This is a powerful and rich exploration of the human factor in any kind of tragedy or disaster. I would pair this up with Castaway as some of the most unique idea’s behind filmmaking. It starts morning of September 11th, 2001, and follows a crew of port authority cops.
Nicholas Cage (Snake Eyes) plays the sergeant, and this is actually his first return to intense drama since Leaving Las Vegas, unless you count Captain Corelli’s Mandalin.. Which I don’t.
As the towers are hit, the port authority go to work, getting extra gear and preparing to mount the tower and rescue people. However, at that very moment, the tower collapses. Burying all the men. 3 survive, and one is killed in the aftershock. The two men, crushed under slabs and bleeding internally, converse to keep eachother awake.
It is a rare glimpse of humanity, as they pray, cry, yell, and do many other things in an intense and crazy situation.
In other ways, other people, including former marines, school teachers, and children are all affected. It’s amazing to see the true to life ideas that Oliver Stone (Dir. Natural Born Killers) brings to the screen in what I would call a definite comeback film since his last few movies, (Alexander) have really stank.
All in all, this is a quite amazing movie, and has some of the best pacing, and affecting I’ve seen in a movie. Certain 2, and makes me want to watch Stone’s work again.
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