A View of disaster from within!

Rating: 8/10 (9 August 2006)

Regardless of what you thought about oliver stones last film, Alexander, you cant deny the man has a passion for history. Just take a look at most of his films, and you can see history through his camera lens unfolding. Weather it be truthful history, or the Hollywood version of history, you cant say that the man doesn't capture the essence of the event.
And thats what happens in his latest, World trade center. Stone puts you in the middle of the event as seen through the eyes of 2 PAPD cops on 9/11 and the hell they and there family went through. We witness from within, the collapse of the world trade center towers, although not seen, but felt, from the very center of the collapse. You get a taste of what it was like for these men trapped within the rubble, and get an idea of the living hell they went through.
When viewed, its amazing how they managed to survive not only the first collapse, but the 2th towers collapse, then later building number 7. As if that wasn't enough, they had to deal with shifting debris, which threaten to come down on the few inches of room they had, fire that fell right beside them, unbearable pain, exhaustion, and even a gun going off within the rubble due to the bullets overheating. Bad enough they are trapped under god knows how many feet of rubble in pain, but they were almost shot by a freak occurrence! Truly, they were in hell.
Overall the film is well done, respectful, and tasteful. I, being a new yorker myself, wasn't at all offended by anything that happened in the film. Of course, to be honest i did not loose anyone i knew or loved in 9/11, so of course, i cant speak for those who did.
Overall, a great film.