I have recently seen a trailer for a movie called United 93, which is a movie about the airplane that was hijacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001, and eventually crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. You can view the trailer here.
For me, the question is, should this movie be made? My first original thought was, “Who could possibly want to make money off of an event such as this?” But then I thought about all of the people who created movies about World War II and Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, the first war in Iraq, and other sad events such as these. So really, I guess that’s not really an issue, but I do believe that it is much too soon to make a movie about this.
I was listening to the radio, and one of the wives of the men on one of the hijacked planes is urging people to see it, which came as a surprise to me. I would think that they do not want a movie made from the terrorist attack, but it seems like they want people to understand what it was like that day, and that we should never forget what happened. This is very important. This attack is the largest on American soil. People cannot forget what is going on, why we are fighting the war on terror, and maybe this movie will get people together and understanding the cause that many have forgotten. It seems as though many have forgotten about how dangerous these terrorists really are, and something like this needs to be taken very seriously.
All in all, I have somewhat changed my mind about the film, and maybe it’s not a bad thing after all. It might spark something in Americans that went out a long time ago, which is the feeling that we are still fighting for these people. They also need to own up to the fact that we will be fighting this war for much longer than anyone wants, but we need to accept it, and support all of the people that are fighting for us, which I do not see much of on a college campus. I see quite a few protests, but there aren’t many things around that promote the support of our troops. It’s very sad, but I guess most college kids aren’t really up to par as of what is happening in the country, and basically just believe everything that their teachers tell them.
This movie will be an eye opener, and I do think that I will be going to see it. When I go to see this movie, I will go with my Dad. I believe that he feels the same way about this subject. This isn’t a movie to go and socialize at, this is a serious movie, and it will be very sad. But I think people really need to see it to understand what happened on September 11, as well as what is happening in the present day, and the reasoning behind this war on terror of which we are currently involved.
Posted by Kevin 
