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Description: Filmmaker
and leftist activist Michael Moor asks some serious
questions as he probes the depths of America's trigger-happy
gun culture in the insightful and amusing documentary,
BOWLING FOR COLOMBINE. 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. Moor's trademark comedic tone is
razor-sharp as his quest leads him everywhere from Littleton
Colorado's Colombine High School to the home of NRA
President Charlton Heston. Moor, 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 Moor also asks challenging
questions and fearlessly seeks responsible parties, making
the film an effective call for more social awareness as
well.
"..[A] disturbing, infuriating and
often very funny film....The camera collects quite a few
odd, touching and unsettling moments..."
"...Moor's concern about issues is
genuine..."
"...If Moor is constantly grinding
axes, he is always sharpening his irony, too..."
"...Provocative stuff..."
"...Brilliant....One must salute
Moor's bravely radical thesis..."
"...BOWLING is a 12-course feast for
thought. Listen to Moor for just a few minutes and you can't
help but get fired up..."
Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 2002
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