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Post by bigblue on Apr 19, 2006 16:25:23 GMT -6
Hollywood has been very quiet in regards to the events of 9/11. I don't know for sure that this silence is politically related, but it sure has been suspicous. Well they are finally hitting the silver screen with a story of the heroes of flight 93 that was crashed in Pennsylvania.
Bloody Sunday director Paul Greengrass marks the five-year anniversary on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States with this largely speculative meditation on the events that took place onboard the fourth hijacked plane, and the heroic actions of the passengers who gave their lives to ensure the safety of others. Told in real time and acted out by a cast of unknowns who were provided with detailed studies of their real-life counterparts, United 93 attempts to reconstruct the airborne tragedy from the view of the ground and flight controllers, the passengers, and their nervous families awaiting word on the fate of their loved ones. As the terrified travelers and crew gradually become aware of the historical events taking place on the ground so far beneath them, the 90 minutes in which a random collection of strangers realized their fate and came together to confront an unthinkable threat are re-created. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
I don't think it hurts at all to remind America of that terrible day! Don
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Post by DocHolladay on Apr 20, 2006 5:49:58 GMT -6
I don't think it hurts at all to remind America of that terrible day! I dont think so either. I just hope they dont put any of that Hollywood theatrics on it to make it look better. I hope that they were honest as they could be with the facts that they had. I know that they were and are all hero's, but Hollywood has a way of blowing things out of proportion....
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Post by smokepole on Apr 20, 2006 6:15:15 GMT -6
I agree the American public should be reminded of 9-11 every day.
smokepole
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Post by bigblue on Apr 20, 2006 7:30:07 GMT -6
Anyone that had first hand knowledge of what exactly took place on flight 93, took that knowledge with them to the grave. So much of what we're likely to see will be speculation. From what I can remember there were some cell calls that came from passengers before the flight crashed, and I guess some information came from voice recorders in the cockpit. I am very happy that Hollywood is finally lifting the taboo they placed on telling the story. My biggest hope is that they don't try to justify the terrorist's actions, but this is Hollywood we're talking about so it wouldn't surprise me in the least. Don
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Post by CaptainMike on Apr 20, 2006 16:51:03 GMT -6
Well said Bigblue.... however I have my own opinion on what happened to that flight. The public doesn't want to hear it or even think about it, but I believe that Flight 93 was shot down by the military. I find the military's claim that their fighters turned the wrong way and headed out to sea instead of turning towards the doomed flight to assist, ridicules! I am not condemning or condoning the military's action. I just believe they reacted to the situation. Just my two cents.....
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Post by bigblue on Apr 20, 2006 18:25:02 GMT -6
The public doesn't want to hear it or even think about it, but I believe that Flight 93 was shot down by the military. I find the military's claim that their fighters turned the wrong way and headed out to sea instead of turning towards the doomed flight to assist, ridicules! captainmike, That sure puts a whole new spin on things. If it did go down that way, there really is no blame to be passed around anyway. Those people on that flight were doomed either way. I'd bet Hollywood would like this version better though. Don
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