According to Cinematical, New York isn’t being that cooperative with Oliver Stone over his 9/11 movie…
…there will be nearly unprecedented restrictions on what Stone can show, and what sort of visual effects he can create in the area that was affected by the attacks. For example, there will be establishing shots, but none of the impact of the planes on the Twin Towers. Instead, reactions to the events will be shown. Additionally, the city will not allow Stone to “dress the streets with dirt and debris and ash and people’s belongings and falling bodies.”
Well the last part you can understand, imagine the impact on passers by. However are they being too restrictive considering that the movie is about 9/11, or is it the right thing to do? It’s an interesting question that they raise, and one of which I can see both sides.
After the early discussions of casting and plot I’m not so sure that unrestricted filming would be such a positive thing for this new movie, you can imagine some of the directions the movie will take, but further comment from Cindy Adams at the New York Post caught Cinematicals eye(s)…
…the sometimes unpredictable Stone has thus far handled the whole situation with class and delicacy. He waited to begin pre-production until the anniversary had passed, and is spending (as one would expect) a great deal of time with the families of victims, both doing research and reassuring them about his intentions.
That doesn’t really surprise me, because Stone can be overpowering and opinionated in his movies and in interviews does not mean he lacks emotion. I think he is showing a lot of care in this movie, and not just because of the turn his career could take if he gets it wrong, but because it is a subject that requires a lot of sensitivity.
What do you think though? Too much restriction? Not enough? Is this project one you’d like to see or rather avoid?
