United 93

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I don't think I can watch it in the theater. I'm not sure I can watch it at home either. I tend to dream about whatever I watch so I'm very careful about what I put into my system like that.

My husband just got out of the military, my stepfather retired last year, and my brother is still in. Between those 3, I can't possibly forget. So many things in my life have come about because of 9/11. I live sort of between where everything happened too. Our base received the bodies of the victims from the Pentagon. I saw the helicopters several times a day. I doubt I can ever forget that.
 

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Originally Posted by Deb25

IMO, people have forgotten about 9/11/way too quickly. I think this film is a good way to remind them.
I agree. At first I thought this was being done to soon as it is still so painful. But the most I've thought about it the more I think its for the better.
 

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Eh, I'll probobly go see it. From what I hear it sounds very accurate. Hopefully it's a good flick. Deffinetly a emotional film though from what it sounds like.
 

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I'll be bawling like a schoolgirl..I get so emotional with 9/11. It was awful awful, I still can't beleive what happened to some people.
 

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I would like to see the movie as I feel that it should be viewed as an act of bravery. In my heart if I don't see the movie, than I will be doing them a disservice to their memory. I have seen the movie on the Discovery Channel about Flight 93. That was very difficult to watch. I cried the whole movie. So I know this is going to be very hard to watch in and around a group of people I don't know.

Making the decision to see this movie is such a personal one and I don't believe there is a right or wrong decision on whether to see this or not.
 

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this is just me but I'm not really comfortable with the movie, I think its too soon for this to be made into a film, I can't really explain it, it just bothers me
I will not be seeing it, probably ever. Maybe I just don't like someone making a profit off of a tragedy? I know someone mentioned that the families of the victims are ok with it, but
 

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Just got home from seeing United 93. After having heard eye witness accounts from individuals who were both in the Trade Center and in the Pentagon that day, I feel as though the film really captured the extent of the disarray and confusion that day. I was amazed to see how many of the air traffic controllers and military people portrayed themselves in the film.

I guess it's a true statement to the perseverance of the human spirit that even though you know how it's all going to end, there is that moment when you are hoping that somehow they'll pull it off.

I'm glad I saw it.
 

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I'm a little frustrated because it seems like this flight is the only one getting recognition. What about the other people who, 'didn't fight back'. It kind of offends me because by advertising it as the flight that faught back it gives the impression that the other flights weren't couragous enough to fight back.
 

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I believe the only reason these passengers did fight back is because they were armed with the knowledge of what had gone on with the other planes. Prior to 9/11, the hijack protocol was to give in to the hijackers' demands. I don't think anyone is insinuating passengers on other planes as cowardly.
 

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Not until it goes on video.... I know it has the approval of the families or it wouldn't have been made, but I'm not ready to re-live that horrible day.
 

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I had a friend who saw if Friday night and loved it. He said it was a very good film... but he didn't discuss the emotional aspect of it
Jess
 

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Well, Jerry and I went to see this movie yesterday. All I can say is it really puts into perspective what happened that fateful day of 9-11. The mass confusion, the loss of life, the heroic attempts by many, the fear, the anquish, and the comradery of many strangers to come together as one to support eachother in times of strife and uncertainty. The respect that we had before we went into the movie only multiplied by the time we left for the people of United flight 93. We're glad we went. It was one of the quietest movies, (audience) that we've ever sat with.
 

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We'll probably see it....

It's interesting, though, to hear about everyone who talks about how terrible 9/11 was, which is was, no bones about that, and about how emotional they get, etc., etc. I guess my whole thinking is that there are places in the world that experience large scale destruction and loss of life every day...Darfur, Iraq, Israel/Palestine....My heart always aches for these people as well and yet, we hear almost NOTHING about it, or when we do, we're so far removed from it that our hearts don't ache for those people the way they ache for the extraordinary loss of life on 9/11. I think the film is a good thing because we shouldn't forget, but we should never forget ANY of the unspeakable violence that happens at the hands of various groups/governemnts/religions every single day around the world.
 

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I want to see this film but living just outside NYC and having watched the Twin Towers fall, I don't know if I can watch this in a movie theatre.

I also work in the middle of Times Square in NY and I've lived in this area for over 30 yrs-I've never seen NYers scared before. It was very eerie.
 
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