Film - World Trade Center
Posted: 14:42 Mon 14 Jan 2008
Watched the World Trade Centre with Nicholas Cage, last night. I was expecting a syrupy 'americanised' film which would turn me off.
I was remarkably surprised. The first half an hour, were the Cops are on an ordinary day, and then extraordinary things happen, was as spot on as I could imagine. The pettyness, the humdrum, things getting in the way, minor scheming, shock, fear, ill thought out bravery, lack of planning and equipment, hit home hard.
I'm quite cynical, and yet I was drawn into the film by it's realism. Like any good film, I had to work all this out later because I was completely absorbed watching it. The only thing I kept thinking, was, this is so true, yet will viewers who haven't worked in that enviroment know it?
The film then concentrates on two trapped men, and was worth a watch, but lost the excitement and dynamism of the start. In the end, I considered it worth a watch overall (and I'm a tough critic), but that first half hour was simply outstanding.
Alan
I was remarkably surprised. The first half an hour, were the Cops are on an ordinary day, and then extraordinary things happen, was as spot on as I could imagine. The pettyness, the humdrum, things getting in the way, minor scheming, shock, fear, ill thought out bravery, lack of planning and equipment, hit home hard.
I'm quite cynical, and yet I was drawn into the film by it's realism. Like any good film, I had to work all this out later because I was completely absorbed watching it. The only thing I kept thinking, was, this is so true, yet will viewers who haven't worked in that enviroment know it?
The film then concentrates on two trapped men, and was worth a watch, but lost the excitement and dynamism of the start. In the end, I considered it worth a watch overall (and I'm a tough critic), but that first half hour was simply outstanding.
Alan
