Bowling for Columbine (DVD)

This is not so much a film as an extended documentary but, upon the hearing the word ?documentary?, you might conjure up associations such as: boring, dull, tedious, educational. While this film is certainly educational it could never be described by any of the previous adjectives. This documentary made by Michael Moore is extremely informative, gives a great deal of food for thought but also manages to raise numerous laughs and more than a few smirks. So, what is the subject of this documentary? Moore sets out to discover why the US has the highest number of gun related deaths in the world. Is it due to the nature of the citizens, is it due to mixed ...

It’s a long time since I’ve seen a full-length documentary feature shown at my local multiplex cinema – these tend to be restricted to the art-house cinema in the city. I guess it's not usually exactly what cinema-goers are after. Well, Bowling for Columbine breaks the mould. You CAN get a successful movie / video / DVD out a documentary. I was already familiar with Michael Moore through his TV programme, where he takes up various anti-corporate causes, and his book “Stupid white men”. Then of course there was his infamous appearance at the Oscars, where he may have misjudged his audience when he made his anti-War ...

One word can sum up Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine', and that word is 'Stunning'. Just consider all of the possible connotations of that word. 'Bowling for Columbine' is Michael Moore's examination of gun ownership and the disproportionate level of gun related violence in the United States of America and is a film which proves that cinema can be much more than just entertainment. He has produced a personal account that centres around three acts of violence located in and around his home town of Flint, Michigan: the Oklahoma Bombing, the Columbine shooting and the death of a six year old girl at the hand of a fellow ...