September 11, 2001 - Revisited.

Several weeks ago the first movie regarding the events of September 11, 2001 made its way out of Hollywood. Several critics felt that it was too soon -- that the masses might be negatively affected by a film that depicted events that horrified our nation and turned American citizens into - American Citizens. Now trailers from Oliver Stone's new work, World Trade Center 2006, began playing in theaters this weekend. The trailer is available on line here, at Apple.com. It is not an easy trailer to watch; as it brings back to those American's who were anywhere near a television on that morning, the reality of what had happened. It is stunning and, from a personal perspective, produced a range of emotions, sorrow, fear, compassion for those who lived the event and, yes, anger.

What took Hollywood so long? Where are the films depicting the struggles and the brilliance of our American fighting men and woman in the ongoing battles in this world war? The films of the 1940's were designed to honor our society, our troops and our leaders. These films reminded American's about the cause and the effect of sending men and women (granted, few at the time) into battle to bring sanity to the world. These films depicted the horror as well as the triumphs of those involved in the struggle against evil.

It is time for Hollywood to reconnect with those American's who believe that our country is worth fighting for, worth defending and worth applauding. It cannot be believed that American's revel in the horrors of war, in fact, as a nation peace is preferable, however, American's are not sheep, easily lulled into a false sense of security by conspiracy theorists who have gained the attention of certain media.
For the most part, Americans prefer to keep their buildings intact, their borders secure, their language common and their flags held high.