World Trade Center Movie

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 8:45pm

What are your thoughts on it? I'm in the city and I'm wanting to see it, but I got choked up watching the trailer. I think it's too soon. I don't think the country, especially NY, is ready for it.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 8:54pm

I would rather have major dental surgery.

Seeing it live was more than enough in my lifetime.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 8/3/06 at 9:23pm

I saw it last night. It was harder to watch than I'd convinced myself it would be after reading a couple of articles about it. I thought I could go in with the idea that it's closer to a disaster/rescue movie, but I couldn't keep enough of the emotion from coming to the surface. Not that I thought I wouldn't be affected or feel anything, but.....just wishful thinking that it would be easier.

Anyway.....for the most part it was very, very well done. I think it deserves Oscar noms for set and sound design. Amazing recreation of the WTC area. Excellent acting virtually all around, especially Michael Pena.
Now that I've seen this, I know I couldn't have handled United 93 had I gone to see it.


Oliver Stone was to be there 15 mins early to introduce it, but was late and just spoke for a minute or so. Too bad. I was hoping he would have more to say about the experience (perhaps he would have if he'd had more time).

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 7:48pm

Meh it just looks so Hollywood-ized. And after the genius that was UNITED 93, I'm not sure I'd even mildly like this movie.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:37pm

Judging from the trailer, this movie looks too sentimental for my taste.

Updated On: 8/8/06 at 08:37 PM

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:47pm

No interest. My wife, for some reason, does want to see it.

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:49pm

I'll never see it, never.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 8:59pm

I cried watching the trailer.
I agree with South Fl Marc....seeing it live was enough for one lifetime.
I'm not seeing it.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:17pm

I saw Flight 93 (the Tv movie) and United 93. Both were upsetting and I cried, but hey, its our history.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:27pm

Agreed. Now I'm only 16, I saw what happened live,I've seen United 93 as well as the various reenactments on television, but worst of all, I lost my uncle in the event. He was a firefighter in NYC who got called to help evacuate the towers, but he didn't make it out before the second tower collapsed. I want to see World Trade Center and plan on doing so with my family. I've cried watching the movies, but no matter how hard it may be to sit and watch them, you learn so much from the experience. These movies are fantastic to learn more about the events whether or not you experienced them live. I think that history is history, and it's always going to be "too soon" for a movie or whatever, but I think that it is time for our country to accept what happened. If now is "too soon" when will the right time come? It's now or never.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:28pm

Yeah but I think its way too recent to write it off with "hey, its our history".
That may be...but most of America wasn't ready for Hollywood to cash in on the tragedy.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:57pm

Well think about all of the other movies about our history. All of the World War II movies, the religious movies..etc.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:22pm

As crazy as it may seem, I'm ready for this, and I have interest in this movie.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:31pm

Ditto. I believe it's all a matter of what one feels inside about the issue. If one doesn't want to see the movie, then fine, but if one does, then they won't regret it.

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:35pm

I just feel like this is cheapening history in a way because it seems to me that Hollywood is just using this to make money. THey know that people, out of respect, are going to see a film about 9/11. And somehow to me that feels disrespectful to the event because I feel like someone is just using it as a moneymaker out there.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:37pm

Okay... Michael Pena? Yeah he rocks. Just a thought. And Gregory Jbara. He rocks as well.

I want to see it as well, but I totally get where everyone who thinks it's too soon is coming from. Matter of fact, I get where everyone on this page is coming from.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 10:48pm

iheartmygeek-Well wouldn't you think that with any of the other movies as well? That they were just using World War II, or the Passion of the Christ to make money?

I don't want to stir up a debate, because I respect everyone's opinions, but I just think that no matter what movies are going to be made about historical events whether or not citizen want them to be made, so we all just have to deal with it.

[ComaBaby01]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:16pm

i think the producers should donate a CONSIDERABLE percentage of the proceeds to 9/11 charities and the families. the familes are gonna have to pay for post-traumatic depression therapy after seeing this, anyway. do they have any idea how many people are gonna be grief-stricken? it's waaay too early for this movie to be released. it's all hollywood and profit. and i'm sure its not gonna hurt President Bush's approval rating either...

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:22pm

Movies don't really have any sort of effect on politics. Fahrenheit 9/11 may have made millions, but did it have any other lasting effects besides making documentary filmmaking mainstream? No.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:23pm

I agree with ComaBaby01. I just hate that this is obviously such a commercial venture, and as much as they might play it as "paying tribute," it's meant to make money. And will make a lot of it. Capitalizing on people's pain. The ONLY way to justify releasing this movie at this point, in my mind, is if the profits went to something that was actually beneficial to society and/or the people who were most affected by 9/11. I, personally, will not be seeing it.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:28pm

Well they may be doing it for money, but if someone doesn't want to see it, they don't have to. If some one needs to see it then that's just as well, it's there for them to see.

How do you determine just who was the most affected by 9/11? I know plenty of people lost loved ones and friends, but that's not to say that the people who didn't lose anyone weren't just as affected as those who did. Just sayin. In any case, it's cool if you don't want to see it, that's awesome.

And I do agree that the profits should go towards some cause other than the producers' new car.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:40pm

I think that you have good points... I know that you can't really determine who was most affected by a nationwide trajedy, so I'd say that donating to a more general cause would be ideal.

I know that it's not as though anyone's being forced to see it, and I don't have that much of a problem with it in regards to it being too soon, people aren't ready for it, etc... my main issue is that... it's not fair that this is all but a guaranteed hit, and I'm a little too cynical to think that the people behind it had paying tribute to the 9/11 victims in the forefront of their minds while making it. I feel that there's some sort of false air about the whole thing.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/8/06 at 11:47pm

I totally see what you're saying. Hell, it's Hollywood right? But I'm going in with a "It is what you make it" attitude. I know that some of these actors made it for the money, but I really want to believe that some of them made it because it means something to them. I hope they did. But I get where you're coming from, and I do wish that they could donate it to some great cause.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:14am

I'm not sure about this one. I saw and loved United 93, but I saw the trailer for this...and it just seemed like one I wouldn't want to sit through. I guess...United 93 was emotional, but most things were talked about or imagined...we didn't see everyone die and such as it seems like might be the case in World Trade Center.

[matt schneider]

Posted: 8/9/06 at 12:21am

I think if you didn't see it live, or know someone, who died in it, I think you are ready, but I think another year would be best.