Remembering 9/11 through the Lens of Hollywood: A Detailed Analysis

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From the PATRIOT Act of 2001 that was signed into law by the formal President George W. Bush, to the flags that fluttered in the front yard of every American’s house, the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 brought the whole nation together for a single goal of fighting back terrorism and getting through the test that America was put to. Everybody’s loyalty is getting tested since then towards the United States, and one cannot put aside Hollywood. Its reaction through the movies contributed the nation by bringing different ethnic, racial, social, and economical groups, which America was divided into, together and showing loyalty and patriotism to one’s nation. Hollywood movies in the post 9/11 era conveyed the message that “it’s time to give back to your country” through the movies.
“Tragedy of tragedies” is one way to define the 9/11 attack that shook the very roots of the United States. No one in their right mind had thought that such cataclysmic and consternating as this could happen in the United States. No police force or the special surveillance was prepared for this kind of inland terrorist attack through the means of an airway jet. No fighter was trained before, to react to such sort of emergency. Neither were jet planes kept ready to fire out missiles that can prevent airborne terrorism, nor did any president had to take any urgent steps and make decisions under such rather heart shattering pressure exerted by throughout the world. What happened on September 11, 2001 not only gave us a petrifying instance of the capabilities of the human mind, but also showed us the warmer extremity of the human race. The greatest outcome of people heading to New York to help evacuate people, restore New York City, and sympathize ove...

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...nly two people, get to live after surviving through all the wreckage that was put on them. The very image of it in your mind, is enough to sympathize for the characters of Sgt. John Mcloughlin (Nicholas Cage) and Port Authority Police Officer Will Jimeno (Michael Pena). The choice of characters, which will go under the wreck, made by Stone is marvelous by the fact that they are the officers who went in, to save the civilians from any harm and got trapped underneath. This aspect of the movie is the gist of reason why audiences feel patriotism and pride in being an American. Everybody knew that thousands of civilians will be smooched under the buildings, since when they saw the news on TV, but no one would have thought that people who are designated to protect them would be standing on the verge of death, crying for help, instead of helping and performing their duty.

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