Best Picture of the Year

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2006)

Arguably the best movie of the year. Yes I said it, this film will win Best Picture of the year, not just because it's a recurring event in our life, but because it brings something more to the screen. Nicholas Cage was excellent in this role, as he struggles to find out who he really is. Michael Pena is definitely my pick for Best Supporting Actor, at least a nomination. His role was quite definitive in this whole movie, I was always wondering what he was going to bring next. In a time where they were dealing with death, these two officers kept each other alive with lifted spirits. They believed in one another when fate was just around the corner. I tip my hat off for this movie because they avoid the politics that most of us are tired of, and focuses on the lives of the real heroes in this movie. What these two men went through must've been the most traumatic experiences in one's life. I do think that this one movie is one that no person has a reason to criticize because we weren't the ones under that rubble. How a person can judge how a movie like this as mediocre is wrong. This is a moment that defines our whole generation and definitely changed the world as we know it. I also hope that people can look away from the fact that it was produced in Hollywood because then they are just contradicting themselves (What about Pearl Harbour, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, etc. These were terrible events and yet they proved to be something more). So to those out there who can look past that you will definitely enjoy this movie. It was kind, warm-hearted, and courageous of Mr. Stone to bring it to the table.