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Oliver Stone garnered praise for abandoning conspiracy theories in favor of a story about courage. Nicolas Cage is a police officer trapped in the rubble of 9/11. He and his buddy are rescued after baring their souls. Emphasis is placed on their families. Action is at street level. Only the shadow of the first plane against a building is shown as it flies toward the WTC. Stone's subtlety works. There was not a dry eye in the house. I recall the morning of September 11, 2001. I woke up at 6 A.M. I went into the bathroom, looked in the mirror and decided to shave my head. I had never done that before. I cut my hair off, shaved my head, went back to bed and went to sleep. The phone rang. It was my mother. She was crying. She said, "They've hit New York. They've hit Washington, D.C." I thought, "My God! We're in a nuclear war with China." I was actually relieved when I found out what happened.

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Went with a friend to see WTC today and I must say if you go, you should probably take some kleenex...It left me speechless. The sorrow I felt on 9/11/01 all came back to me very clear. There were some parts of the movie that for me, made me REALLY think about life a little differently. We all walk around in this country free to be, free to think, free to come and go as we please and we take it all for granted. We take the ppl that come in and out of our lives for granted and we don't always stop to really "hear" them. It could be a life time friend or someone you meet out on an evening walk. We really need to STOP and listen to each other because you might be missing something that could truely affect your life. I want to remember what I said to my daughter the last time we spoke, I always want her to know just how much I love her. Life is precious and life is golden. Cherish it.

The movie was very tastefully done. I can't imagine for one nano-second what it would have been like to go through such a tragedy. I can still remember that day very clearly in my mind and can still feel the gut wrenching heart ache I felt for everyone that was there that day. This movie needs to be seen by all...that day needs to be remembered for the future of our country. People need to remember and not be so quick to judge George W. Bush, we (He) didn't start this war we are in, those that attacked America that day were out to try and tear us down and they will continue to attack us that are free if we don't STAY on the offensive.

To ALL in the military forces....Thank You for my freedom, Thank You for my safety and May God Protect and Bless you always.

This movie had me absolutely sobbing... I thought it was great how they pictured the horrific events through several families' eyes, much like Flight 93-- I too agree that we need to honor those soldiers over there fighting for our freedom-- Thank you for all that you do!