Review of Bowling for Columbine (2002) by Melissa A — 06 May 2009

Although this wouldn't be my favourite Michael Moore film, it was an interesting documentary with bonus footage from Windsor Ontario, which is where I live. It's shocking to see Michael Moore casually walk into a bank branch to sign up for a bank account, then answer a few ambiguous questions and proudly be presented with a new gun as well as going into someone's house and knowing they have a magnum under their pillow.

I'm really surprised there weren't any drive-thru gun shops! The amount of gun sales as well as deaths in the United States is overwhelming and when the Columbine shootings happened, Marilyn Manson was to blame for the teenagers rage along with violence in movies and video games.

For the NRA to hold rallies right after the shootings was absolutely of bad taste. There was no compassion for the families or even the victims. This movie is all about asking questions, since there really is no single factor as to why this tragedy happened or any others.

A multitude of possibilities are constantly debated. The easy availability and accessibility of guns across America is the biggest problem as well as putting constant fear into people about the world they live in, when it is unnecessary.

These are issues that need to be addressed, it's not just about someone owning a gun. With such a loss of innocent lives, Michael Moore and a few surviving victims took a stand and proved that if you want a policy to change, you don't stop fighting until it happens.