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johnmortons said:much greater tragedies (WWII, Vietnam or even the iraq wars) have been turned into hollywood crap and (with more recent events) shitty video-games and few people ever bothered complaining, since, after all, "it's just a film/game"? so why the fuss about this one? it seems a bit inconsistent.
then again, if you're consistent, i can see your point. i just don't believe most people moaning about this one are.
Some of the specific complaints about the trailer occured in New York, where 9/11 is still a fresh wound. Some of people that were there or caught up in the events have PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) this film hits a nerve. To many Americans, it's still something that is hard to deal with. A lot of what happened that day and after isn't replayed in news footage and certainly won't be shown in the film (bodies falling and hitting the ground, limbs, etc).
In terms of the movie, I don't really know what to say. As someone who was somewhat caught up in all of it (family living/working in NYC, knowing people who didn't make it) it's too soon, but then again it always will be. Seeing Michael Moore use the tragedy in the title of his film, then barely show what happened that day, and contort things to fit his agenda enraged me to no end. As long as the filmmakers stay true to history, I have no problem with it.