Michael Moore: Bowling For Columbine (Movie tip)
Wednesday, 14. March 2007, 09:36:39
"Bowling For Columbine"
by Michael Moore
with Michael Moore,
Charlton Heston,
Marilyn Manson,
George W. Bush,
Jacobo Arbenz,
Mike Bradley,
...
USA 2002
Plot
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humour, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed. In doing so, he learns that the conventional answers of easy availability of guns, violent national history, violent entertainment and even poverty are inadequate to explain this violence when other cultures share those same factors without the equivalent carnage.
In order to arrive at a possible explanation, Michael Moore takes on a deeper examination of America's culture of fear, bigotry and violence in a nation with widespread gun ownership. Furthermore, he seeks to investigate and confront the powerful elite political and corporate interests fanning this culture for their own unscrupulous gain. | © Kenneth Chisholm
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Ravo # 15. March 2007, 00:46
The ownership of guns by ordinary citizens, howver distasteful, is necessary to counter the excesses of bad government. The culture of violence in America is mostly limited to criminals and ethnic groups that are disenfranchised. Beware of Moore's distorion of the facts. He does it all the time. If it were not for gun-toting hunters, most wildlife sanctuaries in America would no longer exist. Conservationist organizations had their roots in gun-respecting hunters. Like any other dangerous tool or technology, the grave responsibility of gun ownership can and will be abused.
devans186 # 15. March 2007, 20:58
E. Driver # 16. March 2007, 06:42
I agree with you that Moore's view might show only one side of the situation. But I still think that he's a good catalyst for a discussion about society and he manages to be some kind of entertaing the same time.
See you
Elmar
zenya # 17. March 2007, 13:19
that no one else whats to show.
If only more were like Moore
and less fiction.
Thanks for posting
E. Driver # 1. April 2007, 11:25
Thanks for reading
Elmar
zenya # 1. April 2007, 12:49
Did you see the movie 300 ? it's amazing
E. Driver # 13. April 2007, 12:23
So far I haven't seen "300". Actually, I didn't intend to do so. The reviews here weren't too good. I might watch it later on DVD.
Have a nice weekend
Elmar
zenya # 13. April 2007, 23:53
I was surprised how great it was to me, I look for music and story line and the movie was beyond my expectations. I really don't like violent movies however, the violence was appropriate and made
the movie besides the music
Thanks for considering it.
I hope your weekend is a great one also
Eve
E. Driver # 14. April 2007, 23:12
The weekend here is a calm one. I'm just taking care of the plants of two friends who are abroad. A farmer's life ...
See you
Elmar
zenya # 14. April 2007, 23:49
and watering their plants also.
they are coming back early May .. then I get to dog sit
mid May
I miss my little girls < 2 dogs>
Enjoy your calm weekend,
my storm is coming tomorrow
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E. Driver # 23. April 2007, 13:07
I hope the storm passed by lightly! Greetings to Asia ...
So long
Elmar
zenya # 24. April 2007, 01:46
The storm was horrid but now it's gone and the sun came out after 7 days of grey and rain and clouds.
Soon the pool will be in full swing and I will be enjoying it more this year than last year for sure
Have a good week Elmar
Eve