The second 9/11 movie of the summer, World Trade Center, is due to hit theatres in August, and with no less than Oliver Stone (JFK, Nixon, Platoon, *cough*Alexander*cough*) at the helm. The trailer can be seen here. I'm a little conflicted...on the one hand, I agree that 9/11 is as legitimate an event to document through film as any other piece of history, and I'd rather see Ollie tackle it than say....Uwe Boll, but at the same time....yeesh. United 93 at least eschewed any moralizing, didn't have any stars, and tried simply to recount what happened as it happened. Though by neccesity it had digital effects, it didn't feel in the least bit slick. Having said that, I only needed to see it once....any more than that and I think you're cheapening both the film and the event itself.
At any rate, I'll probably succumb and see World Trade Center, simply because I'm partial to Oliver Stone, and it's a subject of great interest to me. But I can see how a lot of people might not want to relive that day, especially in (from what I can see) a fairly Hollywoodized package.
I'm seeing United 93 tonight (May 18), and expect nothing but the best. As for Stone's film, all it inspires in me is Leo and Kate Winslet or, perhaps even worse, Affleck, Hartnett, and Beckinsale. I hope Stone stirs something up, conspiracy-wise, but from the trailer, things don't look hopeful.
Of course, film directors don't make their own movie trailers (do they?).
No, they may have input, but I think generally it's a dedicated post-production place that puts together trailers. I think Robert Rodriguez is the exception that proves the rule.
Well, if "World Trade Centre" is going to better than "United 93", it's going to have be one of the greatest movies ever made, because "United 93" was brilliant.
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