United 93: is it fucked up to see this?
I'm still deciding whether to pay money to see this. On the one hand, I'm offended by the commercial nature of this film because I feel like it's exploiting a tragedy to make a buck. On the other, I'm curious to see how the big screen version compares to the haunting immediacy of the real life tragedy.
I think some events are so powerful in life that they can't be transferred well to the Big Screen without producing a dud. And as horrible and depressing and shattering as 9/11 was, it also meant the most gripping TV ever produced. People leaping from skyscrapers in real time tends to draw eyeballs. (I feel dirty for saying that.) So, by comparision, how can a 9/11 movie not be a dud?
A decent analogy might be the movie, "Miracle," about the '80 Olympic team. I thought that would suck, but it was pretty intense for me.
What do the rest of you fuks think?