Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine

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many inaccurate explanations are used to present America’s gun situation from one point of view. From the beginning of the documentary where Moore shows the simplicity of obtaining a gun to his interview with Charlton Heston, Moore constantly employs rhetoric to easily sway the viewer’s opinion on the topic.
From the beginning of the documentary, director Michael Moore was attempting to present a subject from one point of view which he successfully did. The film did what it was meant to do; therefore it can justifiably be argued that the film was well directed. At times it was hard to follow due to the constant switching between different gun related incidents, however the same message consistently stood out. This along with the lack of diverse opinions provided by the people interviewed formed a one sided argument. It may however be very possible, if not likely, that many things said which did not support Moore’s points of view were edited out from the film. As in many other ...

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