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    documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’ presents strong messages concerning the low gun control and the high murder rate in “the land of the free”. Directed by Michael Moore‚ the documentary shows the follies of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the US government‚ often in a satirical fashion. This use of humour and other techniques allowed Moore to win many awards for the documentary‚ including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2003‚ but the largest victory ‘Bowling for Columbine’ had was

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    Michael Moore’s documentary‚ ’Bowling for Columbine’‚ highlights the devastating state of gun violence within the United States. He also examines the events leading up to the tragic events that occurred at the massacre at Columbine High School as well as the impacts this had on society. The film was released October 11th‚ 2002 and was met with both critical and commercial success. It is now considered to be one of the best documentaries to ever be created‚ according to The Guardian. The premise

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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 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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    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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    gun driven country. In this documentary‚ Bowling for Columbine‚ Michael Moore has used many persuasive techniques to get us to believe that every person in America feels safe to have a gun somewhere in their house for protection and that there are many terrible things that happen in America. To prove that Americans feel safer with a gun in their house and how America has many tragedies I will deconstruct 2 scenes from the documentary Bowling for Columbine. First I will be talking about selection

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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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    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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    ideas and arguments. In the case of a documentary‚ editing can be used to further push a thesis and prove a point which the filmmaker is trying to put across. The possibilities are endless; dialogues can be shortened‚ scenes can be added or cut‚ or even switched around to be in any order desired. By doing such things‚ a very plain portion of footage can be used to argue an idea. In the movie‚ "Bowling for Columbine‚" Michael Moore is a genius when it comes to his editing choices concerning Charlton Heston

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