Lewis, whose previous plays have addressed similarly weighty issues (gun control, extinction, war) in much shorter formats, began writing "Magellanica" in 2010.
Heavily inspired by films such as The Act of Killing and Alan Clarke's Elephant, the documentary uses this technique to draw out the stories of those involved and to try to unravel something weightier about gun culture in the UK.
The nation's street poets have moved beyond their usual subject matter (flashy cars, loose women, the joys of marijuana) to grapple with the weighty issue of gun violence.
In the 25-page Guns essay (it's thin, but weighty), King looks at both sides of the gun-control topic and presents his thoughts about how to address this critical American issue.
A famous photo of Howard delivering a gun-reform speech in a bulletproof jacket is a fairly weighty reminder of this.
It still boasts some inventive set-ups, like surviving an underground parking lot filled with monsters, or covering civilians as they escape from the secret police, and if the combat were weightier and the game didn't make you feel ashamed for using guns, moments like that could really sing.
It still boasts some inventive set-ups, like surviving an underground car park filled with monsters, or covering civilians as they escape from the secret police, and if the combat were weightier and the game didn't make you feel ashamed for using guns, moments like that could really sing.
These weren't weighty tomes.
