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Summary: Stellar
Review: Words almost fail to describe the impact this movie. Bowling for Columbine is depressing and satirical, with its numerous interviews with gun/weapons fanatics. It also has two extremely powerful sections, one debating the number of gun deaths per year in other "civilized" countries (and each country's history of violence), the other showing the US's violent tendencies and support of terrorism, ending with a more frightening clip of the plane crashing into the second World Trade Tower. If you ever wanted an excuse to hate Dick Clark or reeeeeally hate Charlton Heston, or just want to think, go see this movie.
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Summary: English homework
Review: I think that >Bowling for Columbine< was the best documentary film I have every seen.
It was a school excursion and it was better than expected: Michael Moore himself is an american and he talks about his country as if he doesn`t like it(it may seem so), but he shows the whole nation that he-as an american-know how they behave and that they are not the heros people believe.
He mentiones in his film several historical dates and facts about the US which makes it more easily to unterstand.
If you don`t know what to do the whole christmas holidays you should watch this "movie". It`s worth it!
MR
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Summary: The best movie ever
Review: Bowling for Columbine is the best movie I have ever seen. In just one movie, the viewer experiences ever human emotion. You laugh, you cry, ect... More importantly, this movie makes the viewers think. Everyone will go away from this movie with a new perspective on our society. I really recomend that everyone go see this movie. I promise you'll love it.
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Summary: Fascinating, fresh view
Review: Michael Moore documentaries aren't linear. "Bowling for Columbine" explores a mystery: Why does the US have so many per capita gun deaths, compared to other similar countries? He takes you here and there, first scanning the horizon, then zooming in to look at various details, then jumping to another focus.....looking for clues to the mystery. Of course, he has a point-of-view and he is selecting the clues. Nevertheless, he provides information that you will rarely find elsewhere. This documentary is not an attack on gun ownership. His message is a lot subtler, and the two solutions to the mystery that he identifies are worth thinking about. He may have hit the nail on the head. Listen: Near the end of the documentary is an interview with Charleton Heston that, in itself, is worth the price of admission. Charlton Heston, the head of the NRA, comes to one of the same conclusions as Michael Moore does. One conservative, one liberal.... same answer. Amazing!
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Summary: Blows all gun nuts away!
Review: The originator of TV Nation (Michael Moore) even-handedly lays out many little-known facts about guns. He points out how some countries have a large number of guns and few gun homocides. He, in my opinion, boils it down to the fault of the American media. Two celebrities (Dick Clark and Charlton Heston) are really lambasted by their own words and behavior. This is a required movie for all people in the United States to view.
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Summary: EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE!
Review: Now I'm not saying this makes me a good person... But I don't wanna be friends with anyone who will not watch this movie with me. I think it's eye opening to whats really going on around us in the world. I really related to it, and it made me feel not alone in what I think. I think everyone in the world should watch this movie. It's not only funny, but something we all need to hear.
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Summary: Incredible Documentary
Review: As I left the theater after watching Micheal Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" I was drowning in thought about what I had just seen. As a young American entering the work force in less than a year, I found some of the film disturbing (footage from the security cameras inside Columbine High School during the shooting), some of it inspiring (he and 2 survivors of Columbine visit Kmart corporate headquarters), and some of it downright hilarious (Chris Rock's take on how to control gun violence). Ultimately, that's what I love in a movie. Some may critcize the film for not answering the many questions it poses, such as 'Why are there so many more gun deaths in this country than others with roughly the same ratio of guns?' Not every issue has an answer, and unfortunately, gun control in this country is one of them. The film does offer possibilities, and explores both sides of each one, which is refreshing coming from one person. With shows like Crossfire and even Pardon the Interruption, everyone seems to have to have a rigid opinion on everything. Micheal Moore doesn't pretend to know the answers in this film and shows that he, like the rest of us, is human. He just presents the problem to you and leaves you to walk out of the theater and choose to either think about what you've just seen, or just walk away bewildered and confused. "Bowling for Columbine" managed to get into my head and make me want to be a difference maker in this counrty. That's what I look for in a movie.
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Summary: I used to love this movie
Review: That was until I realised the lies Michael Moore so convincingly tells us in this movie. I'm still giving it a recommendation based on the fact that it's entertaining and that it stirs up emotions, but I've lost a lot of respect for Michael Moore and his "documentary" movies.
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Summary: Thought-provoking film about violence
Review: Bowling for Columbine is a documentary about violence in our culture and about our obsession with guns in particular. It is, at times, funny, sad, and shocking, but always thought-provoking. Michael Moore offers some fascinating statistics about gun homicides in America and other modern countries - The US has hundreds of times more than any other country. He asks average people why they think Americans kills so much more than others, and they are often unintentionally funny and sometimes very sad. He suggests the usual causes for our violent tendencies(the media, violent movies and music, racism). No answers are given and he leaves us to ponder the question. I recommend this for both pro- and anti-gun people.
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Summary: Thought Provoking but Inconclusive Documentary
Review: For a long time I've had a love/hate relationship with Michael Moore. Meaning that I love his politics, but hate his methods. This film left me in the same place all of his work does, wishing he could make any point without being self indulgent or bending the truth (Canadian authorities suspect him of falsifying the part of the movie where he buys ammunition from a Canadian Wal-Mart). One of the things about Michael Moore that bothers me is his interview style. When he talks to people he doesn't agree with he asks stupid passive aggressive questions that even a small child would be able to see through. Then when they get defensive he acts all surprised and tries to condemn them even more in the viewers eyes. Yet when he finds people he agrees with he's as soft as Oprah. Whatever obvious personality flaws Charleton Heston may have, he isn't inarticulate. None the less he seemed to be next to the respectfully treated Marilyn Manson and Matt Stone. The part of the film I was most annoyed by though was the bullet cartoon. While the point that Americans are afraid of eachother and this may be one of largest contributers is well taken, the history of America it presents ranges from over simplified to blatently untrue. Only the final thought of the connection between the NRA and KKK was of any real value. Ultimately though the biggest flaw of the movie was it's lack of conculsions. It put out lots of theories about the prevelence of gun violence in America, poverty, welfare reform, culture of fear, racism, the NRA, etc. It compared gun violence in America to that of other western countries, Germany, France, England, and especially Canada. It pointed out the silliness of the idea that America's violent history was to blame with these comparisons. Yet it never tried to point out any other differences that set America apart. No doubt that question was to big to give a definitive answer, but Moore didn't even try.
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