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I don't dispute that teachers use dramatizations of historical events to supplement their classroom teaching. They also use documentaries using genuine footage and interviews. Both films and documentaries are great tools outside of the usual textbooks.
BUT there is a big difference between showing Pearl Harbor/Schindler's List/Roots/The Passion to a group of students in 2006 and showing United 93 to a group of students in 2006. Namely, 9/11 happened five years ago and is still very much in the public consciousness whereas the feelings generated by the other events (while they are important) have had years if not generations to become part of our collective memory without the pain being quite so raw and fresh. The Holocaust, the Civil War, WW2/Pearl Harbor are all very important pieces of our history, and, as with 9/11 we should never forget. But it just feels too soon to be making a film about it. A documentary, yes. But a dramatization of events inspired by a true story... I respectfully decline to get in line to watch this film at this time. This does not make you or me any less faithful or upset about 9/11 as a historical event.
Many of you have expressed interest in seeing United 93. I'm just not ready yet.
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