Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore. 2002. Film. Bowling for Columbine: An Analysis Rehana Hasan Emily Stull GOVT 2301 Fall 2012 Word Count: Annotation: The documentary Michael Moore has produced is addressing the notorious violence in the United States of America with regards to guns and violence. It also encompasses how the massacre in Columbine was able to be carried out while the teenaged boys involved in the incident should not have had access to guns. America has the most highest
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The sport of bowling has a lengthy history packed with an evolution that has comprehensive rules; and is an indoor activity that has become one of the most popular sports in the world. It can easily be said that over 50% of Americans have bowled once in their lifetime‚ whether it was for a birthday party or on a date. However‚ many people bowl routinely without knowing anything about the interesting history of the game. Oddly‚ one of the newest of professional sports‚ bowling is one of the most ancient
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This is the societal reading of Bowling for Columbine‚ which is a narrative documentary directed by Michael Moore‚ and mainly talking about the shooting rampage in America‚ which the film focus on the Columbine campus event and the fear among American. Michael Moore is a famous film maker in America‚ who is politically very liberal. He is a “darling of the liberal left” and the “target of scorn from the conservative right”. His style of filmmaking has been considered a ‘revolutionary style’ of documentary
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Bowling for Columbine- Michael Moore (filmmaker) explores the roots of Americans fondness for Gun Violence. “Documentary films have the power to change an audience’s perspective‚ consciously or unconsciously‚ on a range of issues. This is often determined by the filmmaker’s motivation” Effectiveness in communicating ideas‚ thought & feelings. Bias? Reasons why? Use of filmmaking (e.g. Angles‚ lighting‚ sound‚ music‚ editing‚ interviews‚ voice – overs‚ diagrams‚ text…) Any form of ICT (must use
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Balls We tend to think that bowling is a very simple and boring sport played by only older men. I did my fieldwork at a bowling alley during two different leagues to explore the different social interactions among bowlers. I learned that bowling is not limited to one specific age group or gender. I also discovered there is a unique hierarchy among the bowlers that is not determined by their age or gender. This social status is dependent upon their bowling average‚ type of ball used‚ and the
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Justin Hill History of Bowling Bowling has grown to become a popular sport throughout the world. In this sport‚ the player aims to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface called the lane‚ to topple the objects stationed at the end of the lane‚ called pins. Just like the sport itself‚ its history is also very interesting. The origin of bowling is claimed to be in ancient Egypt‚ which was first made evident by the British Anthropologist Sir Flinders Petrie and his team of archaeologists
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Bowling for Columbine Bowling for Columbine has been written‚ directed‚ produced‚ and narrated by Michael Moore who has used a number of techniques to produce a piece of work about Americas fascination with guns and violence. This documentary discovers the reasons for the Columbine High School massacre along with further actions of violence in America. Moore emphasises on the background of gun violence and captures some of the communities’ views of the massacre and other associated problems. This
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The first image of ‘Bowling for Columbine’ is from a film promoting the National Rifle Association. A man dressed in an Army uniform says‚ “The National Rifle Association has produced a film which you are sure to find of great interest. Let’s look at it.” Then Michael Moore starts to talk‚ against images of people at work in America. It sounds like a “typical morning in America” spiel‚ but one of the images shows bombed out buildings as Moore says‚ “and the President bombed another country whose
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Bowling for Columbine Emily Organization: 1. Example: Many examples are used throughout this film to prove the overall thesis of Americans revolve around gun violence. For example‚ Moore went to a bank‚ opened up an account and received a free gun. This symbolizes the absurd love for guns Americans have. A bank handing out guns that people can turn around and rob the bank with is a terrible idea‚ but thats the logic of the United States. Kids growing up around violence can be influenced to try
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Twenty-five of these mass shootings have occurred since 2006‚ and seven of them took place in 2012.” Violence in schools as well as the country is on the rise at an alarming rate‚ raising questions about gun control. After viewing the documentary Bowling for Columbine‚ I was intrigued. What follows is a summary of the documentary viewed and my thoughtful reaction. First‚ the shocking information and summary of school shootings and gun control must be understood. Throughout the documentary
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