Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?

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Release Date

10/9/2002

Runtime

120 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$35,564,473

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Moore's provocative investigation into American gun violence is relentless and blackly comedic, mixing security footage, interviews, and satirical confrontation to expose the fear and contradiction at the heart of US culture. It's designed to unsettle and provoke argument, not provide answers.

Mood

AngryUnsettlingDefiant

Themes

PowerIdentity

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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