That's what we had last weekend. We didn't plan it; it just sort of happened. We had been talking about renting United 93 on DVD, but we wondered when it would feel like a good time to sit down and watch it. Charlie decided to get it last Friday.
We watched it, and I cried and cried. Then Sunday night we decided to go see World Trade Center. I cried again, but not quite as bad. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 5 years since that dreadful day. But watching the events unfold brought it all back. It was hard, but it was good for me.
United 93 was just sort of surreal overall. It was amazing to think about how I and many people looked at the world before 9/11. People were allowed to drop off people at the gate, and no one ever expected another person to use the plane as a weapon in itself. Charlie wondered why the people on the flight didn't try fighting back earlier, but if you think about it, the trend was to take hostages and make demands not to crash the plane into a building. Those earlier flights must have had no idea what their fate would be. United 93 had the advantage of the realization of their potential fate.
Still, it was amazing to watch them come to terms with what they had to do and to see them saying good-bye to their loved ones. Wow. The most powerful part of the movie for me was when Todd Beamer asked the GTE operator to say The Lord's Prayer with him as they prepared to take over the plane - asking God for His will to be done, for forgiveness and the ability to forgive, and for Him to provide for them. Very powerful!
My one complaint about the movie is that it ends so darkly. They're just gone, and they don't go back and show where their families are today or how they have continued on.
World Trade Center was excellent! It was so powerful. It's all about these men who are trapped under the rubble and their fight to get out. I remember hearing about people being pulled from the rubble, but it was surreal at the time. This movie made it personal.
WTC also includes a scene where one of the men recites The Lord's Prayer when he's on the verge of losing hope.
There is more to talk about, but I don't want to give too much away. It's a wonderful movie that is beautiful in it's portrayal of the human spirit and our power to help others when we truly put ourselves last.
In the same way you had to force yourself to see the Passion, I think you should see these movies. They have been a blessing to me.
