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L’11 September is an event which, if expressed in Diodate, “It’s noisy.” In what sense? In the sense that it stirs the conscience, inflames the soul, and conjures up images of suffering and destruction.
The collapse of the Twin Towers, the crash of a plane into the Pentagon, and all the related events inevitably changed the world.
Change the way you look at things. Society is no longer the same, and neither is international politics. 9/11 is an unwelcome statement of weakness, but it is still an event that exposes certain concerns.
In the collective imagination, racing against the enemy was necessary. It was necessary to find an antagonist, someone on whom to take out the accumulated anger. It’s not that there wasn’t one. But it is worth emphasizing that this assumption about international politics has met its less demanding demise.
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The fact is that security measures have been tightened (at airports, obviously). Suspicion and mistrust prevailed over any positive feelings. There is no point in appealing to brotherhood: 9/11 was such a gut punch that there was no time (at least for many years) for the open-mindedness we are accustomed to today.
Even cinema suffered from the incident in its own way. The events led to more than noticeable temporary defeat at the economic level. Example? Well, the movie Spider-Man (planned for the end of 2001) in many countries, including America, was postponed to 2002.
The cause was shooting. After the tragedy, it became clear that filming in New York would not take place in the near future. To close the film Sam Raimi it took a few more months.
Over the years, in light of all these changes, Hollywood and they were not the only ones who were clearly trying to talk about the attack. Inevitably, 9/11 has found its way into some film productions.
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Below are five headings that are most explanatory (about what happened and the consequences). Not everyone has anything to do with this day, but they can certainly make a lot of noise too.
September 11th – five films you can’t miss
World Trade Center
September 11 has been presented in different ways. So it’s good to start with the most obvious movie of all. It may not have much value, but it is still not to be missed. It’s actually an obvious movie. What comes to mind when you sometimes exclaim when faced with this fact: <They will definitely make a film about this>>.
World Trade Center directed Oliver Stone and the cast sees the main character Nicolas Cage. This may be partial confidence. On the one hand, there is a director who embodies this almost perfectly (don’t worry Clint Eastwood) the spirit of being an American. On the other hand, a blockbuster actor like few others.
The stage context of the reference is a painful note. While other works have managed to capture the hallmarks of a historical reference phase, World Trade Center is a 9/11 film that doesn’t deal with much. There are no references to time, but everything is focused solely on the epic story of survivors who need to be rescued from the rubble of collapsed towers.
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Necessary vision, but not too deep.
9\11 Fahrenheit
Documentary about Michael Moore (also known Bowling in Columbine) the 9/11 documents from a different perspective than the title above.
This is actually a less patriotic view of America at the turn of the millennium. Moore tries to explain why the United States is under fire international terrorism. Without falling into vulgarism and always aware of the scale of the tragedy, 9\11 Fahrenheit offers a perspective on both politics and humanity.
The goal is historical and social, not anthropological. Michael Moore has always been interested in conspiracy theories in the topics he deals with. Here he even goes so far as to put forward a theory about a certain closeness between the family Bush Jr. AND Osama bin Laden (the bad guy of the bad guys).
Zero Dark Thirty
9/11, as has already been said, is not an event in itself, but part of a larger debate. Zero Dark Thirty for example, he talks about the race against the enemy that was mentioned.
Jessica Chastain (the translator who was introduced to the general public with this film) is responsible for conducting operations to find Osama bin Laden. Between biopics and action films, Zero Dark Thirty it tells of an America that is proud and determined to regain its self-confidence.
Little is known about 9/11, at least on a narrative level. But from a human and also a political point of view, this is one of the best ways to make people understand what the direct consequences of the September 11 attacks were. Big, long-term consequences, not just immediate ones.
25th hour
Spike Lee couldn’t help but express his opinion on 9/11.
Released in theaters after the tragedy, 25th hour holds a very important record: this is the first work ever shown at Ground Zero.
Spike Lee he wisely spiced up the context of the narrative, giving scenographic coding to the development of events.
The general feeling is that even real history lends itself well to a cinematic narrative that has nothing in common except the process of defeat and rebirth (even if some signs remain, however, indelible). In the protagonist’s epic, one can truly capture all the feelings of resignation and anger that arose after 9/11.
The scene in which Edward Norton talks to himself in front of a mirror, criticizing the different ethnic realities that America has embraced, is iconic. A sign that, however, he only had himself to blame and not his imaginary friend.
Remember Me – Fleeting September 11th
“Remember Me” salutes the fleeting concept of 9/11. The attacks are not directly central to the plot (in fact, they are only present in one scene), but can nevertheless be the turning point of everything; a sign of where I ends and we begin. A line that sets an insurmountable distance between choice and submission.
The main character faces various problems. He never thought he would experience such a moment. However, Remember Me also teaches us to care about fate, which if it decides to decide, it’s all over for a person.
The director gets this message right and delivers it with a witty technique (formally taken out of context, but essentially punctual). New York, like Tyler and Allie, is made up of fears and a past that struggles to go away. The future awaits her, that wonderful random unknown that formats everything to her liking.
“Remember Me” teaches you to look back, look forward, but above all, not to sacrifice anything from the present. We can’t all choose; someone else could do it for us.
