If a film maker is going to try to make money off an event that I cherish this close to the event, and make most of his money off Americans, he darn well ought to produce a film that I find patriotic and uplifting as an American.
This one does not.
It is a politically correct CNN/Al Jazeera paint by the numbers rendition of the events. It displays the human side of the terrorist more than it does those who are their victims. It displays the uprising of the passengers not as heroic, inspired and noble, but as a some folks who just decided they might as well.
I would not have contributed my money to profit this film maker's bank account if I had known ahead of time it was going to be so worried about projecting a "balanced" voice (from a European's perspective no less) that it could not truly honor the sacrifice of those who stood up on that plane and prevented terrorist from achieving the greater bloody propaganda coup they would have achieved had they reached Washington.
It is mildly entertaining because it has such a noble story to work with. But, it steals the honor from the very heroes it seeks to profit from by feeling compelled to show the "human side" of those who came to murder those on that plane and in Washington. 0 out of 10 and negative numbers would be better.
This one does not.
It is a politically correct CNN/Al Jazeera paint by the numbers rendition of the events. It displays the human side of the terrorist more than it does those who are their victims. It displays the uprising of the passengers not as heroic, inspired and noble, but as a some folks who just decided they might as well.
I would not have contributed my money to profit this film maker's bank account if I had known ahead of time it was going to be so worried about projecting a "balanced" voice (from a European's perspective no less) that it could not truly honor the sacrifice of those who stood up on that plane and prevented terrorist from achieving the greater bloody propaganda coup they would have achieved had they reached Washington.
It is mildly entertaining because it has such a noble story to work with. But, it steals the honor from the very heroes it seeks to profit from by feeling compelled to show the "human side" of those who came to murder those on that plane and in Washington. 0 out of 10 and negative numbers would be better.