A story of how buried under the economic landmark was a tale of love, courage, hope, faith, teamwork, perseverance and sacrifice.

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2006)

"A curtain God made to shield us from 'what we are not ready to see'"a rescue personnel described this of the billows of smoke envaginating the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Centre towers. However, this comment becomes ironic when the movie World Trade Centre proceeds to show how buried under the economic landmark was a tale of love, courage, hope, faith, teamwork, perseverance and sacrifice.
Directed by Oliver Stone at a cost of US$65 million, the story is about five Port Authority personnel who ventured into World Trade Centre Tower 1, which was about to crumple, in hope of rescuing people out of the building. When the core of the tower finally gave way, the survival of the rescuers were unfortunately threatened.
The backdrop of the disaster helped bring out many of the themes shown in the film. Only when danger and unpredictability looms does humanity become all the more important to survival itself. Without the love from and of their wives, without their lion-heartedness and perseverance to endure pain and thirst, without the hope of being rescued, without the faith of God and without the sacrifice and teamwork of the rescue team, the Port Authority personnel would probably have had a highly reduced chance of survival.
Ultimately, the movie does not promise you a total understanding of humanity, neither does it promise excitement and action, but it would probably provide an afternoon of inspiration and a small glimpse into the lesser-seen side of humans.