This is the 11th Anniversary of Sept 11. Still makes me shake my head. Like earlier generations that recall what they where doing when President Kennedy was shot, or even myself when Elvis suddenly died, it is a day that will likely never gain note for anything other than what we reflect on year after year - even if we don't even live in the United States.
As it happens, I recorded a Tom Hanks movie, "Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close", and we watched it last night - not something that was a conscious intent by any stretch of the imagination. The movie follows a young boy that loses his father during the terrorist attack.
Can't endorse the movie enough - thought-provoking, riveting, sensitive, heart-breaking - the young actor that steals the show from at least half a dozen veteran actors will leave you breathless at points.
Much like the events 11 years ago....
Chow for now.
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2 comments:
Yes indeed. It shouldn't be anything we forget that is for sure.
And as for that movie, there is a scene where the boy finally let's go and it is one of the most raw, incredibly painful portrayals of inner pain I have ever seen. Breathless is right. It also made you think of what the children went through during that time and after and how that day shaped who they will become.
Blows yo mind....
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