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Originally Posted by docbungle
If you'd actually seen the film, you would realize it's not an exploitation. An exploitation uses something unethically or selfishly. This film does neither.
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How do you know I haven't?
Unethically or selfishly for personal gain, if you'll allow me to merge your definition and Merriam-Webster's.
So....tear-wrenching movie about a group of people trapped on an airliner that's taken hostage by Muslim extremists determined to strike at the heart of the Great Satan, the United States of America. The story of a group of folks who bravely risked what was left of their lives to foil the terrorists. Todd Beamer, "Let's Roll" and that Pennsylvania field in the middle of nowhere, right? That story...?
So with that in mind, I have to ask...
Are they donating the proceeds this movie makes to the families of the victims of flight 93?
Are they donating the proceeds this movie makes to some 9/11 related charity or foundation?
Sort of....10% of the first 3 days of all box office revenue. I guess that's good enough though, no?
Somebody is going to (or will) make a lot of money off this film. Money made off the exploitation of the memory of a group of folks who got the very short end of the stick one Tuesday morning. Somebody is going to get a bigger house, a nicer car, a bit more prestige...whatever and it's going to be off the backs of those dead people. That is Hollywood and Hollywood doesn't do tasteful...well, they haven't yet. I guess maybe this could be their coming out party, but I seriously doubt it. All because we can't leave the dead alone.