Posted on 04/07/2006 4:12:38 AM PDT by 7thson
I would like to pose a question or two and generate a discussion. Concerning the movie about Flight 93, the one that crashed in Pennslyvania, how many think it is too soon to make a movie of that event? I do not think it is too soon. I think too much time has passed since 9/11. During WW II, we had movies out. Why not now?
I am somewhat mystified as to why not just the media but people in positions of authority want to deny United States citizens the ability to see what happened on 9/11 on a daily basis. Three things I picked up the past week.
One - when news of the movie concenring Flight 93 was made and trailors shown at some theaters, it was reported people yelled "too soon." I even heard an audio sound bite from some yahoo in California saying it was too soon. The question is why?
Two - this week during the death penalty phase of the terrorist trial in Virginia, the judge called a halt to the prosecution showing pictures of the WTC-9/11 aftermath. Why?
Three - on the ride into work this morning, the idiotic Brian Nehman(sp) stated since he knew someone who was killed on 9/11 he did not want to see Hollywood making a movie about and profiteering off of it. What astounding logic! By that reasoning, no movie of any real event that resulted in the death of anyone should ever be made!
I was reading a post on FR last week concerning the lack of patroitic movies. The last three great patriotic movies I have seen in recent years coming from Hollyweird were Black Hawk Down, The Patriot, and We Were Soldiers. Why are people afraid of patriotic movies?
Now I why but it is more rhetorical than seeking true answers. I know why, or I suspect why. The powers that be do not want the citizens united in a common cause. That is my best guess. The judge, probably, does not want the jury to make their decision based on emotion but rather wants a logical and legalistic decision. But that is the superficial why. What is the underlying or hidden why? Why do these people want to see America defeated? Do they really think that once beaten they can continue living their lives unfettered? Are they so insecure that they want the majority to feel as bad as they do? What is it that I - and the majority on FR - see and understand about our enemy the rest of the world refuses to see and understand?
I have some more questions, but I will hold off for awhile.
Actually, it's too late.
Only if the movies show the terrorists in a negative manner and as muslims.
Why was this question not axed about "Fahrenheit 9/11?"
Even better in 2002, but there's no point in fussing over it. That book has been written.
Unless someone can come up with a flux capacitor and 1.21 jiggawatts...
"I am somewhat mystified as to why not just the media but people in positions of authority want to deny United States citizens the ability to see what happened on 9/11 on a daily basis."
Nothing could be simpler: They don't want the sheep to get and remain focused and angry. Such people may tend to think in direct, cogent, self-protecting terms.
In WWII the people who made films as well as the people in gov't. had an American world view and a distinctly American response to attack.
Today, in our philosophically stratified society, much of which involves self serving belief and the Orwellian protection of outright lies the instinct is to protect the belief that serves the Self.
In a word: "Ego".
HF
This should have been on constantly. Movies, biographies, anniversary shows, never forget.
The result of not showing it and ignoring it has been to desensitize the importance of the event. Because people no longer connect it to an event in their life time. Especially kids just entering their teens, who lets face it will have to continue the fight against islamofacism or become subjects not citizens.
Show it over and over otherwise we do a disservice to those who were slaughtered that day, and those who will be in the future.
If we forget & don't prepare the next one is OUR fault.
I put my thoughts about this very thing in America at war, then and now .
Dan
Sad but true.
NEVER EVER FORGET.
You're right! We should be seeing 9/11 images daily.
The families of some 9/11 victims support this movie.
Rush talked about this movie on Monday. Debra Burlingame, the sister of a slain pilot(hope I have her name right), called Rush's show. She also supports the movie.
I am suspicious of all things Hollywood, but this seems to be an exception.
Did anyone ask Frank Capra if it were too soon to make "Why We Fight?" The entire issue is bogus ... America is still somnambulating ... Hopefully, "United 93" will be a wake-up call.
Many of the complainers are the same people who feel that Mel Gibson was too soon with the "Passion of Christ"!
I am reading John Adams right now and what amazes me is that little has changed over the past two hundred years. Jefferson, according to what the author wrote, seems a conniving nutcase. And nearly everyone was really onboard but backstabbing the country every chance they got. A totally different version of Hamilton than the one I got from the bio I read a couple years ago.
Back to the subject at hand, my question is can the American public every again come together as a majority and agree on anything? Or are we now all to fractured?
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