I knew it was going to be tough watching it. It was. I have forgotten about what happened and who did it on 9/11. I ain't forgetting no more.
The anger that was there on 9/11 is rekindled..and it's mighty hot now.
I couldn't stay and watch the credits..I was angry and I was crying/sobbing.
Never had a film impact me so much.
Never, never, ever forget what happened on 9/11.
Yeah, yeah, I know it's the Time's ;)
I saw it in downtown Boston tonight, 8 PM showing. The place was packed. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel going in. The trailer caused me to break down. I was afraid there were going to be loony lefties disrupting things. (There weren't.) I went with a group of friends, but wasn't sure what we were going to say to each other afterwards, or how we would react. It was an event that was at once intensely personal, but something I needed to share with my loved ones. As you make plans to see it, consider the importance of coming together with your loved ones.
I have never forgotten the events of 9/11. But I finally *remembered* them. This was something unlike anything I have ever seen before. It brought back the frustration and impotence of that day, as well as the pride and courage and strength.
By simply portraying the events as they happened, without swell of music and cinematic heavy-handedness, the message came through loud and clear.
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The Lord's Prayer/Muslim prayer reference, and the Muslim prayers to open it brought home the stark conflict of civilizations.
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I have seen this as a clash between the Bible and the Koran - between Western Christianity and Islam. But to see the faces of the murderers on the screen, as they chant their vile hatred, it caused the people I saw it with to see it, too.
I went with a group of journalists and their wives. The wives were ready to enlist, and wanted to know what they could do to support the war. The husbands were right there, too. We talked about it for hours. We all left with newfound resolve. There was also a new 9/11 Democrat born tonight. I still want to talk about it, but I just don't have the words. Maybe I will later... I know I will.
After the title cards at the end, and before the credits began to roll, a woman sitting in the front said: "God bless our country" there was an instant chorus of hearty "Amen"s followed by applause. This is Boston. Gives me hope.
Indeed, God bless America.