United 93

I'm not seeing this.

Even if the film turns out to be some great work, I still think it's way too early to make a film based on or around the events of 9/11. Sure it may be more about, as Jazz said, people banding together to fight a common foe while under an insurmountable pressure, but it still feels cheap to me. Especially when the media's been saturated with 9/11 material anyway.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Agent Marty

I am curious about your statement here. What do you mean when you say, "Especially when the media's been saturated with 9/11 material anyway"?

As in, I'm tired of 9/11 stuff?

It's kind of died down a bit since the attack, but it's still there. I take it they don't have televisions where you live.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Agent Marty

I certainly do have a television, which means I'm aware of the fact that there's a war going on. A war that, I'm sure, can be attributed to the events of 9/11, in some way, shape or form.

Not to mention United 93, which is, for all I know, the first movie of its kind to hit the silver screen since 9/11 itself. So while yes, the war has been going on for a decent amount of time, the movie is a pretty big deal. Especially since some theaters are banning it, if I remember correctly.

With both the war and this movie being released, I would be hard-pressed not to find the media covering some kind of aspect of 9/11 still.

So, what I was curious about was, what did you expect?

I'm not saying the movie isn't a big deal. The simple, itty bitty point I was trying to make is that I'm tired of seeing non-stop coverage or references to an event that, despite how tragic it was, happened a few years ago. I don't need a movie to try and "lift my spirits." If I needed that, I'd go watch Pay it Forward.

The war might have something to do with this. Hell, the movie might too, I don't know. I guess the most I can do is turn off my TV or get my daily dose of news from soundbytes on the radio. It's not that I'm overly sensitive about 9/11 or quiver in fear at the mere mentioning of the World Trade Center, I'm just tired of having to be "forced" to care.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.