Bowling for Columbine. How many people think Michael Moore was really off on the meaning of that Indicent??

That movie was on TV recently, so I watched it for a 2nd time. While I do admire them for talking to a corporation that was ignoring him. I really do not think Micael Moore unterstood what was going on there.





This is my second time talking about this, but I just saw the movie again and reflected on it again.





Michael Moore thought that this incident was about gun control and about the fact that people were working on millitary applications in the town where it happened.





I think he is so off. I think that incident is about people who were ostracized by the ingroup mentality of a school. I went through this as a teen. I am a female and avery non violent one, but even with that I was very angry at my tormentors. I still remember who they are. I feel discomfort when I see them and cannot respect them in work situations because of what they have done to me in the past. A deep emotional pain is still there after many years, but as I said I am not like that.

Bowling for Columbine. How many people think Michael Moore was really off on the meaning of that Indicent??
I feel for you and what you went through in school; however, I do not believe that Michael Moore's primary position in that movie was gun control - it was one facet of the whole terrible incident in Columbine as well as our whole country. Maybe if we had better gun control in this country, incidents like Columbine would not escalate to such a violent degree. But even Marilyn Manson stated in that movie that there should have been more time spent in talking and dealing with the feelings of the students - he is one that has made a living off of his own ostrizization (a word?) - and you really think that Michael Moore was captain of the football team or homecoming king? - he's the good guy, watch it again and his other movies like "Roger and Me"
Reply:Sorry that was he was never punished. His punishment was to see me crying. They were trying to invoke compassion out of him. It did not work. He was angry at me for telling on him. Report It

Reply:I think you missed the point of the film...


And he does mention bullying.... Report It

Reply:Maybe people do kill people, but i'm pretty sure the gun helps! Throwing bullets by hand isnt going to do it, and neither will shouting bang.


About time the guns were where they belong, safely locked away from all but the armed forces, they are not only trained to use them, they are trained to NOT use them without good reason. Being bullied at school is not a good reason.


Civilians should not have guns, it's that simple. They are too damn stupid to be trusted with them.
Reply:I think he chose to cover only a piece of the puzzle. His choice was determined by his own political/social values and what he sees as a major contributor to violence in our nation, i.e. easy access to guns. Some might believe his understanding is a bit myopic - Me? I just think it was one person's interpretation of the problem; however, I DO believe our culture encourages the belief that violence is a reasonable choice when we feel intimidated and/or put down. Just read the Yahoo boards and you can see that!
Reply:is this a question or a treatse?
Reply:Being tormented and ostracized in school was a factor in why those kids murdered innocent classmates. Gun control was another factor. The fact that two high school kids got their hands on guns and rifles and ammunition so easily is something that should make people think twice about gun control legislation. That was the whole point of Moore's feature.