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"What's the value of artistry that sucks the life out of you?"
Let us remember that it's the terrorists, not the filmmaker, who have sucked the life out of us.
The events of 9/11 need to be presented in all their horrific detail. They are part of our history now. The popular culture needs to process these events, and good film making is an excellent way to do that. I will see this film, and I am also hoping a similar film gets made about the attack on the towers and the Pentagon.
People should not be asking whether films like this should be made, or whether it's "too soon." No one is obligated to buy a ticket. The only legitimate question is "Do I want to see it?"
It's time this silly canard be retired. Refusing to believe in 'god' (which one?) is not 'hating' religion, any more than refusing to 'believe' in Peter Pan is hating movies. It's the very real, concrete and scary actions of believers that cause all the trouble everyone (including Richard Dawkins) is upset about.
Fence-sitters and intellectuals alike: Why are you so credulous? Why coddle such an outdated institution as belief? Belief is the real pathology. Why not demand evidence and reject all else? Create your own meaning in your life if you need it. Or just spend your days figuring out how to get along better in this world.
What's so special about mysteries anyway, except the pleasure of trying to solve them? Armstrong's pseudo-sophistication about her concept of 'god' is a shallow mask for her worthless fear and sentimentality. In the end, it's all just a defense mechanism.
Religion already has enough apologists. Will the human race please grow up already?
