Review of Bowling for Columbine (2002) by Melvin W — 31 May 2011
Bowling for Columbine is undoubtedly one of the best documentaries I have seen. A lot of people hate Michael Moore and that makes me love him all the more. He is a great documentary filmmaker and goes to great extents to make his movies.
He addresses some important questions that are well worth looking at and with Bowling for Columbine he addresses violence and gun use in America; using Columbine as the backdrop to Americas violence. He uses humor and irony a lot in this as well.
At one point he has a man who runs a bomb producing plant talking about how he can't understand how two kids could be so violent. In the background is a huge bomb that says US Air Force. Although some of the movie does have humor and sarcasm, a great deal of it is very somber.
It seems that Michael Moore genuinely cares about this problem and it's victims. What he does with a couple of the Columbine victims is really powerful and inspiring. Overall the film is very well made and makes you ask a lot of questions.
This review of Bowling for Columbine (2002) was written by Melvin W on 31 May 2011.
Bowling for Columbine has generally received very positive reviews.
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