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flyguyMN

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The following article was realesed about the movie:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...tory?coll=chi-business-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

Nearly five years after the attacks, there is fierce debate over whether it is too soon for Hollywood to provide its take on the events. The coming attractions for the movie upset some theatergoers. The message board on the film's Web site includes several angry postings, including one that begins, "This movie should never have been made." When will it ever be right? It will never be right yet it happened and it will always be apart of American History. And to hide behind it would do a terrable disgrace to our Country and to those who parished in the attacks of 9-11-2001. After seeing this movie (it was much like a documentary) I feel they did a good job in telling what went on during this time of deep agony, disbelief, and dispare. Yet we forget that those on board Flight 93 are heroes. Why not pay tribute to what they did to save thousands of other lives that could have been lost had that plane made it to its target (US Capitol or White House)? This movie does just that. It is approiate to realese and its timing is correct. In order to heal, you must learn from past mistakes and in order to move on, you must celebarte the lives of those lost. Not hide behind a curtian. The famlies of those lost agreed that the timing was good and they agreed to share thier thoughts and experineces in helping create this movie.
 
I was very much against this project when I first heard about it.

Then I found out it had the blessing of the United 93 families, so I'm not as upset about it anymore.

I still have no inclination to see it. I still think it's too soon. But from the sounds of it, it was done respectfully and properly. I just wish they could have waited a few years more.
 
It was done very well and with very good taste. It was a very intense movie and had me holding my breath many times. I think everyone should go see this movie even if you might think its too soon. It does a fantastic job on educating a lot of the people about the confusion and despair a lot of people where going through that day. I was feeling "anti" about this movie for the same reasons as everyone else until I accually saw it.
 
my opinion is its way to early for this movie. I did see it, it was done very well and Ive never walked out of a movie that hostile and angry in my life. I don't know if that was the intention or maybe the company I was in but we were seeing red.
My opinion is they made us controllers look bad. Like we had no clue how to manage and emergancy situation. I wasn't a controller yet during 9/11 so I don't know whats changed but the bicker and bantering of controllers, the foul language used, and the fact they made it look like everyone on the scope was about ready to have a heart attack well, I don't know, maybe it was chaotic like that.

2 descrepencies I noticed that we all as pilots notice in these movies. Those weren't UAL pilot uniforms they were wearing and showing Flight93 climbing out well, the showed an A320. Sorry....just had to say it.
 
Lrjtcaptain said:
my opinion is its way to early for this movie. I did see it, it was done very well and Ive never walked out of a movie that hostile and angry in my life. I don't know if that was the intention or maybe the company I was in but we were seeing red.
My opinion is they made us controllers look bad. Like we had no clue how to manage and emergancy situation. I wasn't a controller yet during 9/11 so I don't know whats changed but the bicker and bantering of controllers, the foul language used, and the fact they made it look like everyone on the scope was about ready to have a heart attack well, I don't know, maybe it was chaotic like that.

2 descrepencies I noticed that we all as pilots notice in these movies. Those weren't UAL pilot uniforms they were wearing and showing Flight93 climbing out well, the showed an A320. Sorry....just had to say it.[/quote]

I noticed this too. I whispered that into my girlfriends ear when we were watching the movie and she looked at me as if she was going to burn my eyes out then called me a "geek". Should have kept my mouth shut
 
Yeah, I had wondered when 757s got wingtip fences.

I personally didn't feel that it put controllers in a bad light. Heck, you guys were in the dark about this as much as we were on the ground. It certainly wasn't your fault.
 
I saw the movie this past Friday and I, too, think that it was done well and in respectful taste. Is it too early for such a movie? Maybe. (Although I personally don't think so.) But we can't change the fact that 9/11 did indeed happen, no matter how much some of us would rather not think about it.
 
Lrjt,

I don't think its intent was to make controllers look bad. In fact, I read that some actual controllers from the real deal were used in the movie, and other workers, in all sorts of roles, were consulted.

(Wish I could find the link now).
 

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