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Originally Posted by guthmund
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. |
Well, I see your point, but I still disagree. Something making money does not, in and of itself, make it an exploitation. Documentaries make money, after all. Do they exploit? It seems they would have to, by your description.
This movie is not a documentary, of course, but an attempt by the filmmaker to imagine what might have happened on that day.
And I know you haven't seen it because if you had we wouldn't be having this conversation.
There is no politics in the movie. There is no mention of Al-Queda or "The Great Satan, America." No one in the movie knows what is going on, and it is not explained to you. You see only what you would have if you were on the plane or in the air controller station. There are no political insinuations or sentimentalities. There are no heros. Everything is filmed in a detached sort of way that shows no bias for the passengers or the terrorists.
This movie has no opinions, which is why it is so good.