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April 09, 2006
More reactions to "United 93"
All entries on United 93 here.
Jim Geraghty and Bizzyblog are tracking reactions to the trailer.
David Boxenhorn transcribed the director's statement from the movie site. (It was part of a graphic that was unlinkable.)
Shrinkwrapped places reactions to the movie in the context of Vodkapundit's great essay on what it would take for us to win WWIV. Namely, how would we fuel and sustain sufficient resolve for the decades needed to win, given that many of our domestic institutions are trying to trivialize and invalidate such resolve? Like I said in a previous post, this movie will be a litmus test and morale booster for the long haul.
Dr Sanity burst into tears while watching the trailer:
Why, I asked myself, is the feeling still so intense four and a half years after the event? Why is the grief still so strong; as strong as it was on the day it happened and I sat transfixed before my television set for days reliving it over and over again.To answer that question, I suggest considering an analogous situation. Let us suppose that a horrible murder has occurred in a large family. All the family members of the murder victim are shocked and grieved initially; but for some reason, before the grieving process has much of a chance to get underway, a sizable number of the extended family no longer want to talk about what happened and pretend that it didn't. Some feel the victim "had it coming" and that the murderers were justified in killing him. Some develop complicated conspiracy theories about the murder and in their paranoia implicate everyone-- except the actual perpetrators. Some want to honor the murderers instead of the victim.
In such a dysfunctional family, it would be extremely difficult to resolve one's grief.
Every day where I live, I encounter people like the pathological members of that family. People who are in denial about 9/11 and what it means; who are paranoid about the "conspiracy" they have come to believe is behind it; and who are generally unable to cope with, or acknowledge the reality of what happened on September 11, 2001.
Judith | 04/09/06 at 10:34 AM | Categories: - Power to the People
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People should definately give some thought to how 9/11 affects them.
Most of us in the US have a lot to be grateful for.
Just for a second, think about the people around the world who live in war zones - who experience it every day, or who become refugees.
Having experienced your own pain, how do you think they feel?
empath | April 9, 2006 01:15 PM
