Talk:Michael & Me (documentary)

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1 An Issue of Bias?
2 External Link as Proof?
3 what the hell?
4 This article reads like a biased movie review

[edit] An Issue of Bias?

Many critics believe Bowling for Columbine is anti-Second Amendment propaganda, ironically from a lifetime National Rifle Association member, that distorts facts and paints an inaccurate picture of guns and gunowners and exploits the victims of the tragic 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado. This should be presented as a view of the movie and not the author of the article. Maybe adding something like "The movie furthers the belief that..." etc.

Not even. The passage is not relevant to Michael & Me to begin with, and belongs in the Bowling for Columbine article. I deleted it.Nightscream 02:18, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

the word "controversial" used to describe Larry elders,and Micheal Moore seems to be a POV to me. And really not needed. I think I will Delete it.--MadDogCrog 10:25, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External Link as Proof?

To finance the documentary, Larry Elder took out an equity loan on his home (Hannity & Colmes, Fox News Channel, August 26, 2005.) Evidence of this would be helpful but is not necessary.

Mr. Elder said so during his interview.GeorgeC 05:26, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] what the hell?

"Larry Elder also uses Moore's "ambush style" of journalism against him"

Shouldnt there be first a consensus about if Moore uses the "Ambush style" to begin with??. At least re-writte the sentence, its POV as it is.

[edit] This article reads like a biased movie review

There are several examples of unsourced opinions that are stated as fact, such as "Michael Moore insists that there are too many guns in America"(2nd paragraph), ". . .and presents evidence showing that an armed society is a safer society" (3rd paragraph), "The DVD includes a humorous animation . . ." (5th paragraph). As I recall, Mr. Moore did not assert that there were too many guns in America in Bowling for Columbine, and he even remarked that Canadians own more guns per capita in spite of a lower homicide rate. Concerning the 2nd quote, it should read something like "presents evidence in hopes of showing that an armed society is a safer society", because it is a subjective judgment as to whether or not the evidence presented actually acheives what the filmmaker wants it to achieve. Concerning the last quote, it is also subjective to suggest that an animation is humorous, and a neutral word is necessary (farcical, perhaps?).

In its current state, this article seems like the work of a fan of the movie who did not take adequate measures to ensure the article was appropriate for a neutral encyclopedia. Braincandle 20:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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