<p>The movie opens this Friday. Who plans on seeing it? Any particular reasons why or why not?</p>
<p>I'm not sure.</p>
<p>Part of me wants to see it, if only to help ensure it's a commercial success and ram it down the throats of the usual naysayers of anything good on the silver screen. (Remember "Passion of the Christ"?)</p>
<p>Part of me wants to see it because it would help visualize what we've only known through the spoken word and documentaries.</p>
<p>Then, part of me DOESN'T want to see it because I don't want Hollyweird to bias an otherwise wonderful story.</p>
<p>Finally, (and this is the biggest one), I'm not sure I want to see it because I already hate the enemy with every fiber of my being, and the last thing I need is to add more fuel to that fire. </p>
<p>Hopefully, America will go see this movie and remember what happened that terrible day (It would seem that about 50% of them have already forgotten), and recall that it was not a "tragedy" that occurred, but rather an ATTROCITY that called for (and continues to call for) unrestricted, unlimited, and absolutely ruthless VENGEANCE.</p>
<p>Now, if my blood pressure has gone up just remembering what happened that day, imagine what will happen while watching a movie about it?</p>
<p>Hence the conflict on whether to see it myself or not.</p>
<p>At least they didn't make the terrorists the good guys or change their nationality so as not to offend anyone. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I think I am going to see it. I agree with Zaphod that the actions of the terrorists on that fateful day have made me "...hate the enemy with every fiber of my being..." I hope the film rallies the American people to realize that we have diverted away from the reason we are in conflict and focus more attention on the War on Terror.</p>
<p>I'm going to see it, here's why:</p>
<p>"Much has been said regarding how much more massive an event Katrina is relative to lower Manhattan. But the fact remains that firemen went up the stairs when people were coming down, and one ordinary group of people on an ordinary flight on an ordinary day defeated the very best that the global terror network could put together. Our ladies junior varsity squad whipped the living [edited out - Mod JEM] out of their Super Bowl A-team over Pennsylvania that day, and they did it because for one brief shining moment enough passengers on that airplane went Grey."</p>
<p>Read the article.</p>
<p>I want to see it so I can watch ordinary people on an ordinary flight on an ordinary day kick the isht out of terrorists and thwart their plans. So I can watch Mohhamed Ackbar Yossad Arasood Hamad die in a plane crash. Because I hate terrorists, [edited out - Mod JEM] Allah, Osama Bin-Laden, Saddam Hussein, Al-Qaeda and liberals.</p>
<p>Only a full-bred American can go from being a father, a mother, a son, a daughter to a full-bred, terror-fighting, unstoppable machine, that would make Patton swell with pride, and in 30 minutes of planning defeat what Osama's [edited out - Mod JEM]had been preparing for all their lives. Only Americans. Hoorah.</p>
<p>I intend to see it for the reasons stated above by Z and Yurkay. Plus, as I understand, the family members of those who perished on that flight are supporting this film and I believe were consulted as well. In addition, I like that there are no "big" stars in this movie, so that the focus will be on the passengers and crew and not some Hollywood personality.</p>
<p>Moreover, I do not think it is too soon as was reported by some who viewed the trailer...we need to be reminded how brutal these terrorist are; and, that these people are NOT interested in negotiations, only barbaric acts and murders!</p>
<p>Finally, I am seeing it for the same reason that I saw Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and The Passion of the Christ...all films that I was afraid to see...yet, felt compelled to do so as a witness to what was endured by those individuals as portrayed by actors in those pictures.</p>
<p>If the wife of the pilot from the first plane to hit the Towers can muster the strength to see this movie (she lives in my community)...well,.... so can I.</p>
<p>Preach it, TN! :mad:</p>
<p>I love that website. That guy has a gift with the pen I can only envy.</p>
<p>Well said, TacticalNuke, well said indeed. I'm definitely going to see this movie. It seems to me like much of America has already forgotten what has happened on Spetember 11th, and that makes me absolutely furious. The people that perpetrated these attacks are animals, quite fankly, and maybe this movie will make people realize that they shouldn't be ashamed to be American, as many people (on the left, for the most part) seem to be. I think I need to see this just to reassure myself that Americans still have some of that old fire in them when they need it.</p>
<p>We are going to see it. Same reasons a Zaphod. My boys are making sure that they go on Friday to the theater so see it. My husband isn't sure he wants to see it in the theater because we live in a relatively "liberal" state and some of the people can be less than civilized. Still, we are likely to go to the theater to see it.</p>
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<p>LOL. Funny how that works, eh? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Agree with all your comments, I will see it too. People in this country need to be reminded of what happened that day. My d, freshman at a fairly liberal college, recently jumped all over a friend who said that 9/11 wasn't a 'big deal'. My brother had left the WTC about 6 months before 9/11 and watched everything from his new office just across the river in NJ, then spent the next 18 hours helping survivors off the ferry. My kids had both visited his office in the WTC, both were deeply affected by those events, and as you probably know midshipmen from USMMA took their boats to assist with the rescue efforts. The first time we saw NYC after 9/11 was when we took our son to USMMA to visit about a month afterwards. We were stuck in the usual NYC traffic jam and just stared without speaking for quite a while at the altered skyline. NYC still looks empty when we drive by. I'm getting tears in my eyes as I type this. </p>
<p>Please post your thoughts if you see the movie--I'm not sure I'll get there this weekend.</p>
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<p>I hear you there. Oregonians have proven themselves to be largely liberal (particularly in Multnomah County, where I live). I plan to see the movie on Friday if i can get there (still don't have the ol' license).</p>
<p>Like others have said, I mostly want to see it because I don't want to become like the countless others who seemingly have completely forgotten about the sacrifices and atrocities committed on that fateful day. I, like many others, at first thought that maybe it was too soon, but after careful deliberation realized that this is EXACTLY when the story needs to be told. I only know little bits of the story of United flight 93, and I truly hope that this tragic, heroic, patriotic story is not ruined by hollywood. That would truly be a tragedy.</p>
<p>I truly hope that this movie can open eyes up to what is going on and some of the "left-of-center" people will move back to the right. As far as those radical lefties, well, we can only pray for them.</p>
<p>Will fill you all in when I see the movie. Then we can trade opinions.</p>
<p>I agree with every reason stated on here. I love this country, how could I not go see it? Also, another reason is that 10% of the profits are going to the families of those who were on the plane so that they can build a permanent memorial. They are currently trying to get legislation through so that the government can buy the land, but then they will pay for the memorial. It was something like 76 million they needed, I'm not sure if that is right (correct me if you know the right amount). A senator is blocking it because he says that the government already owns too much land...:(. The families have raised a decent chunch of money, but still not enough. So...go see it in theater's if you can!!!</p>
<p>I will definitely go see it--everyone should as a reminder of that day and the sacrifices made. Unless it is made by the same genius' that did "Annapolis" it ought to be done well.</p>
<p>To prayerful mom's point, not only were the families consulted, reportedly every single family gave their consent to have their loved one portrayed in the film and some of the families met with the actors to advise them on their loved one's character. I saw some of the surviving family members interviewed and they said it was cathartic for them. So it sounds as though it was thoughtfully handled.</p>
<p>Not sure if I have the intestinal fortitude to see it though.</p>
<p>Regarding the 10% to be donated to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. I understand it will be the 10% from the opening weekend only....so my family plans to go Friday night.</p>
<p>Here is a good link to an editorial by a fairly conservative Philadelphia morning radio talk-show host, Michael Smerconish, about the film:</p>
<p>I just saw what I can only call a 1 or 2-minute infomercial for the movie. I may very well go see this after all.</p>
<p>I will go to see it if I can (I am an American overseas who grew up in New York City). I believe the actions of the Flight 93 passengers can empower us all to deal with our fears. Politically, I am a liberal. I don't see any contradiction here.</p>
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<p>I cannot even begin to fathom what you mean by saying "I believe the actions of the Flight 93 passengers can empower us all to deal with our fears."? The fact that you are attempting to accord all Americans the traits those individuals on that flight possess is appalling. The actions of those passengers show one thing: in a time of crisis, of life-or-death situations, certain Americans, the quiet heroes among us, will rise to the challenge and slay the dragon.</p>
<p>Now whatever pussyfooting liberal connotation you're going to add to the actions of these heroes, I do not want to hear. I see the contradiction loud and clear. You want to use what those passengers did to apply to every aspect of daily life. How dare you deprecate the actions of these passengers by saying that what they did applies to everyday life. IT DOES NOT.</p>
<p>What they did applies to heroes in battle, from soldier to citizen, man to woman, old to young. The courage and bravery they displayed should not be used in such a pathetic manner as to help someone overcome some piddly fear they possess. If you want to understand fear, understand what they experienced. If you want to understand courage, understand what they experienced. If you want to understand patriotism, understand what they experienced. But do not think, even for a moment, that you will ever in your life possess such consummate gallantry.</p>
<p>I am unworthy of comparing their actions to mine. I am nowhere near the quality of person that was evident on that flight. Whatever fears I possess, whatever doubts I harbor, whatever insecurities I face, all are less than what they experienced by a magnitude that cannot be quantified. The intrepidity they displayed that fateful day over Pennsylvania, in overcoming thir fears, their doubts and their insecurities, to stare down spawns of Satan himself, was like none the world had ever seen. If I were to, at any time, even think that by understanding their courage I might possess it and employ it in my life, then may God strike me down, for I am not worthy of breathing.</p>
<p>"I believe the actions of the Flight 93 passengers can empower us all to deal with our fears. Politically, I am a liberal. I don't see any contradiction here."</p>
<p>I suspect that pyewacket meant that if we were in a similar situation we would want to handle it in the same way as the heroes of Flight 93. And I would hope that in the same situation it wouldn't matter what your political affiliation might be. I would like to think that bravery and patriotism would trump politics.</p>