Wednesday, November 14, 2007

review of bowling for Columbine

1. Bowling for Columbine is emotional and subjective.
2. This documentary is not organized.
3. Main topic is not clear.
4. Examples can adequately support its main topic and content
5. Consequently, this documentary is not a good film

The director might want to give warnings to citizens by showing reasons why American people possess guns, how many American people have guns, and how people easily come in contact with guns and ammunitions. He cannot provide to support his claims. Examples that he provides cannot adequately support the argument of documentary. Consequently, because main topic and content are unclear, he cannot deliver his arguments not convincing to audiences.

He gives example that is Columbine high school massacre to prove his clams. But this example misses the target. While this tragedy is focused on guns in documentary, the cause of this tragedy is not guns but school violence. Consequently, he fails to notice real causes to create this accident.
Also, first movie scenes that receive a gun from a bank by opening his account too generalize all situations. Maybe, other banks in other states might not present persons who open their financial records with guns. Although he wants to insist how easily people gain a gun by giving, it is not sufficient to prove his clam. However, K-Mart example is better than the example of the bank. That is way K-mart exists not a part of the state in U.S but the whole country. Also teenagers can readily purchase and contact guns and ammunitions, but banks are not. When teenagers open their accounts, who provide teenagers with guns and ammunitions. Nobody might bestow guns and ammunitions to them.
Lastly, he compares U.S with other nations such as Canada, German and Japan about guns accidents. Rarely happen accidents as guns in other nations. But this indication cannot bring up the level of security. Maybe, other nation might have the felonies of other types such murder as knifes. Even though Canadians do not lock their doors, this cannot show the feeling of safe satisfaction from criminal

In conclusion, this movie is not good film on the reasons mentioned. if he want to show proper claim, he show not general insistence but specific claim.

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