Bowling For Columbine Review

 

Bowling For Columbine - Review

I love this movie; it touches me emotionally. From the Columbine massacre, to the destruction of the World Trade Center; I mean who wouldn't feel for all those people that lost their lives to such disasters. Michael Moore has written and directed a fantastic yet tragic documentary focusing on the Columbine massacre, school shootings in the surrounding areas, plus looking into the dark nature of American violence.

Combining Bowling For Columbine with tragedy and humor, Michael Moore seeks to explain the real cause of the Columbine massacre. Hunting for the answer, Moore interviews many people such as South Park director, Matt Stone, heavy metal singer, Marilyn Manson, and National Rifle Association president, Charelton Heston. Personally I can't believe Heston at the time, was an NRA president; I'm always used to seeing him starring as Moses in The Ten Commandments and George Taylor in the first two Planet of the Apes movies.

I find Bowling For Columbine to be one of the best historical documentaries I've ever watched. I say that because I haven't seen that many documentaries, however, out of the ones I have seen Bowling For Columbine is at the top. I would give this movie a five star rating. What baffles me however, is the ending. Moore starts to interview Charleton Heston, they both seem to be fine talking, but further into the interview Moore starts asking more accussing questions. Heston starts to become filled with guilt. Moore insists Heston apologize to the Columbine massacre victims and a mother who lost her six year old daughter to a six year old boy. Unfortunately even after Moore shows Heston a picture of the girl, he just walks away. It is clear he only cares about American freedom that allows him to own an unlimited amount of loaded of guns in his house. It's a shame he passed away from pneumonia back in 2008; he was a good actor, but what kind of man doesn't see the pain and sorrow people. For standing up for the people like that, I would like to say, "Michael, that's the spirit".

                                                                                          - Mackenzie Walker

Exam of Extermination

Do I really have to do this now? To my left there was a navy blue car with raggedy appearance from being worn down by previous drivers. To my right my dominant hand vibrated with anxiety. Below me I felt the blood rush through my legs as I stood motionless on the grey cracked asphault. Above me was a ball of gas hundreds of times bigger than the planet I stood upon only it appeared to my eyes it appeared as a marble of light. Behind me people of both genders flooded the campus like a swarm of migrating locusts. I turn my head to face in front of me, when a short asian man walks up to me and asks if I am ready. All I could say was: "I don't want to go".

It was April 3, 2014, and today was my driving exam. The short driving instructor was waiting for me as I still stood there sweating more water than Niagra Falls. He started to become very impatient shouting "let's go" in different languages: "Wir gehen, vamos a ir, andiamo". He finally got my attention by shouting "Allons-y" which secretly was my favorite word. I then open the driver door, cushioned my butt on the seat, then reclosed the door letting my vibrating hands take the wheel. I thought to myself: a horse, a bicycle, anything but a car. As if I was forced into being Satan's personal taxi driver, I turn the key to start the car. My body shivers with anxiety and my face begins to sweat; there's no turning back now.

To my left I saw people through the driver's side window walk through the school campus. To my right the short asian driving instructor waited impatiently for me to start driving. Below me were the gas and brake petals waiting to be pressed my feet. Above me the car roof blocked the sun so I couldn't feel the comforting warmth of the sun. There was nothing behind me. The only thing for me was forward. It turns out I really do have to do this right now.

Gradus Deodecim

September 1st 2013, what happened to us on that day? Our human legs lead us straight into the gates of hell. And for the next 182 days we found ourselves behind a desk with a non-dettachable chair, ouch. We were tortured, we were interrogated. Oh I can't bear this any longer, the noose, the guillotine, electric chair, anything but this. Someone, anyone, if they are still out there, help me. It is a war in here, but on the brighter it a war that's about to finally end.

Who Else Can He Be?

Who Else Can He Be?

           Let's say you're walking down a street a come across a blue police telephone box. The door opens and out pops a man in a suit and trench coat. The last thing you remember hearing is "Allons-y!" being shouted to the world. What better way is there to describe Mackenzie than the Tenth Doctor. So lively, he displays a persona of being free living, light-hearted, easy-going, witty, cheeky, and very loquacious.

Hold on, is that the Millenium Falcon flying above us? It seems like that; there's a sort of Han Solo in Mackenzie. When some people first saw him he's a somewhat snobby and boastful. However, he starts to realize the universe doesn't revolve around him and starts to make strong relations possibly to the point of being considered a hero.

"You Shall Not Pass!". What the heck was that? Oh that's right, that's the third sound of who else can be Mackenzie. That's right, Gandalf's back. You might think it strange Mackenzie comparing himself to an old man, but you know what they say: "Don't judge a book by it's cover". If Mackenzie is Gandalf it means he is a very wise person. He knows much about the world and often offers his wisdom and advice to others. He's usually right, but that doesn't mean people will always listen to him.

Now don't get baffled with this next character, but Pac Man describes Mackenzie very well. You're probably thinking, first being compared to an old man and now some yellow dot that looks like a pie with a missing slice. If you think about they both have an aggressive sort of personality, out to get what he can, when he can. He prefers to avoid confronation, but sometimes when it's called for, he can be a powerful character. He also tends to be afflicted with munchies constantly. Ha! and you thought to compare him to the Slenderman.