But instead of a dominated obersevative nature that Cunnamulla consumed‚ the more modern Bowling for Columbine draws in the audience with its performative aspects. As in Cunnamulla‚ we see instances that make us know that the camera is there. For example‚ while Moore is tackling the debate head on regarding the sale of ammunition at the k-mart stores
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Michael Moore. Dir. Michael Moore. Perfesor. Michael Moore. Alliance Atlantis‚ Dog Eat Dog Films‚ Salter Street Films‚ United Broadcasting‚ 2002. DVD. This movie goes into deep investigation on the causes of mass shootings‚ particularly the Columbine incident. It goes over gun laws‚ guns in America and other countries‚ and possible causes for shootings. This movie is a professional documentary film which interviews several known people‚ such as Matt Stone‚ Charlton Heston‚ and Marilyn Monroe
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in 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
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Bowling for Columbine is a documentary that focuses on primary causes for the Columbine Highschool Massacre which took place on April 20‚ 1999. The documentary also talks about the violence of guns. The director took focus on the background as well as the environment in which the massacre took place and public opinion. The background to the title refers to the two students who are responsible for the shooting which is Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. The day of the massacre Dylan and Eric attended
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2013 Bowling for Columbine Rhetorical Analysis Mr. Coleman (Period B3) On April 20th‚ 1999‚ a school shooting took place in the Columbine High School. Two students‚ fully armed with a variety of firearms‚ murdered numerous students. This catastrophe resulted in numerous disputes over the issues with gun control laws in relation to the Second Amendment of the US Bill of Rights‚ which gave US residents the right to bear arms. Later in 2002‚ Michael Moore explored the causes of the Columbine shooting
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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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Is it the bowling? It must be the Video games? Michael Moore’s award winning documentary; ‘Bowling for Columbine’ explores the reason for the violence in America and the reason for the Columbine High school mascara. In April 1999 two students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting rampage killing 12 students and a teacher before committing suicide‚ Moore looks at the background in which the massacre took place and assumptions about related issues. Moore uses Bill Nichols’ four modes of
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The movie "Bowling for Columbine" was made after the shooting in Columbine high school and tries to explore the reasons for America’s violent nature. Moore believes that there is one main reason for this‚ the fact that there are relaxed gun laws in America. Therefore‚ Moore uses a number of different persuasive techniques in order to try and persuade the viewer to believe that this is the case. He uses certain visuals‚ music‚ sequences the scenes in a specific order and uses facts and opinions to
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Comparative Essay: Bowling for Columbine & Touching the Void Introduction In the following essay I will compare two documentary films‚ Bowling for Columbine‚ Directed and written by Michael Moore‚ and Touching the Void‚ Directed by Kevin Macdonald and adapted from the book of the same name‚ focusing on documentary elements such as dramatic development‚ structure and subjective and objective aspects. I will also highlight and detail their presentational techniques. Bowling for Columbine A multi-award
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the US that are killed because of gun crimes each year. In Germany that number is 381‚ while in Australia it’s 65. We’re given this information in the documentary‚ Bowling for Columbine (2002) that was written and directed by Michael Moore. The documentary discusses gun crime in America with the main focus on what happened in Columbine when two boys named Eric Harris and Dylan Kiebold brought guns to school and killed 12 students and one teacher. A lot of people think that these two boys did this
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