While I agree that Hollywood has been chomping at the bit to capitalize on 9/11 since 9/12, I don't see there being anything inherently wrong with making his movie. Not talking, or even thinking, about that day will not change the fact that it happened. On the contrary, as stated above, I think anything positive we do to make sure that we, and future generations, remember what happened is warranted.
I work in a classroom setting, and I'm a little disturbed to hear kids joke about events such as the holocaust and vietnam, and it makes me feel even stronger that things like that should never be forgotten. I know that for me as a kid, the holocaust never struck home until I saw Schindler's List, and now I will never forget it. If this movie accomplishes that for 9/11, even while putting money in the wrong pockets, then its a good thing.
And please don't think that I am equating 9/11 with the holocaust. I am just using it as an example of a past tragedy that was cemented in my mind through film.
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