Randalf
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Post by Randalf on Apr 28, 2006 22:43:45 GMT -5
Just to clarify, United 93 is a movie about the United Airlines flight 93 from 9/11 when the passengers and the hijackers fought and they crashed the plane.
I just got back from seeing it... I didn't even know it was out but a friend had me go and I must say it was pretty good. I'm sure it will be more meaningful to the American Forumites, but I just wanted to say I did think it was good... though I could see some major religious undertones... sort of a christian v. muslim (that is the religion.. right?).
Just thought I would say I think it is worth seeing, it was pretty educational about the whole incident. It definately outlined the confusion of the ordeal and brought home more emotion about it than I ever felt when it actually happened.
I wondered as well what you thought about the fact that there is a movie about such a relatively recent tragedy. I know some people say it is too soon for a movie, but what do you think?
Also, what do the Forumites from other nationalities think, if anything.
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Post by Cortana on May 1, 2006 17:54:32 GMT -5
sort of a christian v. muslim (that is the religion.. right?) Christianity vs. Islam? I haven't seen it, or its reviews, but I do know that RV beat it in the box office and that's ridiculous. I'd like to see it, but I think it would end up like the Passion. I'd love it, but feel very bad afterwards. Not that it wouldn't be good, that I wouldn't have learned from it, but kinda guilty.
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Post by Randalf on May 2, 2006 17:16:40 GMT -5
Hmmm... I refuse to see Passion for many reasons, but I didn't feel guilty at all seeing this. It is filmed as a semi-documentary and most of it is just interesting. The end scene was perhaps emotion-stirring, but it felt kind of nice to actually feel something about what happened. Honestly when the actual event was going on I really didn't feel scared or sad or anything. I empathized with the people around me who were having a difficult time, but I wasn't. I just thought the movie did a good job. All that is just to argue my point don't see it if you don't want to, but if you feel inclined at all read a review about it. I thought the filmforce.ign.com review was pretty good.
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Post by Vinya on May 3, 2006 18:16:57 GMT -5
Hmmm... I refuse to see Passion for many reasons, but I didn't feel guilty at all seeing this. It is filmed as a semi-documentary and most of it is just interesting. The end scene was perhaps emotion-stirring, but it felt kind of nice to actually feel something about what happened. Honestly when the actual event was going on I really didn't feel scared or sad or anything. I empathized with the people around me who were having a difficult time, but I wasn't. I just thought the movie did a good job. All that is just to argue my point don't see it if you don't want to, but if you feel inclined at all read a review about it. I thought the filmforce.ign.com review was pretty good. Flight 93 was filmed by the same guy who did the controversial film Bloody Sunday about the Northern Ireland riots in 1972 (which the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday is about too). The semi-documentary style is used in both movies. I want to go see Flight 93. I really want to see Thank You for Smoking though, too.
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Post by darkhelmet on May 13, 2006 12:03:48 GMT -5
I don't know if I want to see it... I grew up a few blocks away from the WTC, and had a number of family working in and around them. 9/11 was... not the greatest thing ever, and I don't know that I'd want to see a movie capitalizing on it.
That said, my curiosity will probably get the better of me, and I'll see it anyway (at some point).
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