The documentary called Bowling for Columbine was created by Micheal Moore. This documentary was not really about one specific thing, instead it was generally about guns in America. This being why I don’t agree with the title given to the movie “Bowling For Columbine.” During the movie it only briefly speaks about the incident that occurred in Columbine. The entire movie is basically about how guns are “bad.” Also I believe that in some parts of the video, Moore stated false statements, or he simply didn’t mention important facts to try to prove his point.
An example of this happening during the movie was when Moore was talking about how “violent” America is. What Moore left out while he talked about this is the many other countries in the world that are much more violent then the U.S. He only mentioned extremely peaceful countries such as Canada. Countries in the Middle East such as Israel, Iraq etc, are much more violent then the U.S.
Despite it’s occasional propaganda, the whole movie wasn't like this. One part of the movie I enjoyed was when Moore and two of the boys who were shot during the shooting of Columbine (one being in a wheel chair) went to Walmart and were able to take action to terminate the selling of 9mm bullets. This was a very respectful act by Walmart, this demonstrated that they really do care about the safety of the people and not just the income of money to the store. I believe that there’s also another big reason why the sales of 9mm bullets are were discontinued. The reason is that when Moore went to Walmart , he brought the power of media with him, and a lot of it. The power of media is that they can and quiet possible did pressure Walmart into stop selling the bullets so that they don’t like the bad guys.
I think that another alternative that could of been used to solve the problem of guns is that instead of completely shutting down the sales of 9mm bullets, they could have made it so you could only buy a certain amount or you have to be a certain age.
Although I don't agree with everything said in the movie, the structure of the video was good. This is because I feel like as the movie went on and you weren't too sure of what was going to happen. For example, there a could be a little cartoon made that looked like it was created by the creators of South Park, which would then lead to some other “liberal act” to demonstrate that guns are wrong, and even though I may not agree with all of them, his acts were interesting.
Another interesting display of action from Michael Moore during the movie was when he went to the aging actor Charleston Heston’s house to interview him. This part of the movie was particularly interesting for numerous reasons. This including that Heston was generous enough to allow Moore to come in his own home and interview him. Also, Moore accused Heston of purposely holding NRA rallies in the cities of Columbine and Flint, Michigan shortly after tragedies. These tragedies both being a result of murders by fire arms. I personally don’t believe this is true. After watching the interview and other reviews on the interview online, I’m not completely convinced that Heston held the rally purposely after the murders happened. I think there was adequate distance of time, but Moore accuses him of it being otherwise.
Bowling for Columbine, although it does not quiet fit it’s name, is in all a very well thought out and interesting documentary by Michael Moore. I enjoyed watching this video even though I don’t 100 % agree with everything Moore does and says through out the movie. In conclusion, I’m impressed with the documentary and am excited to watch any other’s out there by Michael Moore.
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