As much as I dislike his obnoxious style (though he is far preferable to the smug Louis Theroux in this regard) BfC is probably Michael Moore's best, and most the emotional documentary. Beyond Klebold and Harris, Charlton Heston and the NRA, Marilyn Manson and K-Mart, this a portrait of a nation gripped by Fear. Fear about safety, fear about each other, and fear that lies in the uncertainty of the human condition.
Michael Moore wants us to believe that it is unethical to bear arms, and his nagging finger is aimed at individuals and groups that are not all deserving of his blame. However, the film is informative and asks important questions about America's violent nature. For that I commend Bowling for Columbine.
Really intresting documentary also really funny, and from watching this i really want to watch more of michael moore
Most of Moore's premises are false, but he still manages to compile a convincing documentary - although he needed to bend the reality a bit (the timeline, faked "spontaneus" events etc). Once you delve deeper into these issues, you will feel disgusted by this "regular guy" and his emotionally effective propaganda.
Even though Michael Moore is a little too biased and I don't always fully agree with him still makes really interesting documentaries and brings up some good points. If you want to watch a good documentary then watch this, but don't take everything he says as an absolute truth.
I would like this movie more if it weren't for the morally despicable sequence where Moore takes advantage of Charleton Heston's mental condition in order to publicly humiliate him. Deplorable filmmaking.
Favorite documentary of all time. Bowling for Columbine has the perfect balance of humor, irony, and disturbing truths. Michael Moore did a brilliant job of creating a shocking documentary that hopefully brought a lot of gun nuts to their senses.