"United 93" trailer too upsetting for some?

ylmun

So,

I read that a trailer for the new movie "United 93" was pulled from a New York City theater recently.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12151701/

For those who don't know, "United 93" is about the fourth plane that was hijacked on Sept. 11th. This is the one where the passengers tried to retake the plane from the hijackers and in doing so, prevented more deaths. The flight crashed in Shanksville, PA.

According to the article, the trailer shows actual news footage showing one of the planes about to hit the World Trade Center. I have never seen the trailer, nor did I pay much attention to news about the film other than to know that it was going to be released.

However, living in New York, I can understand how this trailer can be upsetting especially if you were at the World Trade Center or lost a loved one there on 9/11. We go to the movies to enjoy ourselves. We don't expect something that is so upsetting on such a personal level to be shown when many of us still have the raw feelings from the event. With movie trailers, unlike commercials, it's not just a simple matter of turning the channel if you don't want to see it.

Any thoughts?

I also read that "United 93" will be opening the Tribeca Film Festival in downtown Manhattan, NYC. At least for that, people have the choice on whether they want to see it or not.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12067617/

ocalhoun

People are far too sensitive. If a few muinutes of mere images and sounds (no matter what they are) can seriously affect you, you need help.

ylmun

Hmmm,

Not that it matters, but I don't agree with you. We're all entitled to our own opinion, but I think maybe you just haven't seen an image that strikes a chord with you and affects you.

diverden

I have seen many images from Hiroshima to visiting the death camp at Aushwitz but I a movie trailer about flight 93 would not disturb me. It was a horrific event but it is time to show the movie. It is too bad that the movie will not show how badly the US botched the intelligence it had, reminds one of what history shows us about intelligence about Pearl Harbor.

ne423005

I think you should be sensitive, as well as reasonable; the thing with flight 93 is that most people have not heard very much about it other than it was the flight that didn't make it to it's target. I think there is a great deal of heroism/heroinism that should be discussed, for the sake of understanding more about what really happened.

lyndonray

9/11 was a traumatic experience. people such as my self who were removed from the event (even though I was in Syracuse, NY at the time) can only imagine what it was and is like for the people who lost loved ones or were directly impacted by way of injury, etc. But movies have become an essential part of our public forum. They are ways that society takes a good look at itself. They are more than just a form of expression but also an essential public record of our human experience.

So movies like flight 93 are inevitable. What really matters is how tastefully and accurately they are made, not the fact they are made. I recently saw a news report the "9/11 movies" coming out this year, and interestingly enough it seemed that a lot of the families who lost loved ones on these flights were consulted and were very helpful in making the movies. I think these families got involved for two main reason: 1) They don't want their loved ones and what happened to them to be forgotten. 2) They wanted to ensure that the right story was told and that films producers didn't go off on some crazy hollywood tangent!

However, some said it was too soon! But that begs the question, when is it appropriate then? Just when people are starting to mention 9/11 less and less, on the verge of forgetting about it? There is no perfect time to graphically tell re-stories like this. Its just like right after 9/11 when the comedy industry was caught in a funny position: When is it alright to start making fart-jokes again? When is it alright to laugh again? They basically treaded as carefully as possible and hoped they didn't end being crucified like Bill Maher did? It was the same with these film-makers as well, I suppose. i just hope these are good time-less movies that tell the story in a gripping manner and not some sleazy way of trying to cash in on huge event!!

damj

I'm not a person who is easily offended, but I'm not sure how I feel about starting to make 9/11 movies ... it was a pretty traumatic event and it's still fresh for a lot of people.

However, if the films are genuine, they may be useful to help put the events of that day further behind us. That being said tjough, I'm waaaaay to skeptical of Hollywood, and feel that these are just an excuse to make a grab for cash by exploiting 9/11. I'll reserve final judgement until I actually see it.

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