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Bowling for Columbine

2002 · 120 min

Documentary, Drama

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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Appeals to viewers who value confrontational investigative documentaries that mix moral urgency, bitter humor, and personal testimony to challenge national myths.

Tone
satirical, darkly comic, tense
Payoff
unease, reflection
Pacing
brisk
Intensity
intense
Structure
episodic
Themes
gun violence, fear culture, social responsibility, political power, national identity
Setting
contemporary, American towns, suburbs and media institutions

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