"World Trade Center," The Movie

I, for one, have yet to see this film, but unlike "United 93" and "Flight 93" (yes, different films), I am actually partially interested in seeing this one. I'll probably wait until it comes out on video, but from what I've read, it deals more with the heroism of the firefighters and the battle to survive as opposed to an artificial X's and O's of the government's "official" story of 9/11.

I've read several commentaries about how wrong and immoral it is for a 9/11 film to be "cheery," as they have put it. They have argued that they don't want to be "cheered" up regarding 9/11. They just want revenge on those responsible.

BUT, the one positive thing I witnessed in the aftermath of 9/11 was the fact that it seemingly brought the nation closer together. Then, of course, a certain president and his administration had to destroy even that one positive aspect by going to war, passing bills to limit our liberties, and laying down the false dilemma several times so that anyone who disagreed with their decision would be seen as a "terrorist sympathizer." Yeah, a nation of one soon became a deeply divided nation.

It's common in times of tragedy for a family to become closer. It's a time when we must reflect on all the things in life we've taken for granted and is a big wake-up call to us, showing that we never know just when that time of ours or someone close to us may come.

It was amazing to read and hear the stories about these firefighters and other citizens doing all they could to save people on 9/11 and the weeks that followed. It was a time when we put the country's, the family's needs above our own. While the airplanes hitting the World Trade Center will always be an image alive and well in our mind, even as close to five years have come to pass, it's important and healthy to try and make the best of the worst and the thing I will never forget is how temporarily, we put partisan politics and innate differences aside to fight for other's survival, even if it meant sacrificing our own.