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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VISUAL TEXT – “Bowling for Columbine” Question: It is the director’s purpose to manipulate the audience to the point where they feel uncomfortable. “Bowling for Columbine” directed by Michael Moore‚ is a well-directed documentary that informs people about gun violence in America. Michael Moore is successful in showing that America has been going through many gun tragedies; and portrays the sense that America’s problems are out of control. He conveys this through statistics‚ archival footage‚
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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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4. ‘Reading is a dying hobby in this multimedia age.’ Is this true? Reading as a pastime has been likened to an endangered animal facing extinction from the threat of the poachers — in this case‚ the multimedia age. It has been said that reading as a hobby is gradually losing its appeal as opposed to Internet gaming‚ blogging (writing an online diary)‚ listening to podcasts and ipods and watching popular drama series on television. Evidently‚ many more forms of recreation and leisure are rising
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Hobby is activity that individuals do for pleasure on the spare time. Most of us have hobby because having a specific interest on something makes our physical and mental balance. We choose hobby base on our own interest and practice it on a regular basis. In today’s fast moving society‚ many people experience stress on a daily basis. This can cause them many sleepless night. Stress affects us mentally‚ physically and emotionally. One of the best ways of dealing with stress is having a hobby. The
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Bowling A Popular American Sport By: Christine McGowan What is bowling? Bowling is a sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface in order to knock down objects called pins. History Bowling is said to have started around 3200 B.C. by the Egyptians‚ but that is not for certain. What is certain is that there are many different forms of the game played around the world. The first permanent location was in
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wielding a gun) Following the massacre of Columbine High School‚ Colorado‚ controversial filmmaker Michael Moore‚ ventured into creating the societal criticism documentary that explored gun violence throughout the United States. The documentary Bowling for Columbine (2002)‚ directed‚ produced‚ and written by Moore‚ deconstructs the events of this massacre‚ other school shooting‚ American gun culture‚ media coverage of such events‚ paranoia‚ racism‚ and poverty and several other subjects through
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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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Bowling for Columbine: Oral Commentary Bowling for Columbine is a film by Michael Moore about the shooting at Columbine High School. Moore‚ using his average American persona‚ explores controversial issues such as gun control in American and the role of media in contributing to the culture of fear. He conveys his viewpoints as well as cultural perspectives through a range of different film techniques. Three of these techniques includeinterviews‚ archival footage and intertextuality. Interviews
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In the interactive documentary Bowling for Columbine directed by Michael Moore‚ the societal issues of gun law and how mental health and bullying can affect people are discussed. The documentary applied heavily in 2002 when it was first made after the shootings at Columbine high school and in present day due to America taking the wrong course of action to improve accessibility to guns and provide help to those who need or ask for it. On top of this he also cover white supremacy and racism present
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