Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's gun violence,
he learns that the answers of easy availability of guns, violent entertainment and americas crime Michael Moore takes on examination of America's culture of fear, and violence in a nation with widespread gun ownership.
Our eyes are firstly attracted to the bright yellow-orange colours, this would make the DVD cover stand out from all the rest of the documentaries which are stereotypically seen to be either in black and white or in the 20th century. The bright colours could firstly connote fire and violence as the area of Columbine High School and America itself is seen to be full of guns and violence across the country. The fire like colours could also connote that the American society is burning down due to the violence and issues.
The image is of Michael Moore people who may not have seen his previous movie may think that he is the main protagonist/ character within the movie, therefore this is suggesting that the documentary is a “participatory documentary” – that will include the director of the movie as we can get a sense of how he can alter or change the situation whilst his presence is there.
His posture is very strong however the image of a high angle shot makes him look inferior to us however him holding up the globe can symbolise how society is the one that is more important and they should be the one making the change as he is only one person therefore he is bound to be weak and not capable of making much difference.
The Globe can also ironically be seen as a bowling ball relating back to the title of the movie the irony can sense that the movie will include some type of humorous aspect to it. His facial expression is neutral on the front cover and seems quite serious about the situation however on the back cover the image of Michael Moore is more humorous and is directly giving a certain look to audiences as he is facing the globe towards us, it can almost connote that he is in the position to roll the bowling ball toward the audience.
Behind the writing and images there is a faded image of a map on which it is hard to tell the names of the places however the town of “Littleton” is clearly shown below this could connote the significance of the location therefore foreshadowing and giving clues on that the movie could be based on that location or somewhere near it – which is seen to be true as Littleton is actually close to Columbine, where the event of the High School is taken place.
The Title is in Black /Bold therefore contrasting with the background and clashing colours help it stand out more just as the rest of the text. The quotes praising the film and the Awards won are along the side to help promote the movie and generally show how successful and well critiqued it was.
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