Monday, May 01, 2006
UNITED 93 - A TRULY IMPORTANT MOVIE
Regular readers of this blog know of my fondness for heroes. In comic books they have their heroism thrust upon them by circumstance and they find their bravery somewhat relunctantly - always compelling. But they also are bitten by radioactive spiders or are wealthy beyond comprehension so that in the end, it all works out OK.
Most real life heroes are military or paramilitary, they train and they work until heroism becomes just a job to them. Their stories too are compelling, not so much because of their response to circumstance, but because of their very real sacrifice. Such people deserve much honor, much respect and many thanks.
It is rare, very rare, that we find compelling, real-life stories of heroism where the need for it is thrust upon the heroes and the heroes actions are wholly sacrificial. The stories are not neat, the heroes actions are not pretty, but the heroism itself is of the extreme. For such people there simply is not enough honor, respect, or gratitude.
UNITED 93 is the true story of such people. The bizarre and dare I say cowardly self-censorship our media has participated in regarding the events of that day has prevented these heroes from recieving what honor, respect, and gratitude we can give them - it is an injustice. The movie begins to balance justice's scales once again in that regard.
Please go see it. Despite the horror, your heart will be lifted that such people still live amongst us. TO THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES - THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
Related Tags: United 93, heroism
Most real life heroes are military or paramilitary, they train and they work until heroism becomes just a job to them. Their stories too are compelling, not so much because of their response to circumstance, but because of their very real sacrifice. Such people deserve much honor, much respect and many thanks.
It is rare, very rare, that we find compelling, real-life stories of heroism where the need for it is thrust upon the heroes and the heroes actions are wholly sacrificial. The stories are not neat, the heroes actions are not pretty, but the heroism itself is of the extreme. For such people there simply is not enough honor, respect, or gratitude.
UNITED 93 is the true story of such people. The bizarre and dare I say cowardly self-censorship our media has participated in regarding the events of that day has prevented these heroes from recieving what honor, respect, and gratitude we can give them - it is an injustice. The movie begins to balance justice's scales once again in that regard.
Please go see it. Despite the horror, your heart will be lifted that such people still live amongst us. TO THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES - THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
Related Tags: United 93, heroism
