The movie of 9/11.
Okay. This really bothers me. If you want to see the movie, fine. If you think it's a good idea, you probably shouldn't read this post. Here goes.
My mom and I were talking about this new 9/11 movie coming out. Neither of us want to see it. Why? Because it's just too soon.
And that movie about the people on the flight, who were named "heroes because they did something about it". That really bothers me. I mean, yes, they were victims and I'm sorry they had to die. But the way this movie talked, they were just big heroes because they STOOD UP AND FOUGHT THE TERRORISTS FOR AMERICA.
They didn't. They're human. They weren't thinking "OMFG TERRORISTS MUST TAKE THEM DOWN FOR THE SAKE OF AMERICA." They were thinking "Oh my god. What if I don't live? What's going to happen to my family?"
These movies glorify the deaths and act like they're martyers for America. These were women and men just like us. They were our family, our friends.
These two movies bother me mostly because I DON'T want to know what went on. I don't want to know what they were thinking or how they died. It's horrible, and even when I try to think "What were those people thinking when those planes hit?" I get sick to my stomach. I don't want to watch a movie about them going THROUGH it.
You see, this could be a good movie if it doesn't make it seem like these people were being anti-terrorist people. If the movie depicts them as actual just women and men, it might be okay. As for the policemen and the firefighters, yes, they can be depicted as heroes, because they went in to save people while risking their own lives. That's the difference. Heroism is putting your life on the line to save someone else, or stand up for what you believe in at the risk of your life. The people who were in those towers didn't know they were going to be hit. Some of the people, yes, they helped others get out of the building. But to overall say they were all heroes just..Bothers me. They weren't all heroes; they were people, and calling them a hero isn't going to make their families or friends feel any better.
See, Saving Private Ryan made me think about these movies. That movie showed what war actually was. It showed things I never want to see. I only saw about a 20 minute clip of it in American Studies II. I had to put my head on the desk and shut my eyes because it was just horrible. It's different from regular movies because, despite the fact these people are just actors, that stuff really did happen. I think Saving Private Ryan was a good movie because it showed the truth. Whereas, the new Flight movie, from what I gathered from the commercials, depicts those people as all-American heroes who fought off terrorists to save their country. That wasn't how it was. They were PEOPLE. Human. And making them look like crime-fighters just pisses me off. I'm not saying they don't deserve recognition, but making them out to be something their not is just..Pushing it. If you're going to make a movie about something that actually took place, you can't change the facts just so you can make a few extra bucks.
As for this 9/11 movie, I'm not going to say for sure it's going to make me angry. With the 9/11 movie, it's just...It seems too soon for the victims and for the families. If you lost someone in 9/11, would you want to see a movie about them dying? To me, it just seems like the movie industry wants to push this movie out just for money. They don't seem to care about the feelings of anyone else, as long as they get the money.
Well. I'm not going to see it. So, someone tell me how it turns out.
And don't bother to argue me about the situation. I don't want to see the movie, period. You can call me a hater, or an Anti-American or whatever, or spout about "ALL THOSE PEOPLE WERE HEROES AND YOU TALKING LIKE THIS GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING THEY STOOD FOR."
They were humans. They were mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and friends. Calling them a hero doesn't justify their deaths.
My mom and I were talking about this new 9/11 movie coming out. Neither of us want to see it. Why? Because it's just too soon.
And that movie about the people on the flight, who were named "heroes because they did something about it". That really bothers me. I mean, yes, they were victims and I'm sorry they had to die. But the way this movie talked, they were just big heroes because they STOOD UP AND FOUGHT THE TERRORISTS FOR AMERICA.
They didn't. They're human. They weren't thinking "OMFG TERRORISTS MUST TAKE THEM DOWN FOR THE SAKE OF AMERICA." They were thinking "Oh my god. What if I don't live? What's going to happen to my family?"
These movies glorify the deaths and act like they're martyers for America. These were women and men just like us. They were our family, our friends.
These two movies bother me mostly because I DON'T want to know what went on. I don't want to know what they were thinking or how they died. It's horrible, and even when I try to think "What were those people thinking when those planes hit?" I get sick to my stomach. I don't want to watch a movie about them going THROUGH it.
You see, this could be a good movie if it doesn't make it seem like these people were being anti-terrorist people. If the movie depicts them as actual just women and men, it might be okay. As for the policemen and the firefighters, yes, they can be depicted as heroes, because they went in to save people while risking their own lives. That's the difference. Heroism is putting your life on the line to save someone else, or stand up for what you believe in at the risk of your life. The people who were in those towers didn't know they were going to be hit. Some of the people, yes, they helped others get out of the building. But to overall say they were all heroes just..Bothers me. They weren't all heroes; they were people, and calling them a hero isn't going to make their families or friends feel any better.
See, Saving Private Ryan made me think about these movies. That movie showed what war actually was. It showed things I never want to see. I only saw about a 20 minute clip of it in American Studies II. I had to put my head on the desk and shut my eyes because it was just horrible. It's different from regular movies because, despite the fact these people are just actors, that stuff really did happen. I think Saving Private Ryan was a good movie because it showed the truth. Whereas, the new Flight movie, from what I gathered from the commercials, depicts those people as all-American heroes who fought off terrorists to save their country. That wasn't how it was. They were PEOPLE. Human. And making them look like crime-fighters just pisses me off. I'm not saying they don't deserve recognition, but making them out to be something their not is just..Pushing it. If you're going to make a movie about something that actually took place, you can't change the facts just so you can make a few extra bucks.
As for this 9/11 movie, I'm not going to say for sure it's going to make me angry. With the 9/11 movie, it's just...It seems too soon for the victims and for the families. If you lost someone in 9/11, would you want to see a movie about them dying? To me, it just seems like the movie industry wants to push this movie out just for money. They don't seem to care about the feelings of anyone else, as long as they get the money.
Well. I'm not going to see it. So, someone tell me how it turns out.
And don't bother to argue me about the situation. I don't want to see the movie, period. You can call me a hater, or an Anti-American or whatever, or spout about "ALL THOSE PEOPLE WERE HEROES AND YOU TALKING LIKE THIS GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING THEY STOOD FOR."
They were humans. They were mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and friends. Calling them a hero doesn't justify their deaths.