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Bowling for Columbine

7.5/10

Rating

120 min

Runtime

2002

Release Year

Michael Moore

Director

Cast

Michael Moore, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Charlton Heston, Jacobo Árbenz

Quick Synopsis

Bowling for Columbine explores the culture of fear and gun violence in the United States by examining various aspects of American life. The film includes footage from the Columbine High School security cameras, visits to the home of Charlton Heston, then-president of the NRA, and interviews with individuals such as a young man who creates homemade napalm using The Anarchist's Cookbook. It also addresses tragic events like the murder of a six-year-old girl by another child of the same age. Through these stories and locations, the film seeks to understand why violence is so prevalent in the country despite its citizens' pursuit of happiness and constitutional rights.

Detailed Synopsis of Bowling for Columbine

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

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