Do you think it commemorates the herocism and spirit of New York, or do you think it's simply capitolizing on a national tradegdy?
2006-07-30 21:34:17 · 14 answers · asked by bIGrED 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
I don't know if everyone in the country feels the way New Yorkers feel about this tragedy but for us we think that these movies are too soon. We can never forget what happened. We were there, we saw, we smelled, we heard and we ran. I am not saying that what happened in DC or in PA are any less important but for some reason I think NYer's were more affected by this. Going into the City and seeing an empty space in the skyline is more than enough memory of what happened that day. Are they capitalizing it YES but then again so are all the WW2 movies and Vietnam movies etc etc.
There was a lot of heroism that day and many days after. Wounds are still fresh and sore. I think all these movies were done way to soon.
I truly believe that these directors and creators of these movies want people to understand that there is pure hatred in this world and people hate us just because we are AMERICANS. They kill just because we don't believe in what they believe in. Our troops are there fighting for US as Americans defending our freedom and the freedom for others.
Some need to be reminded that what happened on 9/11/01 was evil at its purest. There is no justification for it and it will happen again.
2006-07-31 09:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by nukmeister1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I do with it had not been made a movie this soon, but I suppose it's inevitable. I did think flight 93 was a good movie, didn't really take a position, but just acted as a window into that day. I'd be interested as to what the victims and their families think of the World Trade Center movie. Again, I still feel very affected by the whole thing, and I'm not sure if I want to see it on the screen. Anytime I see an image of the buildings on fire even I just cry, and I can't control it yet.
Oh and I don't really care what their motives are, celebrating or capitalizing. I have no control over that anyway, I only have control over if I want to pay my $10 towards it, and I haven't decided yet.
2006-07-31 03:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a travesty and Oliver Stone should be ashamed of himself. He just always has to be controversial. I think the actors that agreed to do the film did so because they thought they would get awards. I think it opens up old wounds for those of us who lived it and it is awful that the previews were shown without warning - at The Devil Wears Prada no less...
We don't need a movie to commemorate the heroicism or spirit of New York. It lives and breathes everyday on the streets of this city. We are always ready for a call to action here. I don't think there is any American not aware of the story, so what's the point? Greed and attention. I am so incensed that I won't ever see another Oliver Stone movie, and Nicholas Cage will be lucky if I ever buy a ticket to another one of his movies. And Maggie Gyllenhall with her big mouth and now poor choice of roles would be lucky too.
2006-08-02 18:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by dzazzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine it is a really stupid concept. I stay 20 min faraway from the city and by chance i did not lose everyone yet i recognize a set of human beings that did. it is not any longer straightforward that those painful thoughts are being delivered up on the sight of the commercials for this action picture on television/billboards for the benefit of Hollywood.
2016-11-27 00:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the heart of the movie's creator is in the right place, but the families will exploit the $$$ aspect and demand a percentage, like they did before. Not all of them mind you, but I can think of a few examples...especially women whose spouses were trying to divorce them anyways and then died before it finalized.
We *do* need a movie to remind people, especially our youth, as to why freedom isn't free.
2006-07-30 22:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by soldierdaddy72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think someone is just trying to make money off a tragedy. We don't need a movie about 9-11 right now.
2006-07-30 21:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is awful. how can they make a movie about the thousands of people who lost their lives. we had to watch on the news and read it in the papers. to watch it again and see the pain of the people who lost their lives again is just to awful to see again. I don't think I would go see it. I feel so bad for all the families that lost love ones.
2006-07-31 00:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a perspective of a firefighter I think it may be to soon. Honestly I don't think I can watch this without having a hard time. I have a hard time with the trailer.
2006-08-01 04:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by dpchaney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its the American Way, so no surprise.
To Army Wife - You answered your own question. If it wasn't for WTC then your husband wouldn't be in Iraq. I don't think you can separate the two.
2006-07-31 02:03:12 · answer #9 · answered by NYman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i really don't care about seeing that movie...my husband is fighting in iraq bacause of someone crashing into the world trade center....why are americans so foucsed on wtc and not so much on our tropps.?
2006-07-31 01:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by armywife327 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋