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Filmmaker and leftist activist Michael Moore asks some serious questions as he probes the depths of America's trigger-happy gun culture in the insightful and amusing documentary, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. Guns in America are used to kill an average of more than 11,000 people per year. This death toll is obscenely out of balance with other first world countries, which generally average a total in double digits. Experts and analysts have pointed to America's bloody history as a reason, but how does that explain the lower murder rate in Germany? Violent entertainment has also been fingered, but how does this account for staggeringly low numbers in Japan, home of the most violent entertainment video games on the market.
Moore's trademark comedic tone is razor-sharp as his quest leads him everywhere from Littleton Colorado's Columbine High School to the home of NRA President Charlton Heston. Moore, oddly enough a lifetime NRA member, makes his main target the news media, but also fires away at inefficient welfare programs, Dick Clark, and Kmart. The latter is even compelled to make a major policy change in their stores due to one of Moore's confrontational stunts. This exploration into America's obsession with guns is disarmingly humorous, but Moore also asks challenging questions and fearlessly seeks responsible parties, making the film an effective call for more social awareness as well.
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"..[A] disturbing, infuriating and often very funny film....The camera collects quite a few odd, touching and unsettling moments..."
- New York Times
"...Moore's concern about issues is genuine..."
- Los Angeles Times
"...If Moore is constantly grinding axes, he is always sharpening his irony, too..."
- USA Today
"...Provocative stuff..."
- Entertainment Weekly
"...Brilliant....One must salute Moore's bravely radical thesis..."
- Sight and Sound
"...BOWLING is a 12-course feast for thought. Listen to Moore for just a few minutes and you can't help but get fired up..."
- Total Film
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"an interesting movie, regardless if you like the guy who made. poses some interesting questions.... which he never answers."
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"Watched this in school. Very shocking and thought provoking."
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"A lot of good points and things you would have never thought of. Should be a required movie in the public schools."
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"What a knucklehead. . ."
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| Manufacturer's List Price: $20.64 |
| Run Time: 125 mins. |
| Rank: 3,103 |
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