Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary directed by Michael Moore. It won 1 Academy Award and had another 28 wins and 7 nominations. I found the actual footage of the shootings at Columbine High School to be the most interesting.I also found the clip of the news reporter who covered the Columbine story and how stated that one of the shooters wanted to hijack a plane and crash it into New York City, which the reporter then dismissed as a “fantasy.” It was just so ironic. As far as fitting into a documentary, obviously it does very well. The narraration and other clips put into the film made it interesting to watch, I must admit when I head the word “documentary” I assumed it would be bland and boring, but this one was definitely not. I feel that this film is culturally significant so that people can learn what is really going on in our world, and uncovers interesting things that some may never have known. Due to graphic images it is aimed at an adult audience.