Bowling for Columbine directed by Michael Moore 2002

Write an essay describing how Bowling for Columbine , Michael Moore 2002 propagates its ideas . Demonstrate how the film fulfills the criteria of a propaganda film by discussing its theme (s , who the good and bad protagonists are , who 's right and who 's wrong , and by the use of photo realism . What are the disturbing graphic images portrayed in this film What are some of the `proofs` to support the theme which Moore incorporates into the film ? Is the film successful in fulfilling its purpose ? What is its effect on our society p

Michael Moore and His Propaganda

Michael Moore in his documentary Bowling for Columbine is asking viewers to be aware and examine the sad statistics in America -- the country has the highest number of gun related murders and homicide . He propagates his idea by interviewing and confronting various parties who are related and involved in guns . He first shows that he himself is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association (NRA , the agency that lobbied for laws that would allow Americans to store arms in their homes . He talks to members of the militia and other gun owners , one of whom claimed that the guns are necessary to protect her family . He also talked with a teenager who was expelled for gun toting in school . He visits Wal-Mart or Kmart , retailers that are profiting from the sale of ammunition and firearms . He visits Charles Nichols , an organic tofu farmer , who shared his thoughts that he should be allowed to keep guns at his home pursuant to the second amendment to the U .S . Constitution His interviews were mostly un-confrontational , and the subjects were honest enough to talk about their opinion about the need to have firearms and other related issues . This enhanced the credibility of Mr Moore 's documentary as people who were pro-guns were given the chance to air their own opinion . Mr . Moore tried to convey his propaganda by noting of , in between those interviews (i ) the Oklahoma bombings , which caused the loss of many innocent lives (ii ) the massacre at Columbine High School , in Littleton , Colorado , which involved kids , and (iii ) the laws made in the U .S . that allowed most people to hold guns (iv statistics showing that America topping civilized countries in gun deaths per capita , and (v ) a comparison of the U .S . with other countries

Mr . Moore does not explicitly say who the protagonists as his filmed raised more questions rather than answers . He , theless , presented the different players in the gun industry , and hinted that each may have been the perpetrators in America 's culture of gun violence . He pointed out that the NRA and its president , the popular Charleston Heston , had lobbied for laws that would allow for gun proliferation , as a means of protecting people 's rights to defend themselves , and retailers like Wal-Mart were profiting from selling bullets and guns in their stores He also presented members of the Michigan militia , who expressed their claims that...