Are We Ready...?

During a commercial break of the NFC Wild Card football game, between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I watched online, the teaser trailer for Flight 93- a movie that recounts the story of the 4th hijacked plane on 9/11/2001, that went down in a field in Shanksville Pennsylvania, short of the intended target. The passengers took matters into their own hands and sacrificed themselves for a greater good.

The trailer is quite simple, yet it managed to stir me up, and the viewing was more emotional than I thought it would be. Hearing recreations of the scenario as they play out certainly is...something. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film, is sure to have everyone talking, when its released on April 28th, 2006.

Director Oliver Stone is also making a film about 2 New Jersey Port Authority workers, who were trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center collapse on that day. His film is set to open in the Fall.

As for whether or not it's too soon for films about the terrorist attacks...I say, enough time has passed, and we as a nation need to be reminded of what happened on that fateful day.