It is a very stylishly made film, where the audience is almost put in the situation of the victims, with one of the antagonists talking to the audience several time throughout the film asking us things like "Your on their side right? ... The film opens with very small, hard to read, red credits on a plain pitch-black background. ... The film generally goes against most conventions associated with violent cinema. ... Haneke uses more unsuspecting forms of text to show contrast between the innocent family going for a relaxing holiday, which is shown at the beginning and the horror they experienc...

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The documentary film is a genre which has connotations with "truth" and reality. ... However while the film may appear to begin as an essay film initially it soon becomes clear that Moore is using the film and the quest to confront GM chairman Roger Smith as a platform to promote his political views and his own brand of media activism. ... The documentary film or rather the documentary films produced by Moore and Broomfield provide a very effective means of self publicity and in Moore's case influencing opinion. ... In this sense films like "Bowling for Columbine" can only help his publ...

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