Film:
      Bowling
      for
      Columbine
     
     
      Director:
      Michael
      Moore
     
    

    
     
      Studio:
      United
      Artists
      and
      Alliance
     
     
      Atlantis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      you
      walk
      into
      a
      bank
      on
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      to
      open
      up
      a
      new
     
     
      account
      what
      do
      you
      expect
      to
      get
      as
      a
     
     
      little
      "welcome
      to
      our
      bank"
      present?
     
     
      A
      pen?
      Possibly
      a
      pin?
     
    

    
     
      Well
      when
      you
      walk
      into
      the
     
     
      North
      Country
      bank
      in
      Michigan
      to
     
     
      open
      up
      a
      new
      account
      you
      don't
      get
      a
     
     
      pen,
      or
      a
      pin.
      You
      get
      a
      gun.
     
    

    
     
      Bowling
      For
      Columbine
      is
      a
     
     
      hard
      hitting
      documentary
      about
      the
     
     
      gun
      control
      laws
      in
      the
      United
      States
     
     
      of
      America.
     
    

    
     
      Moore
      approaches
      subjective
     
     
      interviews
      calmly
      and
      collectively
     
     
      where
      most
      people
      would
      just
      end
      up
     
     
      screaming,
      or
      breaking
      down.
      A
      partic-
     
     
      ular
      high
      point
      in
      the
      film
      is
      when
     
     
      Moore
      shows
      up
      at
      the
      President
      of
      the
     
     
      NRA's
      (National
      Rifle
      Association)
     
     
      house
      and
      requests
      an
      interview.
      The
     
     
      President
      is
      no
      normal
      Joe.
      It's
     
     
      Charlton
      Heston.
      Heston
      has
      a
      hard
     
     
      time
      answering
      most
      of
      the
      questions
     
     
      Moore
      posed
      to
      him,
      leaving
      the
      NRA
     
     
      looking
      unintelligent
      and
      cold
      hearted.
     
    

    
     
      The
      footage
      shown
      of
      the
     
     
      Columbine
      Massacre
      is
      nothing
      less
     
     
      than
      disturbing.
      You
      have
      force
      your-
     
     
      self
      to
      believe
      what
      you
      are
      looking
      at
     
     
      is
      real,
      not
      staged.
      Once
      you
      do
      that
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      the
      hardest
      and
      most
      provoca-
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Bowling
      for
      Columbine:
      Steryotypes
      Americans
      just
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      Men
      With
      Brooms
      steryotypes
      Canadians
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tive
      thing
      you
      will
      ever
      watch.
     
    

    
     
      This
      film
      brings
      an
      array
      of
     
     
      emotions
      to
      the
      forefront.
      You
      will
     
     
      laugh,
      cry
      (both
      tears
      of
      joy
      and
      sad-
     
     
      ness),
      and
      feel
      anger.
     
    

    
     
      Everyone
      should
      see
      this
     
     
      movie.
      I
      would
      go
      out
      of
      my
      way
      to
     
     
      recommend
      this
      film
      to
      a
      strange
      pass-
     
     
      er-by
      on
      the
      mean
      streets
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      Charlottetown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Kelly
      BUTLER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Film:
      Bowling
      for
      Columbine
     
     
      Director:
      Michael
      Moore
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moore
      considers
      the
      cultural
     
     
      phenomena
      specific
      to
      the
      United
     
     
      States
      which
      elevates
      their
      rate
      of
      vio-
     
     
      lent
      death.
      Why
      is
      it
      so
      much
      higher
      in
     
     
      the
      US
      compared
      to
      that
      of
      other
      coun-
     
     
      tries?
     
    

    
     
      This
      question
      repeats
      itself
     
     
      many
      times
      throughout
      the
      film
      and
     
     
      the
      answer
      seems
      to
      nimbly
      dance
      out
     
     
      of
      reach
      every
      time.
      Meanwhile
      the
     
     
      audience
      sits
      dumbfounded
      at
      the
     
     
      inability
      of
      those
      questioned
      to
      figure
     
     
      out
      the
      problem
      —
      have
      any
      of
      you
     
     
      ever
      heard
      of
      Monty
      Python?
     
    

    
     
      This
      new
      documentary
      flows
     
     
      more
      like
      an
      intense
      wave
      of
      emotions
     
     
      than
      an
      informative
      and
      detached-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from-life
      reporting
      job.
      Michael
      Moore
     
     
      gets
      up-close
      and
      personal
      with
      the
     
     
      problems
      of
      America
      and
      displays
      the
     
     
      horrific
      idiocy
      (but
      not
      all
      of
      it,
      ‘cause
     
     
      you
      know
      that
      would
      be
      a
      massive
      col-
     
     
      lection
      of
      documentaries
      indeed)
      of
      its
     
    
   
   
    
     
      present
      condition,
      forcing
      one
      to
      laugh
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      times,
      and
      cringe
      and
      cry
      at
      others.
     
     
      Look
      at
      the
      effects!
      Watch
      the
     
     
      US
      sell
      nuclear
      weapons
      to
      Iraq
      when
     
     
      it
      suits
      their
      needs
      and
      then
      bomb
      them
     
     
      years
      later
      because
      they
      have
      such
     
     
      nuclear
      weapons!
      (And
      then
      there's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      that
      much-wanted
      Iraqi
      oil
      bought
      and
     
     
      sold
      so
      the
      West
      can
      keep
      up
      its
      envi-
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ronmental
      degradation
      rather
      than
      con-
     
     
      sidering
      the
      more
      environmentally
     
     
      friendly
      possibilities,
      but
      that's
      my
     
     
      addition
      here.)
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      the
      kind
      of
      documen-
     
     
      tary
      everyone
      needs
      more
      of;
      the
      kind
     
     
      of
      documentation
      that
      not
      only
      opens
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up
      the
      truth,
      but
      puts
      a
      fire
      of
      emotions
     
    
   
   
    
     
      into
      the
      audience,
      sickens
      them,
      but
     
     
      makes
      it
      bearable;
      makes
      people
      want
     
     
      to
      act
      —
      now!
      is
     
    

    
     
      I
      very
      much
      hope
      this
      trend
      of
     
     
      acting
      on
      these
      emotions
      picks
      up
      and
     
     
      goes
      mainstream
      as
      quickly
      as
      Michael
     
     
      Moore
      seems
      to.
      This
      is
      the
      what
      the
     
     
      social
      world
      needs,
      not
      only
      to
      better
     
     
      understand
      itself,
      but
      also
      to
      see
      the
     
     
      impact
      of
      everyday
      things
      on
      real
      peo-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ple.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Things
      like
      guns
      and
      nuclear
      -
     
     
      weapons
      which
      explode
      far
      from
      home
     
     
      where
      the
      horror
      stories
      often
      occur.
     
     
      And
      I
      wonder...
      Bush
      wants
      to
      aim
     
     
      loaded
      nuclear
      weapons
      at
      the
      earth
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      outer
      space
      for
      "security"
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "defence"
      reasons?!
      What
      the
      fuck!!
     
     
      Fuck
      you
      George.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Brad
      DEIGHAN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie:
      Bowling
      For
      Columbine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Location:
      City
      Cinemas
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      finally
      anyone
      gets
      to
     
     
      see
      this
      review,
      it
      is
      most
      likely
      that
     
     
      this
      film
      will
      have
      finished
      its
      run
      in
     
     
      the
      local
      theaters.
      All
      is
      not
      lost,
      how-
     
     
      ever,
      as
      it
      will
      eventually
      appear
      on
     
     
      VHS
      and
      DVD,
      hopefully
      sooner
      than
     
     
      later.
     
    

    
     
      Written,
      produced,
      and
      direct-
     
     
      ed
      by
      Michael
      Moore,
      the
      film
      is
      a
     
     
      documentary
      that
      gives
      an
      intriguing
     
     
      look
      at
      our
      southern
      neighbor's
      obses-
     
     
      sion
      with
      guns,
      violent
      crime,
      and
      pub-
     
     
      lic
      fear.
     
    

    
     
      Through
      satire,
      solemn
     
     
      moments,
      interviews,
      stock
      footage
     
     
      and
      news
      broadcasts,
      Moore
      ensures
     
     
      that
      almost
      no
      aspect
      of
      a
      nation's
     
     
      infatuation
      with
      firearms
      is
      ignored.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      fact
      that
      some
     
     
      footage
      and
      subject
      matter
      may
      be
      dis-
     
     
      turbing,
      the
      film
      succeeds
      in
      its
      ulti-
     
     
      mate
      purpose
      of
      questioning
      gun