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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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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To most people‚ bowling would be considered an activity that families or groups of friends would participate in on a Friday evening for a fun night out. Many people‚ especially young children‚ tend to celebrate their birthdays by having their party at the local bowling alley. Other people‚ usually adults‚ may join a recreational league so they can sip a few alcoholic beverages while socializing with their friends. Then there are the competitive bowlers; they are constantly bogged down by the stereotype
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Introduction: Good Morning/Afternoon I’m Jasmine Antonie and I’m here to talk about Michael Moore’s film ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and some of the techniques that are used in the film. Michael Moore uses persuasive film techniques to position the audience to accept his version of the truth. Some of the techniques used by Michael Moore to position the audience are editing‚ sequencing and music. He uses them by editing parts of the film to marginalise the NRA and gun owners. He sequences the film into
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Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore’s Film Bowling for Columbine raises many interesting points and makes you as a active audience member think about the atrocities of what happened‚ it too forces you to try and understand what circumstances bring people to be so evil. I believe Moore’s thesis statement in the film “Bowling for Columbine” is that you can’t blame gun violence on a specific event. So for example videos games‚ Marilyn Mason and bowling are not to blame for violence in today’s society
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