Another classic Michael Moore documentary focusing on the American attitude to Guns and what it was that drove the students of Columbine High school to commit the Columbine massacre in 1999. The documentary has an air of black comedy about it and manages ti stay entertaining whilst still accurate and thought provoking.
The film opens with Michael Moore opening a bank account and receiving a gun as a free gift with his account. He looks into the NRA and questions why it is that America has so much gun crime in comparison to other countries and explore the possible reasons, such as racism and fear withing Americans. He first looks at the more obvious reasons such as the availability of guns in America, but it then develops further and looks at the effect of the government and the media.
Moore has an obvious political agenda in the film and displays his left wing views which comes through as his main agenda further into the film. He highlights the distractions that the government have used to blame for their excessive gun use such as violent pasts, video games and rock music. It still comes across as clever and witty though as opposed to a cheap shot at the right wing government.
There is obvious manipulation within the film and that isn't particularly shyd away from, but the way he develops his train of thought hand his views are explained to the viewer instead of just giving you his view and you take it or leave it, you have the details to make and informed choice of your own decision.
This is a definite must see and brings in a whole new audience to the documentary genre.
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