So far the Best Movie this year

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2006)

The second I saw the previews for "World Trade Center", I wanted to see it. The 9/11 attacks as said in the commercial is the defining moment for this generation. I was young when I saw the images of the South tower falling in school. I didn't fully understand the attacks, heck, I wished the news would stop airing 24/7 after the attacks so I could get back to watching my shows.
"World Trade Center" was an attempt for me to understand what happened. I went on August 11th because it was one month until the five year anniversary of the attacks, I thought it would be a fitting tribute. I went into the theater, which was jam-packed, thinking that if I didn't cry during the movie, I was messed up.
I didn't cry. My friend, who cries at everything, didn't cry. Why? Because we were too caught up in the movie to think about how we were feeling. Only afterwords did we break down crying. This was a tough movie to watch, there were times when I wished the movie, which was switching between the wives' story and the survivors', that it would go to the wives' story because it was too painful to watch these men were going through.
I think this movie is a must-see. There were parts where you have to remind yourself, 'they survive, they survive', but you start to doubt that when you watch it. It's a gripping movie that has you holding your breath. These actors and actresses did an amazing job, I can't think of anyone else to be these people. I'm just waiting for the Oscar Nominations to roll in.