World Trade Centre

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2006)

For the first ten minutes of the film, I had goosebumps. That, in itself speaks volumes about this film. I know there have been debates over whether it was too soon to make this film, but is there ever a right time to make a motion picture about such a tragic event? In this day and age of suicide bombings and terror attacks on our world, this film represents a pinnacle of hope in the darkness of terror. I found the film made in a sensitive, thoughtful way that didn't ask for the sympathy of the world and didn't over dramatise the event either. Yes, it focused mainly on the two PAPD officers and their families, but that doesn't mean to say that the audience don't know that there were thousands of people killed and injured. It was their story, their true life telling of the events that happened to them that day. World Trade Centre is a beautiful film that will surely inspire every person who sees it. Anyone who has visited Manhattan, before or since the tragic events, will find something in the film that is personal to them, whether it be a landmark they have visited or a photo they have taken there. Also, the fact that Nicholas Cage gave the money he earnt to charity shows that this film was not made for money, but to show that, even in it's darkest hour, Americans failed to give up. It gives a whole new meaning to the national anthem and a deep poignancy to the line The land of the free and the home of the brave.