Bowling for Columbine
(2002)
Regisseur:
Michael MooreSchauspieler:
Michael Moore, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston, Jacobo Arbenz, Mike Bradley, Arthur A. Busch, Michael Caldwell, Richard Castaldo, Bill Clinton, Steve Davis, Ngo Dinh Diem, Mike Epstein, Joe Farmer, Matt StoneAus dem kleinen Städtchen Flint in Michigan stammt nicht nur Charlton Heston, der wohl prominenteste Lobbyist der amerikanischen Waffenträger-Interessenvereinigung National Rifle Association, sondern auch der Littleton-Schütze Eric Harris und einer der beiden Attentäter von Oklahoma City. Dokumentarfilmer und NRA-Mitglied Michael Moore geht der Frage nach, warum 250 Millionen gemeldete Handfeuerwaffen in amerikanischen Haushalten liegen, wieso jährlich 10.000 US-Bürger an Schussverletzungen sterben und wer dafür sorgt, dass beide Ziffern auch in absehbarer Zeit kaum sinken dürften.
Exzellent recherchierte, hochgradig unterhaltsame und im Großen und Ganzen ziemlich beunruhigende Kinodoku über ein Phänomen, dass vielleicht nicht mehr lange nur ein amerikanisches ist.
Why do 11,000 people die in America each year at the hands of gun violence? Talking heads yelling from every TV camera blame everything from Satan to video games. But are we that much different from many other countries? What sets us apart? How have we become both the master and victim of such enormous amounts of violence? This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old, Bowling for Columbine is a journey through America, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Why do 11,000 people die in America each year at the hands of gun violence? Talking heads yelling from every TV camera blame everything from Satan to video games. But are we that much different from many other countries? What sets us apart? How have we become both the master and victim of such enormous amounts of violence? This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old, Bowling for Columbine is a journey through America, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
