Bowling for Columbine (2002),
Director: Michael Moore, Rated R for language,
violent images
Is
America a nation of gun nuts? Or just nuts?
 Starring:
Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende,
Mike Bradley, Arthur A. Busch, George Bush, George W. Bush
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Something is wrong in
this country when a child can grab a gun, grab a gun so easily,
and shoot a bullet into the middle of a child's face, as my son
experienced. Something is wrong." -
Father of Columbine victim
Why watch this?
Because some gun owners won't. And the NRA lobby is here to make
money.
Plot Summary: This
documentary by Michael Moore investigates the causes of gun
violence in America, especially following the Columbine High
School massacre. Moore explores America's relationship with
guns, interviewing various people, including survivors, militia
members, and figures like actor Charlton Heston, then president
of the NRA, and rocker Marilyn Manson.
Dad's Preview:
"Don't tread on me!", "What part of shall not be infringed to
you not understand?" "You'll have to pry my gun from my cold,
dead hands." After Columbine's horrific events, where two white
male teens murdered several innocent high school classmates they
targeted, you would think
our government would take steps to prevent the next such
tragedy. Nope. Not in America. Second Amendment. Michael Moore, in the way only
this brash, ball-cap-wearing documentary filmmaker can,
takes a jaded look at this uniquely American issue. What he
finds, let's say, is "an education", but it's not exactly a
vision of hope. Since this film, literally NO PROGRESS has been
made.

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