I won't be seeing this one....

When the movie Pearl Harbor came out, I went to see it with my parents--at their request. Personally, I think it was a horrible movie full of bad writing, bad acting, bad music and bad history. However, I have one very clear memory from watching that film. During the battle scene, which I found to be nothing more than revisionist history so that the film would make money in Japan, I noticed an older gentleman sitting next to me. He was probably in his 70's and probably someone's grandfather. And he was crying.

This Friday, Flight 93 opens in theaters. I won't be seeing it. I'm not going to make any statements about how I think the filmmakers are trying to exploit the horrors of September 11th or how I don't feel any person should see this movie. For me, the wound is too fresh. I remember waking up to my mother's phone call telling me to turn on the television (thanks to my "redeployment" by the Crooked E, I was sleeping in). Watching this slice of the day, knowing the fate of all those on Flight 93, would probably push me over the edge.

The film is getting good reviews and it may be quite the success at the box office. But what would I accomplish by seeing it? Bring back the nightmares that I struggled with for a year after 9/11? Drive me massive doses of dramamine before the next time I get on a plane (I'm already a white-knuckle flier!)? My memories of 9/11 don't need to be "freshened up."