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.
I hope it was for the right cause...that they approved of the movie. Anyways, I didn't stay.
I have not see it yet, perhaps this weekend we will go. The comments that I have read here at FreeRepublic, and elsewhere, seem to indicate that although the time that has passed since 9/11 has dulled some of the horror of that day, the feelings of America are not that far below the surface. I hope that this movie wakes the public up to the fact that we are still facing a very real threat, just as evil as it was on 9/11.
We must not forget.
If we do not stand up to evil today, in all its manifestations, then we too may be forced into a situation similar to the passengers on Flight 93 that had to make the ultimate decision.
We must defend the principles upon which our country was founded. We must defend our borders against the invasion that threatens to invade our country with illegal foreigners that want to destroy our culture and heritage. We must defend our countries and allies against the treats of destruction that come from fanatical regimes that would like to see our western civilization brought to its knees.
This evil has many faces, but it all boils down to a attempt to deny each individual the God given right to love, freedom, liberty, peace, truth, and life.
God Bless America!