tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post114676816539998100..comments2023-11-05T02:13:37.607-06:00Comments on lemmondrops: united 93Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18186651382354924497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-1146785065667634902006-05-04T18:24:00.000-05:002006-05-04T18:24:00.000-05:00So interesting. I don't think I will be seeing it ...So interesting. I don't think I will be seeing it soon, but that is only because I haven't gotten to a place in my own grief where I am comfortable watching stuff like this. <BR/><BR/>I think it's SO great that the director got the permission of each & every family. But you know, I can imagine supporting the effort and still refusing to see the movie personally. I can definitely understand how those families might want this movie to have been made so that their loved ones' legacies live on, but there is a big difference between that and wanting to *watch* the movie. If anyone made a movie about my brother's life I'd be very supportive, but there is no way in hell I would watch his car accident on film - absolutely no way. The imagery of it would be seared into my brain. Maybe for these families, it already is; I can't imagine watching the news every night when to them, it isn't news - it's murder. (As someone pointed out.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm rambling. I'm glad you felt it was well-done, even if it was a tense experience! I think I'll pass, but I'm interested to see how this all plays out.EDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479284840810262528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-1146783585173483942006-05-04T17:59:00.000-05:002006-05-04T17:59:00.000-05:00Christina, I felt that way, too. I was confused by...Christina, I felt that way, too. I was confused by my emotions regarding the terrorists. They, especially the main one, at times seemed too human to hate - anxious, scared. When the guy called someone at the airport and said "I love you. I love you," in German, it was hard to imagine him as a hard-hearted killer. I wondered what kinds of people volunteer to do these types of missions. Who were these guys before they became suicide-terrorists? Were they "normal" people once?<BR/><BR/>As the movie ended, I realized that I had stopped breathing and had to let my breath out.<BR/><BR/>(P.S. Tell your mom thanks for the treats yesterday!) :)Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186651382354924497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-1146782999572939992006-05-04T17:49:00.000-05:002006-05-04T17:49:00.000-05:00I also saw "United 93" last night, Emilie. Like yo...I also saw "United 93" last night, Emilie. Like you, I was really curious to learn how the movie would fill in those gaps in my imagination. And yes, it's important that we remember that horrific day.<BR/><BR/>I was tense the entire two hours, and afraid I'd have nightmares. When passengers made those calls home, oh, it broke my heart. <BR/><BR/>I felt saddened and confused all over again to think people would murder in the name of God. <BR/><BR/>I was most struck by the way, at times, we viewed the event through the terrorists' eyes, watching them watch their fellow passengers waiting to board the plane. That one man talking on his cell, asking someone to "cc" him an email, and knowing he'd never receive it. That was an eery perspective.<BR/><BR/>Here's Chris Hewitt's Pioneer Press review. I think he's right that the director's narrow focus was effective.<BR/><BR/>http://ae.twincities.com/entertainment/ui/twincities/movie.html;jsessionid=E145D0A5B9002B9F94A6F6D5EF89CEC2.prodapp14_ae_02?id=592105&reviewId=20650&startDate=TodayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com