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Movie
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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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