"World Trade Center"--A Film Review

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This paper reviews and analyzes Oliver Stone's film about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The paper focuses on the themes presented in the film, particularly that of hope. Although this review is positive toward the movie "World Trade Center," it does include some criticism toward the film. The reviewer concludes that the audience of "World Trade Center" should take away a message of hope.

From the Paper:

"Some reviewers found the film too patriotic and flag-waving, and too religious in nature. Another critic writes, "The visual approach of 'World Trade Center,' heavy on the intense close-ups and fervent in its embrace of the characters' religious and patriotic strains, flies in the face of everybody's preconceptions about what a Stone film feels like" (Phillips). However, these are some of the things that helped the two men remain alive, and this seems as if it is a natural reaction to the unnatural events surrounding them. They turn to their spiritual side and introspection to help make some sense of their predicament and their lives. Above all, they realize they have everything in the world to live for, and they do not want to die. They realize they have made mistakes, and they want another chance to make things better if they survive. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Phillips, Michael. "'Trade Center' Wraps Itself in the Flag." Chicago Tribune. 9 Aug. 2006.
• Rich, B. Ruby. "Out of the Rubble." Sight and Sound. Oct. 2006. 29 Jan. 2007. <http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49320/>
• Wirt, John. "'World Trade Center' Moving and Deeply Personal Film." The Advocate. 18 Aug. 2006, p. 20.
• World Trade Center. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. Nicholas Cage, Michael Pena. Paramount Pictures, 2006.

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