Bowling for Columbine a Documentary? By: Michael Moore

<Tab/>Bowling for Columbine, directed by Michael Moore, brought in a gross profit of twenty-one million dollars, and won an Oscar for best documentary in 2002. In this so-called documentary, Moore deals with the issues of gun control in America compared to other countries. Moore dismisses several ideas on why there are a large number of gun deaths in America, and argues that the excess of gun violence in America is caused by fear. The argument I would like to discuss does not have anything to do with whether or not Bowling for Columbine brings up new and ingenious ideas ab…