9/11: The Falling Man ( 9/11 The Falling Man ) Review

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(More customer reviews)I remember on September 11, 2001, looking at the on-line pictures of people hanging from the broken windows of the World Trade Center, and those of people falling, and they spoke to me on a very deep level. And so, I was outraged when days later the pictures were removed - censored - erased from the public's mind. I always remembered the pictures, and I mourned their suppression.
The most famous of the pictures was "Falling man," which had been photographed by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew. Canadian journalist, Peter Cheney, began an investigation, hoping to identify the falling man, but his search quickly identified a deeper mystery - why had the images of the falling people been expunged from the public memory? And, what did it say about America, and the 9/11 tragedy? This is the story behind the "Falling man," telling the story of the tragedy, and the story of the search for the man himself.
I must say that I really found this to be really interesting and moving documentary. On one level, it was very informative, telling me about the attack and about the man in the photograph. But, on another level, it told me a lot about how people chose to see the pictures of the falling people, and what they meant to them. People wanted to see the personal side of the tragedy objectified in the person of the heroic rescue workers, and chose to see the material side of the tragedy objectified in the collapsing building. The "Falling man" undermined this handy coping mechanism, forcing people to see the personal side of the tragedy in the very personal fates of each and every one of the men and women who died that day.
This is a very important film about 9/11, one that I highly recommend to everyone who is interested in understanding that day. Indeed, I give this movie my absolutely highest recommendations.

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