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Bowling for Columbine, 2002

Starring: Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Matt Stone, Dick Clark

Directed by: Michael Moore

Written by: Michael Moore

Language: English

Country: Canada, USA, Germany

Runtime: 120 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.2

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The mood of Bowling for Columbine is biting, disturbing, and thought provoking. The plot centers around journalism, social decay, and a violence spree. It is a documentary and crime movie. Stylistically, Bowling for Columbine archive footage. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It happens in contemporary times. Bowling for Columbine is known for being a Cannes festival winner, controversial, and an Oscar winner. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of Bowling for Columbine

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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Language:	English
Country:	Canada, USA, Germany
Release date:	30 August 2002
Runtime:	120 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Awarded Best Documentary Feature at the 2002 Academy Awards

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Charlton Heston

as Himself, actor / NRA president

Marilyn Manson

as Himself, entertainer

Matt Stone

as Himself, former Columbine student

Dick Clark

as Himself, restaurant owner

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Rolling Stone

This volcanically funny and seriously scary look at America's obsession with guns is meant to shake us up good. And it does. Full Review

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by: Peter Travers

Chicago Tribune

Moore's best movie, and one of the most blisteringly effective polemics and documentaries ever. Full Review

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by: Michael Wilmington

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I didn't enjoy it knowing many of the scenes were set up. And attacking poor Heston was sad. He's been a celebrity forever and is clearly out of touch with the rest of the world. And just because the movie is a comedy it still should be true. So... Read and rate it

20.September.2010
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by: felixxx999
felixxx999 rated this movie0/10

I rented this movie after watching Farenheit 9/11. I expected more out of Moore, to be honest, but although he raises some valid questions about the media, gun control laws, and the way we approach problems in America, he seems to wander around the... Read and rate it

19.September.2010
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by: JoBrad
JoBrad rated this movie0/10

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