Abstract
The filmmaker Michael Moore is an enigmatic figure. During a time of war, characterized by militarism, unbridled patriotism, governmental encroachment on civil liberties, and growing corporate influence, Moore challenges the political orthodoxy of President George W. Bush's America. Moore's muckraking Stupid White Men (2001) enjoyed a long ride on the best-seller lists, while the documentary film Bowling for Columbine, which received an Academy Award and a Cannes Film Festival prize, did considerable business at the box office. Moore also earned notoriety when, in his Oscar acceptance speech, he denounced American intervention in Iraq. Nevertheless, rumors of Moore's demise were greatly exaggerated, as Bowling for Columbine continued its lucrative run after the filmmaker's controversial remarks. In Bowling for Columbine, Moore uses the April 20, 1999, murders of thirteen people at Columbine High School in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado, as a vehicle to investigate violence in contemporary America....
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