Anyone want to discuss this movie? I just watched it last night.

I already knew it was going to be anti-gun, and it even had a couple of lies in it. But, it was not as anti-gun as I thought it would be. It seemed to actually dig for the reason we (as a country) are gun nuts, and why we are afraid of each other.

I don't know where to begin. It's a work of fiction from start to finish

http://www.bowlingfortruth.com/

pure crapola.

I actually enjoyed the movie. Michael Moore can be pretty funny. Though I really wonder about the segment where he goes from door to door in a large Canadian city (forget which), and just walks right in. His point was that Canadians don't live in a world of "fear thy neighbor," and thus leave their doors unlocked. Sounds like a crock. He also noted that "Canadians are armed to the teath," as much so as their cousins to the south.

But his whole purpose was to address the reason for America's gun culture. His answer was overly simplistic, saying essentially that Americans expect the worst of each other. I agree with this premise; it can easilly apply to any population of a larger city - anywhere.

However, Moore failed to fully discuss the historical and political reasons for Americans' love of firearms. That is really the only part of the movie which left me bothered.

I would think you might prefer the movie "Michael & Me". Personally I liked this movie, much better than bowling for columbine!

from Amazon.com

Plot Outline: Attorney and Radio Talk-Show host Larry Elder spends a year and a half attempting to interview Michael Moore in response to Moore's assertions about guns made in Bowling for Columbine.

Here is a link: Michael & Me DVD

I read a little on the Bowling for Truth site.

Part of what I thought was interesting in the movie was that he was showing that the media creates fear... But, that's exactly what Moore did with Heston's speeches.

More proof that anti's are hypocrites?

What does the "Bowling" part of the title mean?

Moore whimsically reports that Kliebold and Harris, the Columbine shooters, went bowling before embarking on their massacre.

So the bowling made them do it?

I thought it was from a clip in the movie of a bowl-a-thon fundraiser for Columbine High School and they gave away some rifles as raffle prizes for the bowlers. Supposed to be ironic.
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Guess not.


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Apparently all of the above is based on a myth: http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/2005/04/16.html#a1561

So, a movie full of inaccuracies, biased edits, and selective anecdotes derived its title from an urban myth; seems very appropriate.

Hmmm... Makes one wonder what they WERE up to before they started taking lives.

Also makes one wonder how much fiction American audiences are willing to accept as truth without verifying it first. Apparently, quite a lot.

I have yet to see a limit to what they can swallow... As long as it makes then "Feel Good"

Personally I would like to see the word "Feel" banned! I would also like to see people pass (100% is passing) a reasoning and logic test before they could vote too.

"I would rather be safe and feel unsafe than feel safe and be unsafe!"

i rented it a few years back before i knew who michael moore was. he is a FU***** P.O.S! I will never see another one of his corn-hole movies. the only thing i took away from the show was the fact that the parents of the goth kids were clueless.

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