So who is to blame?? Is it the government, the NRA, the media, guns, parents, music, movies, K-Mart, television, Lockheed, or is it simply ourselves? That seems to be the question that Michael Moore is posing in Bowling for Columbine. However, he never seems to present an answer. If you want to blame guns, then blame guns. The media, then the media. It seems like he had no clear idea going into this, and leaves with no clear idea coming out of it. He seems to blame the media, then he blames the government, then he blames the NRA. There is no doubt that this documentary is well made, and that Michael Moore is a masterful editor who uses the best of the footage that he gets to illustrate his points, and heighten the emotional impact of his ideas, but unlike his other "documentaries" he seems doesn't seem to know where to go with this one. He doesn't seem to be able to show who is to blame. I do have to commend him on his equal attacks on the presidencies of Clinton and Bush however. It seems that people want to blame Bush for everything lately, and he very clearly shows that Clinton had a hand in some violent things that people would quickly protest had Bush done it. I am not a Bush supporter either. I just desire fair viewing of both. A word to those who watch this film, know your history, it will help you seperate skewed facts from truths.
On another note, I have no idea if there is any truth to the accusation that Michael Moore created some of the situations so that he could film them, but take this with a grain of salt as you probably would everything else. And another thing, Marylin Manson is an very well educated individual and he makes some very valid points.
On another note, I have no idea if there is any truth to the accusation that Michael Moore created some of the situations so that he could film them, but take this with a grain of salt as you probably would everything else. And another thing, Marylin Manson is an very well educated individual and he makes some very valid points.