Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Review of “Bowling for Columbine”
Evaluation criteria
"Bowling for Columbine" is a documentary film so i want to set my evaluating criteria as follows
- accuracy of the historical events
- strength of social problem
- the film's ability to touch audiences
- expert's evaluation
- educational effects
- logical development of story
- messages that it gives us
Review
“Bowling for Columbine” treated some accurate historic events about gun and violence in American society. We can encounter these kinds of events anywhere especially in America. For this reasons, many people can sympathize with the movie. I think this movie reflects well our thinking, acting, and life.
This movie also tells us that every year about 11,127 people die in America because of firearms. The number of victims is extremely high compared to other countries and most of them are ordinary people. This statistic suggests that everyone is vulnerable and this country is very fearful. What does it mean? Michael Moore may want to give audience some strong massages that you also can be a victim of firearms. As a result, he may insist that they need to take a certain steps to counter gun and violence.
At the beginning of this films, Michael Moore visit and get a gun from a bank, which gives a gun if someone deposits some money at the bank. At this scene, he asked a guy who might be a bank clerk.” I have a first question. Can I have a gun in a bank?” He evidently want to make sarcastic remarks. And then, he visits a weapon manufacturing company in Denver,the city where the Columbine High school is located. And he tries to reveal some relationships between environment and violence. He also interviews some people. Through these interviews, he tries to inform us that the US is plagued by gun-related circumstances.
Actually, I didn’t like documentary films because most of them, which I have seen, are too boring. But “Bowling for Columbine” was absolutely not. I can hardly believe it is documentary film; it contained additional factors that general movies have such as pleasure, rage, sorrow, and joy. After I saw the movie, I could understand why some experts give it high praise. Moreover, I strongly believe that its role was ample to make policy-makers amend gun- and violence- related policy and regulations. I like this movie and Michael Moore. From today I am a fan of Michael Moore.
"Bowling for Columbine" is a documentary film so i want to set my evaluating criteria as follows
- accuracy of the historical events
- strength of social problem
- the film's ability to touch audiences
- expert's evaluation
- educational effects
- logical development of story
- messages that it gives us
Review
“Bowling for Columbine” treated some accurate historic events about gun and violence in American society. We can encounter these kinds of events anywhere especially in America. For this reasons, many people can sympathize with the movie. I think this movie reflects well our thinking, acting, and life.
This movie also tells us that every year about 11,127 people die in America because of firearms. The number of victims is extremely high compared to other countries and most of them are ordinary people. This statistic suggests that everyone is vulnerable and this country is very fearful. What does it mean? Michael Moore may want to give audience some strong massages that you also can be a victim of firearms. As a result, he may insist that they need to take a certain steps to counter gun and violence.
At the beginning of this films, Michael Moore visit and get a gun from a bank, which gives a gun if someone deposits some money at the bank. At this scene, he asked a guy who might be a bank clerk.” I have a first question. Can I have a gun in a bank?” He evidently want to make sarcastic remarks. And then, he visits a weapon manufacturing company in Denver,the city where the Columbine High school is located. And he tries to reveal some relationships between environment and violence. He also interviews some people. Through these interviews, he tries to inform us that the US is plagued by gun-related circumstances.
Actually, I didn’t like documentary films because most of them, which I have seen, are too boring. But “Bowling for Columbine” was absolutely not. I can hardly believe it is documentary film; it contained additional factors that general movies have such as pleasure, rage, sorrow, and joy. After I saw the movie, I could understand why some experts give it high praise. Moreover, I strongly believe that its role was ample to make policy-makers amend gun- and violence- related policy and regulations. I like this movie and Michael Moore. From today I am a fan of Michael Moore.
