In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, hope is still alive. Refusing to bow down to terrorism, rescuers and family of the victims press forward. Their mission of rescue and recovery is driven by the faith that under each piece of rubble, a co-worker, a friend a family member may be found. This is the true story of John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, the last two survivors extracted from Ground Zero and the rescuers who never gave up. It's a story of the true heroes of that fateful time in the history of the United States when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.Sounds pretty reverential to me. But I think we can have a movie that celebrates the heroism of the cops and firefighters at Ground Zero, if that is what this is, and that does not wave the bullshit Bush battle flag at the same time. My guess is that's the needle Stone is trying to thread. He's not a needle-threader, though.
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"I feel someone had to tell the story of the people who were in the Trade Center before and after it collapsed," said Sgt McLoughlin.Stone on Bush and 9/11:
"It needs to be told how this horrific tragedy brought Americans and the world together to help those in need."
"There was an over-reaction after 9/11. Bush was given enormous powers and misused them. He created a war in Iraq that has further helped bust the economy, and has led to civil war there.A movie that comes close to reconciling these two sentiments while also drawing a mass audience could be a real intervention. I have no idea if this is that movie, and the trailer is disappointing. But maybe . . .
"He was the wrong leader at the wrong time. I always felt that. I wish I was wrong."
Metafilter does many things well. Reviewing movies is not one of them.
We have absolutely NO definitive evidence as to what took place on flight 93, save for the "Let's Roll" pablum Bush and friends have crammed down our collective throats the last five years. And we know they never play fast and loose with the facts, right?What about the transcripts from the voice recorders?
Any damned movie that tells us that the people on flight 93 died valiantly sacrificing their lives to save their fellow Americans, yada yada yada ...Did you actually see United 93? If so, then I must have seen a different movie. I felt that it showed the passengers on the plane doing what anyone else would have done; they were not made out to be heroes. There is explicit discussion (in the film) of trying to land the plane. They seemed to be acting out of fear and self-preservation as much as anything else.
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