Never Forget U93!
Posted on 04/28/2006 1:21:50 PM PDT by RobFromGa
Here is a link to the info I provided:
http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/Predictions.php
I have not seen "Flight 93", so I don't know if there is an "agenda" or not.
"Here in Afghanistan it's already out on DVD!"
Hoorah.
Medved's speculation on O. Stone was that he was trying to rehabilitate his career.....we'll see.
Slightly OT: As I read the comments here about this movie, I wondered how I would react (as a passenger). I decided that once I had wrapped my brain around the fact that I was going to die, I'd be totally ticked off and ready to fight...to do something, anything!
And then, yesterday I learned the cost of pausing to think. I made a face at a crazy driver in Sam's Club's parking lot. He was going too fast, and driving right towards me. I made a face at him and swerved (flipping people off is no longer allowed, amazing what grandchildren can make their "Mimi" do!)
I parked my car, looked around for my Sam's card, my phone, my keys...and then someone was pounding on my window. I rolled it down, and this grizzly lookin' old man was standing there, face so red he shoulda stroked out. He stuck his finger inside the window and yelled, "You gotta problem?!". I said no, do you? And then he proceeds to tell me what an awful driver I am, and how I better fix my attitude. As he's yelling at me, lots of people are stopping and staring, and he's getting his head darn close to being inside my window. I froze. I let him keep yelling and getting closer. Then, when I was scared enough, I remembered to push the button (dummy!) and closed the window on him. He yelled "Yeah, you better shut that window!" and stormed off.
What I learned: Jackknife on dash does no good if it's not in my hand. Use the darn camera on the cell phone! Move faster, get his license plate number. Just because people are standing by, don't count on them for help. Most of all, don't open the damn window!
What upset me was that he tracked me thru the lot, chased me down. And I, being such a nice girl, would of course open my window for a complete stranger... what if he needed help? And it took me way too long to react. "Fight or flight" took too long to kick in. I learned that even the most innocent looking situation can get you hurt. I know to most of you this is just so small potatoes, but in my town, hell, in my LIFE, people are (used to be) nice. And now I know that my thinking time would have been much shorter had I been suspicious, and on my guard. This was partially my fault, I opened the window. So, now I'm pretty sure that I'd be going down fighting. (oh, and swearing up a blue streak!)
Since 9-11, there've been a lot of flights where the passengers "took care of" suspicious people. I know why. Apologies for the length and OT.
"I know that God put George W. Bush on the earth to be our President for that moment."
Excellent post.
When in Florida during the 2000 recount, I remember watching a bit of a televangelist I didn't know about who simply said that he wanted his parishoners and viewers to pray that whoever God needs to be President will be President.
Gas to see this film cost me 4X the price of admission. Granted, I only paid $5 as a senior for a matinee, but I spent more than 2X the time on the road than the film went.
Still well worth it.
My guess is they are trying to capitalize on the popularity of the movie version to get some ratings. I noticed there were some 9/11 programs on the History Channel last night also, which also happened to be opening day of U93 movie.
I was driving back from a training conference, and it was soooo quiet. (aside from the price of gas being $2.25. LOL) Anyway, I look, and heard the sound of a plane flying overhead. This was strange, since all air traffic was grounded.
Turns out that it was the plane, being escorted, with the Secretary of State onboard. He was flying back from South America.
They faced a longshot to regain control of the plane when the hijackers were not concerned about crashing it. If they had stormed the cockpit at higher altitude, maybe that would have bought a little time but the high speed dive made the plane unflyable even if they got control before impact. So they were just taking the only shot that they had, knowing that at the least they could prevent the terrorists from achieving their objective. In that regards, their 40 lives were a gift to America much like that our soldiers are making.
Here's what stood out:
1. It is amazing how real it felt. Not just the people and the emotion, but the routines of air travel, the sounds, the views the cramped sterility of in-flight service.
2. The horror and emotion. It will affect you.
You won't want to go beat up Muslims.
You won't want to invade Iran.
You won't want to join the military [well, maybe].
You WILL remember where you were on 9/11.
You will know that they were Islamic terroists.
You will remember what those passengers did.
You will question your own ability to do the same - or KNOW that you will...and be frightened.
3. Blame may be shared around but it all will rest on those who took innocent lives that day and called down holy Hell around their houses.
4. Michael Moore is a flaming douchebag. [Okay, you MAY already know that.]
5. You are hated. You are wanted dead. Your family, your faith, your government, your freedom is anathema to those who did this. DU and the idiots on IMDb are morons - it wasnt Bush and a conspiracy to boost ratings and catapult the GOP into power. It is a war and the sides are chosen for you.
Your fate is in the hands of God Almighty and by His grace do you live, breathe and have your being. Live life to its Utmost. Love your family, work with diligence, and cherish every day on this planet as if it were your last.
That is all.
Never Forget U93!
I saw it all on Directv that day....I screamed worse at the top of my lungs and over the phone...to my Boss, my Dad, my Mother, my roommate, the operator....I wanted to fight. I could do nothing.
I'm thinking of taking an elderly person to this movie, around 80, not sure if that is a good idea.
That guy will be dealt with at a time and a place not of his choosing!
if nothing precludes, I shall be seeing it tonight. I'll come back and post a review.
I don't know what TV that DUmmy was watching on 9/11, but I saw it happen LIVE on The Today Show...and they absolutely, positively, without ANY doubt, were JETLINERS!!!
It's maily handheld cameras and real jerky and unsettling to watch in spots. Only you know what kind of shape the 80 year old is in. It's in some ways a lot tamer than your average Hollywood R movie, but knowing this is real is what ups the intensity.
You can't just repeat "It's only a movie. It's only a movie." cause it isn't-- it's mostly real.
I just got back from the movie. The only reason I went is because my middle son (20 yrs old and in college) asked me to come with him. His government teacher was giving classroom credit to any student that saw it, wrote an essay about his or her reaction and the crowd reaction. So I was the crowd.
It was worth going to see. A very intense movie, but I am glad I went. The crowd's reaction was interesting. No one left the entire movie, and the place was dead quiet for the last 20 minutes of the movie. Total silence after the movie ended. No one said anything until they left the theater.
My only criticism of the movie was that they were missing something in the black and white messages that appeared after the crash to explain what happened. It was pointed out that United 93 was the only plane of the four that failed to reach its target. The film was dedicated to the victims of 9/11. But it did not include the words "NEVER FORGET" at the very end. Maybe the producers thought it did not need it, but I don't know. It seems people have.
My son plans to start his essay, "This is a movie every American Government teacher should assign their students." I think he will get an "A."
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