United 93, the movie depicting events on the hijacked airliner that was meant to attack the US Capitol and thwarted by passengers who came to realize the gravity of the situation, is being premiered in New York City only a few blocks away from Ground Zero.
I have not seen the movie, but I find it curious to see other folks and media outlets wonder whether it is too soon to have a movie about specific events of 9/11 depicted on the big screen.
Google search for "United 93" "too soon". Among those asking the question: Newsweek/MSNBC and ABC News.
Did these same people say the same thing when Michael Moore slapped together indelible footage from 9/11 and made his movie Fahrenheit 9/11 [ed: fixed typo] which was produced in order to affect the 2004 Presidential election not to mention exploitative of the events of 9/11 to produce a piece of agitprop?
Didn't think so.
Then, the question was the political fallout from the use of 9/11 in the movie. Now, the question is the use of the facts and circumstances of 9/11 to recount the story of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 that prevented an even greater loss of life by thwarting the planned attack on the US Capitol.
Others, including Sister Toldjah, Gay Patriot at Pajamas Media and David Drake have also raised the question and don't believe that it is too soon for a movie about 9/11 that depicts the horrors and heroism of that day in its gritty and nightmarish reality.
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