BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE "BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE"‚ DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MOORE‚ DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF GUN CRIME IN AMERICA. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS FILM IS TO PERSUADE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT GUNS AND GUN LAWS. MOORE CONSTANTLY REFERS TO OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS CANADA AND THEIR GUN POLICIES TO BACK UP HIS ARGUMENTS FOR INCREASED GUN REGULATION. HE IS SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO COUNTER ARGUE ANY REASON GIVEN BE PRO-GUN SUPPORTERS AS TO THE REASON WHY AMERICA HAS THE HIGHEST GUN RELATED
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Giffords. Here‚ a song by Drowning Pool was blamed as the sole motivator for the shootings. However‚ the most prolific example of the media irresponsibly finger-pointing at metal music has to be the case of Columbine. After the Columbine shootings‚ the authorities placed sole blame on Marilyn Manson and his music for the shootings suggesting that Manson’s music‚ or his fans‚ incite violence (Sterngold). The only problem with their claims was the fact that the two shooters did not listen to‚ nor where
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fear. This is shown in the documentary bowling for columbine by Michael Moore that shows American society and how different people react when they belong or not belong and what do they do to solve it. Michael Moore trains his humorous eye on America’s obsession with guns and violence in his documentary‚ which gets its title from a pair of loosely related incidents. On April 20‚ 1999‚ shortly before they began their infamous killing spree at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Eric and Dylan attended
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Ours is better.” On April 20th‚ 1990 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire onto their high school‚ columbine. Twenty four people were wounded‚ one teacher was killed trying to protect kids in the library. Thirteen students were killed throughout the lunchroom and library. And 24 other students and teachers were wounded. Eric and Dylan both committed suicide after the mass shooting. Columbine was considered one of the first mass school shooting in the United States. There plan was to go to school
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festival‚ became the first documentary to top $100 million at the domestic box office. Moore‚ who won the documentary Academy Award for "Bowling for Columbine‚" is pushing "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the best picture category for the upcoming Oscars. Alluding to the controversy that erupted when he criticized Bush while accepting an Oscar for "Bowling for Columbine" in 2003‚ Moore told Archerd‚ "I don’t know if people want to see me on the stage of the Kodak [Theatre] again. However‚ since my wife [Kathleen]
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needs to make his films interesting. His movies always dissect the most sensitive topics that are on the American citizens’ minds. Two of the most controversial movies of the 21st century were both made by Michael Moore. These are Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11. Fahrenheit 9/11 is his most recent documentary. This movie touches on what Moore believes is the gross negligence that he believes the Bush administration demonstrated before and during the attack on America. Michael Moore
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Dream‚ he comments on the issue of black and white segregation and Suzuki raises the issues relating to the environment in her Address to the Plenary Session. A comparison can be made between the two along with Michael Moore’s film‚ Bowling For Columbine to analyse how a distinctive voice is created to raise important issues. Dr. Martin Luther King challenges American society in his speech I Have a Dream for the right of his own race. His strong use of anaphora creates a distinctive voice throughout
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Bowling For Columbine starts with archival footage of the National Rifle Association. It is included to imply that the film is endorsed by the NRA but as the footage is in black and white‚ compared to the rest of the film it seems that Moore has already begun positioning us. This archival footage implies that the NRA is outdated and the inclusion is therefore seen as another form of irony or social satire. A short sequence then plays with Moore narrating‚ showing milkmen‚ farmers doing their everyday
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have been done or planned days‚ months or even years before. Many of these can be traced back by looking at the journals‚ notebooks‚ or video entries that these people may have kept. The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting which occurred on April 20‚ 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine‚ Colorado. In addition to shootings‚ the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters arriving to the scene‚ propane tank bombs placed in the cafeteria‚ 99
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April 20‚ 1999- Columbine high school shooting‚ July 20‚ 2012- Colorado movie theater massacre‚ December 14‚ 2012- sandy hook massacre‚ these are all examples of real life massacres that have been the cause of many innocent lives throughout the years. These are also examples of reasons on why the prohibition of rated M videogames has been such a controversial topic. My aunt went to grocery shopping last week and someone slashed her tires. Does that mean that she should no longer go grocery shopping
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