American Gun

I just saw American Gun and i found it to be one of the more genuine films that i've seen this year. It shows the effects of school shootings towards the family of the assailant, the school exposed, the police officer that witnessed the event and the gun stores. They show how many people are influenced by school shootings. The story looks deeply inside the aftereffects of gun crimes and discusses indirect correlations of this violence. The paths that the characters take are complicating and we dont know what ending this people will find. Whether will they happy or sad. That is the true beauty as our society replicates this action. We will not resume understanding on the Columbine shootings and the recent Dawson school shootings. Instead, we will keep comparing statistics and study variables. What makes a school shooter? The answers cannot be explained unless one talks to every individual in the world with deep connection. This film looks at the subtle trappings of individual liberty and cooperation post-shooting.

While watching this film, i was reminded of how talented Marcia Gay Harden and Forest Whitaker are. Also great were some of the good work by the supporting cast including Nikki Reed, Christopher Marquette and others. Director/Writer Aric Avellino shows great promise in his debut. This film should not be ignored by film critics and analysers of social theory. A great piece.