WORLD TRADE CENTER |
Review By: Benjamin Marjai Release Date : September/October 2006 (Release Dates
vary Worldwide)
Studio : Paramount Pictures
Rating: 4/5
Dub Quotable:The movie succeeds in quickly re-creating
the high tension that must have gripped all those in New York and follows
through right to the films conclusion of just over two hours.
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World Trade Center is a traumatic story based on the real events of September
11th 2001. The film focuses on the story of two police officers who risked
their own lives to save the lives of fellow New York citizens. The main
character (John McLoughlin) is portrayed by Nicholas Cage who is a police
officer and a family man.
It's a regular morning and New York's best police officers go through their
usual routines when they get the message that a plane has flown into one of
the Twin Tower buildings. The NYPD gathers their men to patrol and keep New
York's streets calm before a second plane strikes the second Tower. It isn't
long before they realize that this isn't an ordinary accident but a terrorist
attack on American soil. John and his colleague Will Jimeno (played by Michael
Peña) rush unselfishly into the burning building when suddenly everything
collapses over them.
The story line is mostly regarding how these two police officers experience
this horrible and inexplicable day. The movie succeeds in quickly re-creating
the high tension that must have gripped all those in New York and follows
through right to the films conclusion of just over two hours. The movie
manages to create very strong visual pictures which really capture the viewers
on an emotional level.
In this movie you see many American symbols in use; such as the competent US
Marine who seem to solve the problems abroad and on a domestic level even in
this case. Even though that is one of the few moments of what can be classed
as American propaganda in the movie, what really makes this movie worth seeing
is that they have left out much of the politics and spent time capturing the
atmosphere and how the inhabitants were feeling during September 11th in New
York City.
If you are expecting many action scenes, something you often get in abundance
when watching Hollywood movies, then this is perhaps not the film for you
however the essence of solidarity and cooperation between all races and
religions as they worked hand in hand to save as many innocent lives as
possible is well portrayed by the cast.
The movies many ideologies do at times seem un-balanced however this is
perhaps a ploy by the Director (Oliver Stone) to give the audience more to
think about. Discreetly but effectively you can see Crucifix's, Churches and
even a scene with Jesus in the movie which gives a feeling of middle age
fanaticism and perhaps even a new mental crusade towards non Christians.
This movie needs to be seen at the Theatres to truly experience it to it's
fullest potential and somehow get a feeling of what the victims of 9-11 went
through during that terrible day.
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