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• Saturday, August 19, 2006 09:42 PM

  maudlin

  I just got back from seeing WORLD TRADE CENTER, and it disappointed me from every angle. I truly expected, and wanted, to like it.

  It was maudlin. (Mawkish, oversentimental, Hallmark-inspired...shall I keep going?) My favorite movie review site is ROTTENTOMATOES.COM, and I am still stunned by the overwhelmingly positive reviews there. My only explanation is that reviewers are afraid of being labeled unpatriotic if they pan this thing. What cowards! Have we learned nothing in the wake of the fearful period immediately following 9/11 when everyone was stifled into praising America and George Bush? That kind of behavior got us into war in Iraq, folks.

  I keep seeing the following two things in relation to WORLD TRADE CENTER:

  1. "Are we ready yet for this movie?" or similar bullshit. What irrelevant crap. What high school counselorish condescending baby talk. Jesus! What, are we all a collective borg or something? Since when are "WE" all ready for anything--ANYTHING--at one time? I mean, we're not all the same person, for godsakes! It's just a stupid question to ask and it annoys me that it pops up in every review. I've yet to hear a SINGLE real, actual person ask or mention the timing of this movie; it's just become THE issue to address in the media.

  2. "This film is not political." Bullshit again. If you're into hero worship, flag-waving, revenge-themed, war-mongering, hokey unrealistic flashbacks, "America is uniquely strong and Americans are uniquely brave" themes.....then this is the movie for you. In other words, it's a red state movie all the way. Sure, anybody can enjoy the old-fashioned, simplistic, hero-driven, Disneyfied movie once in a while; just don't call it apolitical.

  —elaine
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