Bowling for Columbine

Ryan Vaughn
EDCI 285
Chad Becker
11/13/02



Bowling for Columbine



After seeing the movie Bowling for Columbine, by Michael Moore, I walked away with very strong opinions on issues of gun control, the media, and role models. I feel Michael Moore did an extremely good job of exposing these very important issues and his views on them.
The main issue this movies explores, is the issue of gun control. To explore this issue, Michael Moore first uses the tragedy of Columbine High School as an example. Michael Moore interviews parents, school employees, and students about the tragedy. The question Michael Moore asks is how such a thing could happen. Michael Moore continues to explore this issue by investigating how easy gun access is. During this segment, two students who were injured during the Columbine attack, both still having bullets inside their bodies, one being paralyzed from the waist down, were interviewed about what happened. Both were outraged that...