Bowling for Columbine
I went with a co-worker last night to see Bowling for Columbine. Brilliant. You know how people will sometimes start applauding at the end of a movie....as if the people who made that excellent movie is going to hear their applause? I've always found that silly....but I was applauding at the end of this movie. The whole audience was engaged by this movie and at the end there was practically a standing ovation.

In Bowling, Michael Moore takes on the NRA and America's gun culture but he doesn't limit the film to that. The movie also looks at race relations, social services and America's foreign policies and it isn't pretty. Bowling for Columbine was funny at times and scary other times but it gets you thinking and that...I think...was the goal.


If you haven't seen this movie yet, I highly recommend seeing it while its at the theatre. No, there aren't amazing special effects or scenery in it that needs to be seen on the big screen. There's just something special about seeing it with hundreds of other people and seeing how everyone is affected. If you live in the Ann Arbor area, the State Theatre is showing it for at least another week.