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KillerYoda · 06-08-2003, 05:14 AM

I finally got hold of a copy of the movie (eg, I downloaded it) and I really don't understand why everyone is choosing sides on it being "a liberal wanting to take away our guns by distorting the truth." The movie was about how we as Americans are afraid of an unseen enemy, and weapons are just a way to soothe this retarded fear. He does a good job presenting this fact using avoidable gun deaths as the tip of the iceberg.

Everyone who has ever seen anything Michael Moore has done knows he on occassions overexaggerates situations to get his point across, but he bases it on fact, then builds off those facts in his own way to educate as well an entertain. He never flat out made shit up.

Whether the Colorado meeting was "preplanned" or not, it is still poor taste to have held it after the event. Manson cancelled his concert dates out of respect, and he's so evil and all, how does that make the NRA look? Whether they edited the "cold dead hands" thing out of sequence with realtime, they never said in the film "when Charlton Heston was in Colorado, he said exactly this." The audience perceives that he did, and that's their own fault. Anyone who watched the news knows that line was made when he was chosen as chairman of the NRA, and you can obviously tell he's dressed different at different locations.

Part of his style of filming is catching people off guard, because when you do that, they're more honest. Dropping off your business card for an appointment gives them time to get their talkinghead, while showing up unannounced keeps them on their toes.

If you notice, none of the statistics are ever debated, just how things were edited in the movie. Bowling for Columbine is a very educational film that everyone should see. I happen to own two rifles, a .22 and a .243, which are unloaded, locked in a gun cabinet, and only taken out for cleaning or hunting. I never for one moment thought of that movie's primary motive to make gun owners look like racist nuts. The movie isn't anti-Republican, anti-gun, or anti-media, it's anti-fear. People get dirty in the process to tell the story, hence the outrage, but comparing the movie to Spinal Tape is fucking idiotic.

06-08-2003, 05:14 AM	#39 (permalink)
KillerYoda The Original Emo Gangsta Location: Sixth Floor, Texas School Book Depository	I finally got hold of a copy of the movie (eg, I downloaded it) and I really don't understand why everyone is choosing sides on it being "a liberal wanting to take away our guns by distorting the truth." The movie was about how we as Americans are afraid of an unseen enemy, and weapons are just a way to soothe this retarded fear. He does a good job presenting this fact using avoidable gun deaths as the tip of the iceberg. Everyone who has ever seen anything Michael Moore has done knows he on occassions overexaggerates situations to get his point across, but he bases it on fact, then builds off those facts in his own way to educate as well an entertain. He never flat out made shit up. Whether the Colorado meeting was "preplanned" or not, it is still poor taste to have held it after the event. Manson cancelled his concert dates out of respect, and he's so evil and all, how does that make the NRA look? Whether they edited the "cold dead hands" thing out of sequence with realtime, they never said in the film "when Charlton Heston was in Colorado, he said exactly this." The audience perceives that he did, and that's their own fault. Anyone who watched the news knows that line was made when he was chosen as chairman of the NRA, and you can obviously tell he's dressed different at different locations. Part of his style of filming is catching people off guard, because when you do that, they're more honest. Dropping off your business card for an appointment gives them time to get their talkinghead, while showing up unannounced keeps them on their toes. If you notice, none of the statistics are ever debated, just how things were edited in the movie. Bowling for Columbine is a very educational film that everyone should see. I happen to own two rifles, a .22 and a .243, which are unloaded, locked in a gun cabinet, and only taken out for cleaning or hunting. I never for one moment thought of that movie's primary motive to make gun owners look like racist nuts. The movie isn't anti-Republican, anti-gun, or anti-media, it's anti-fear. People get dirty in the process to tell the story, hence the outrage, but comparing the movie to Spinal Tape is fucking idiotic. __________________ "So you're Chekov, huh? Well, this here's McCoy. Find a Spock, we got us an away team."