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United 93 Behind the Scenes Video
Ever since the trailer for the new film United 93 came out, a lot of people have been bashing the project saying it’s someone trying to cash in on the tragedy of the events of 9/11. I never bought that. I still don’t buy that (well… at least until I see the movie). Perhaps that bashing is what’s behind the release of this behind the scenes video of United 93, which talks about how director Paul Greengrass went and talked to the families of the victims of Flight 93 before going ahead with the movie.
This short little video is pretty moving. Several family members of victims talking about how they wanted this film to get made, and to tell the stories of their loved ones.
Is the studio hoping to make money on this? Obviously they are… it’s still a business. But in doing this film, I don’t think they crossed any lines, and appear to have gone about it the right way. Final judgement will have to wait until we see the film to decide is they succeeded or not. (via AICN)
If the movie is done in a respectful way then people have no right to bash it. I got goosebumps watching the trailer because 9/11 did only happen a short time ago. Isn’t there more 9/11 movies coming out?
I’m honestly GLAD this story is being told. It deserves the attention of the world.
The truth is never unworthy of film. And other than Superman, It has shot up past all other movies on my must see list.
I almost skipped over this post today, but I’ve come back this evening because I do have something to say. It is going to be very unpopular with some people.
Instead of a wide release, the studio should opt for a limited one, because if it goes wide, the film will fall flat on its face, despite the best of intentions and whatever truths it may depict.
There was a quickly made TV movie a few months ago regarding Flight 93, heavily hyped. I tuned in. I tuned out after an hour. Not because it was tough subject matter. Not because I got goosebumps. The acting itself wasn’t tooo bad. Not great, but not bad. The problem was clear: in order for something to “happen” the terrorists would lose control of the plane- turbulance, flying etc. “before” the passengers retook the plane which got so repetitive it became a cliche during the movie. While I’m sure that gimble staging won’t happen in the film from Greengrass, this I think, might:
The cell phone calls from those on Flight 93 were depicted in the TV film; a few of them made the point and tugged at heartstrings. It is moving. When it is up to the sixth character calling home to say goodbye to family and friends, it is depressing. When it gets to the tenth “caller” saying goodbye it’s annoying and steeps in over sentimental nonsense. The end result is that that TV film goes on and on with nowhere to go. I changed the channel because the TV film was a well meaning, well acted but poorly written and directed mess.
Now, if the theatrical film has the victims and ‘heroes’ of Flight 93 making loads of Goodbyes and Confessionals to loved ones on cell and plane phones, I won’t go to see this film, and I don’t think anyone else would either. Now I’m not saying in “reality” -because such conversations are true and mean a lot to the respected loved ones. I’m saying and stressing DRAMATIZED that the results are repetitive and eventually an annoyance, at least in the Tv version.
If Greengrass has more than four characters calling in to give long goodbyes, this film, despite well meaning good intentions, is going to stink. Stink badly. Badly stink.
That’s a big IF and I hope I’m proven wrong…
but I got a feeling I’ll be proven right.
Oh, and Wolf, Oliver Stone has his 9/11 film coming out.
And if you haven’t seen it, rent ‘The Guys’ on DVD. It’s been out for a few years. (It’s with Anthony LaPaglia and Sigorney Weaver)
The one thing I dont understand is the art concept behind the movie poster itself. The concept suggests that the movie is about one of the planes that actually hit one of the WTC towers, as it depicts a silhoutte of the statue of liberty in the foreground, and a plane heading for the towers. it depicts smoke already fuming from the towers, suggesting it is the 2nd plane to hit the 2nd tower. this a film about flight 93, which was the only plane that did not reach a well recongized national landmark. i think a more appropriate poster would feature a plane shot with the look of a rapid decension towards an open field, and maybe off of the side of this main picture-show inset art/photos of the destruction caused by the other 3 planes.
the sad thing remains about flight 93. the only ones who really know what happened to flight 93 is the united states government and God himself. somehow the story of flight 93 surfaced that the plane came down due to the struggle of heroic efforts of the passengers vs. the hijackers. hmmm..but is this really what happened on 9/11? Or was flight 93 shot down by an F-15 fighter jet that was instructed to intercept the commerical airliner and shoot it down to prevent it from striking yet another important landmark? one thing remains for certain. the u.s. government has still not released the data contained on both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, both devices compiled together would indicate whether or not if the plane was shot down or not. there are many, many secrets kept hidden by the u.s. goverment, they are forever shrouded in secrecy never to be declassified to the american public. roswell? area 51? ,etc etc etc. the world may never know. this country’s motto is in God we trust. the goverment will never trust the american public-thats for sure.