Very personal connection to the events of that day. Loved the movie.

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2006)

I'd seen the trailer for WTC in the theatre a month ago and sobbed. "You can't see that one," my husband squeezed my hand hard. He saw what WTC did to me 5 years ago. The actual events ... that day ... and the aftermath of how it has changed our world and my life have been suppressed and denied in my heart for a long time.
This is an excellent movie. It took me back to the streets of NYC, to that day, and let me see what I was unable to wrap my brain around as I watched those beautiful towers fall 5 years ago and knew in my heart the devastation and loss of lives. Some of the losses are very personal for some of us. The bigger scale losses touch us all.
It was wonderful to hear the name of the PAPD officer whose death that day has affected my family deeply. He was lost beneath the fallen tower in what has seemed impossible to comprehend. Now, on the big screen, he's a hero and we're there with him in his loneliest moment. He didn't have to be there. He was not active duty that day. When he heard the news he knew what he needed to do. Watching this movie helped me appreciate how his sacrifice was his gift. He followed a calling, and served a purpose.
There are so many stories behind this event. Oliver Stone's story is the one closest to home. The people immediately present on 9/11/2001 at the site of WTC and their families, co-workers, communities. It's the human element of life at ground zero that's honored here. Thank you, OS and Nick Cage (beautiful job!) and Jimmy Lynch and everyone who was with us that day and who participated in the making of this movie.