Bowling For Columbine Analysis

“Bowling for Columbine” was a documentary film by Michael Moore which I found to be interesting, humorous, and an eye opener. “Bowling for Columbine" reminds us that this is a society where more than 11,000 people die every year from guns, where TV news and entertainment programs produce violent images, where banks give away rifles to customers, and where the public lives in fear of being robbed and killed. It shows us how easy it is to get a hand on a gun. The major reason for Moore to engage this subject was a tragic event. On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, went bowling in their peaceful hometown of Littleton, Colorado. Only hours later, they entered into Columbine High School and opened fire on their classmates and teachers,
More deaths occur in this country because of guns than in any other country in the world. Why is this? Although the film discusses this question in depth, there is never an answer really given. It makes you think about it yourself and ask questions. That is one of the reasons why I enjoyed the film. It gives you all different perspectives on guns and violence and lets you decide what you believe. You can see this clearly in the film. Michael Moore, the director and producer of the film, is a member of NRA but at the same time is criticizing the way guns are used in the United States. He gives you clear point of views from multiple sides. In the film it is stated that the Americans are very anxious people, which come for example from all the pictures about war and bloodshed shown in the television every day! Nearly every American has a gun to defend his house from burglars, while the Canadians never lock their house doors, even if there was a break-in once in their house. But the American media can 't be the only reason for
Attempts to determine why gun violence in America occurs a lot compared to other countries. In bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore tries to bring some very important points to the foreground of American culture and to some degree succeeds, however, by manipulating different things in this movie it makes it hard for me to totally agree with what he has to say. One point Mr. Moore and I do agree on is that racism, specifically against African American males is still very alive in America. Also, I agree that the media tries to find a quick and easy scapegoat to place the blame on because it is easier than to actually deal with the bigger picture. However, I do not agree with his portrayal of the NRA as a bunch of crazy insensitive people carrying around guns and not caring about the feelings of mourning families. Mr. Moore does a good job of manipulating things to make people believe what he wants then to believe. In the movie Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore points out that the NRA holds rallies shortly after gun related incidents including Columbine and in Flint Michigan. Overall I think Bowling for Columbine is a great film by Michael Moore and it helps shines light on a great concern in the United States today, because althought this shooting took place in 1990 you have some today in recent time such as the Sandy Hooks