Rating of
3.5/4
Remember when Michael Moore made good movies?
Indyfreak - wrote on 08/14/14
MIchael Moore's best documentary film which in light of recent events such as Sandy Hook, Trayvon Martin, Aurora, and so many other horrible shooting incidents have only made it so much more important since its initial release.
What is most interesting about "Bowling For Columbine" is that despite its obvious political agenda (GUN CONTROL!) which Moore himself is open about from the beginning, the movie does not find any easy solution(s) to the situation. He examines the role played by not only the gun industry but also the media, big business, political activism, high school drama, and psychological phenomena play when it comes to gun violence in America.
If there is one thing that I opposed in "Bowling for Columbine", it was the way that Moore conducted his interview with Charlton Heston. He was clearly not well during the interview and Moore kept pushing him. This entire sequence leaves nothing but a bad taste in the audience's mouth and it comes exceedingly close to making Moore a villain.
