seen going to bowling class that morning of the calamity. How could they do such a leisure activity when they

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    Bowling for Columbine Introduction When I first heard the name of the film; ‘Bowling for Columbine’‚ I thought this was a movie only about the Columbine High School Massacre in year 1999. I was wrong about it. This movie is much more than that; he dug for the truth – how come the massacre happened. I will be focusing on how the movie is build up‚ how he gets the attention‚ because I have never seen anything a exciting documentary before. Main Ideas In this documentary it is the real

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    The use of satire used by Michael Moore in his docudrama “Bowling for Columbine” helps the audience engage on the concept of tackling serious issues like the Columbine massacre and the influences to enlighten or mirror the feelings of how and what society has on the thoughts of a particular environment. Moore uses a variety of technique‚ ranging from exaggeration‚ irony‚ parody and juxtaposition to reveal various answers to questions raised by the society involving the use of guns and to represent

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    Kaitlin Wilson The Art & Craft of Writing September 24‚ 2012 “Bowling for Columbine” Review Sometimes the best tool for questioning a social problem is humor - which is exactly what Michael Moore does in "Bowling for Columbine." This is not a movie about guns or violence or television‚ but about culture.  Using the Columbine school shooting as his hook‚ Moore attempts to find answers as to why American culture is saturated in violence and fear. Moore is a director who isn’t afraid to ask

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    Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling for Columbine’‚ the film which won an Oscar for best documentary‚ is not in fact a documentary‚ but rather more of a persuasive essay in film format. The widely accepted definition of ‘documentary’ is a film emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings‚ insertion of fictional matter‚ and minimal editting‚ and ‘Bowling for Columbine’ does not show any of these characteristics. Instead of presenting a neutral view of the issues‚ it is

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    Bowling for Columbine One of the most important goals director Michael Moore set for himself was to deliver a plethora of insightful and through interviews. Throughout all these interviews‚ a common theme that Moore sought to address was regarding gun control. More specifically‚ he sought to inform his viewers of the different sides and perspectives people take about guns‚ and how they are handled. Naturally‚ when Michael Moore interviewed citizens from Michigan about such a tense subject‚ the

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    The movie Bowling for Columbine has shown sorrow and happiness to the viewers. It shows the ugly things that happen in the world‚ but it also showed the changes that have been made so far. It shows how all the good in the world is slowly disappearing and turning into fear. Most people travel to work‚ schools‚ and many other places in fear of not being sure what kind of danger will appear before their eyes. When people are in their homes they make sure they lock their doors because they know if they

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    In both Blackfish (Gabriel Cowperthwaite‚ 2013) and Bowling For Columbine (Michael Moore‚ 2002) the audience is encouraged to agree to the ideas advocated by the documentary. This is done by using various designed techniques such as filming codes (technical‚ symbolic‚ written and audio) and documentary conventions (statistics‚ interviews‚ footage‚ detail‚ facts and structure) to appeal to the viewer’s emotions. In Blackfish the audience is convinced that SeaWorld does not sufficiently train their

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    number of Germans killed with a gun‚ which is the closest statistic country to the U.S. Why is there so much gun violence in the U.S? What is so different in the U.S. that gun crime is so prevalent? What can we do to change it? All questions Bowling for Columbine poses in the film documentary by Michael Moore. Like the documentary‚ there is not one simple answer and there are no easy solutions. Viewing this film for the first time‚ I learned how appalling gun violence is in the United States. I had

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    What is the true killer within the United States? Can we blame shameful homicides upon one organization‚ person‚ or even topic? Within the movie Bowling for Columbine‚ creator Michael Moore expands your thoughts and fears of violence. He presents the fear of the United States as being a violent country that is full of citizens idolizing incompetent idols. While watching the film‚ it is evident that he introduces many themes and characters to prove the aggression and terror. When is a child too

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