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Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine is a documentary film, produced and _______________ by
Michael Moore. It explores the main _______________ for the Columbine High
School massacre that killed 12 students and one teacher on April 20, 1999. Moore
focuses on the background and _______________ in which the shooting took
place, as well as common opinions on why violence is so _______________ in
America. The film won numerous awards including the Academy Award for the best
documentary.
The film’s title refers to what the students _______________ for the Columbine
shooting – Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold – did on the day they committed the
attacks.
Bowling for Columbine starts off with Moore’s visit to a bank in Michigan where he
gets a rifle in return for opening up a bank _______________. The Michigan Militia
are shown and interviewed at shooting practice , where they maintain the
_______________, that only they themselves can protect themselves and their
families from danger.
The documentary also highlights the production of _______________ of mass
destruction that are used in wars and conflicts around the world. Moore suggests
that this, too, may be linked to the Colorado school shooting. Many possible
reasons for gun _______________ are mentioned in the film: hate towards African
Americans, the history of the United States, the media and even goth rock music ,
represented by Marylyn Manson.
Moore takes a look at the situation in Canada, where gun _______________ is at a
level similar to that of the United States. While Canadians watch the same violent
films and teenagers play brutal video games, they are much less afraid of
_______________ than in the US. A main difference is the _______________
system, in which many poor Canadians get money from the state and do not live in
poverty - in contrast to their neighbours in the south.
A dominant section in the film portrays the role of the National Rifle Association,
which, _______________ in 1871, has always _______________ the Second
Amendment of the Constitution, which gives Americans the right to ____________
arms. President of the NRA, Charlton Heston, provoked _______________ as he
showed up in Littleton Colorado, only days after the shooting, confronted by a
wave of protesters, mostly relatives of the shot victims.
Even though Michael Moore’s documentary is aggressive and _______________
provocative, the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Critics _______________
Moore for his insights on the culture of violence in America.
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