movie, Bowling for Columbine

What I wanna write about on essay

・I want to tell you about this movie called “Bowling for Columbine”.
It’s American documentary film written, directed, produced by, and starring Michael Moore.

・He seeks to find out why the Columbine massacre occurred and why there are so many gun murders in the United State.
People say that’s because there are many violent movies, video games, domestic troubles, high unemployment, and violent history. However Japan is ahead in video games, there are more domestic troubles in England, the American unemployment isn’t as high as Canada, and Germany has more violent history.

・In Canada, the gun’s coverage is higher than the United State, but they don’t have gun murders as much as the United State. …….
Moore interviewed some famous people without appointment to find out.


・The interesting part was the interview with Marilyn Manson.He was accused by some people about the Columbine massacre, just because the criminals were listening to his songs. The phrase that Manson said to Moore; “Campaign of Fear and Consumption” is the most suitable phrase about this movie’s question, why there are so many gun murders in the United State.
I think he talked much much better than other voters, especially the guy who is the top of the rifle association? It's funny the person who was accused about that incident talks much better stuff. And his way of thinking, too though. I think that he has the most important point about this movie.

・Many people say that that’s because people in America can get guns easily, and they can have guns. And that’s what I thought, too. So it means it must be related with some culture stuff.

・The director found out it’s about the “Culture of Fear”. America has the culture of fear.
People feel fear and scare, so they buy arms to protect themselves.It’s like this. The American commercial says “If you have bad breath, people are not going to talk to you. So here, you should buy this!” People get scare, and they buy it. So many media show some scary news or commercials on TV. But that’s the American economy is. That’s why they have culture of fear.

・The director says it’s also warning for British people. However here in Japan should think about too.
We can’t have gun, because it’s illegal. But there are gun murders in Japan. Many people have two keys at door, they are getting some crime prevention stuff, parents take their kids cell phone to protect them, and the guards take care about kids to school. Many people know nothing about their neighbors.

・Are we getting the culture of fear little by little? I hope Japanese can noticed something before it’s too late. It’s big and too difficult problems in that movie. But that movie was something. It was good to watch it for one time in my life, I think.