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"United 93" offers a gritty, convincing reality. So, too, does Stone's "World Trade Center." Stone's movie will live on in the national consciousness, not just as a skillful exercise in movie making, but because it touches on a profound national faith in the courage and steadfastness of common men and women. The greatest of myths are the ones that ring true.

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  • Posted By: monagarcia @ 08/27/2008 5:13:05 PM

    does this imply that we have more myths or would we refer back to the orginal?

  • Posted By: monagarcia @ 08/27/2008 5:12:48 PM

    does this imply that we have more myths or would we refer back to the orginal?

  • Posted By: bbailey642 @ 12/17/2007 5:13:59 PM

    Unfortunately, moviemakers with the exception of the Duke and recently Mel Gibson have focused unfairly on the aspect of hopelessness and ineptitude in Viet Nam. Many, many soldiers from that era are angered that a large majority of the the movie-going public are and have only been exposed to those aspects and not often enough to the good that those soldiers tried to accomplish during a difficult time.

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