Fahrenheit 9/11 is Michael Moore’s interpretation of what happened on September 11th 2001. When the film was first released in 2004, America was still at war, and the Bush administration still has the majority of the citizens support. Despite this, the film found a lot of success due to his narrative strategies. By making the film a documentary, Moore establishes a sense of credibility with his audience so he can begin to promote his own political ideology. The film begins by asking if Bush’s defeat of Al Gore was all just a dream. He carefully chooses his scenes and cuts his shots together in a way that depicts the media as unreliable and the election as unfair. He attempts to get the audience into a skeptical mindset in which they doubt the validity of the political system. One of the most intense points in the film is when there is no footage at all. After labeling Bush as a “lame duck” president, the movie cuts to black and a powerful series of sounds begins playing that are instantly recognizable as the noises that represent 9/11. By relaying the sounds people crying and screaming, roaring sirens, news reports on the world trade center being hit, and booming …show more content…
The film introduces the fact that Bush was on the board of a company which had millions to gain from going to war, and had several large Saudi investors. Among these investors were the Bin Laden family, who has close personal and business ties with the Bush family. Moore asks the viewers to consider whether Bush’s interests sided with the American people, or with business. Moore also questions why there is such a large amount of protection at the Saudi foreign embassy in the United States. This thought segways into the idea that the Saudis were behind the 9/11 attack and that Bush acted favorably on their behalf, despite it being at the expense of the American
America’s well-being was shattered on November 22, 1963, the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Although authorities arrested Lee Harvey Oswald as the president’s killer, a multitude of citizens in our country believe a conspiracy was involved, and that Oswald was not the lone assassin. The film JFK encompasses facts that support conspiratorial actions being part of JFK’s assassination. These facts support a disparate opinion and gives viewers and movie characters the chance to formulate their own opinions instead of blindly following that of another. In JFK, Oliver Stone displays certain events in different perspectives in order to prevent blind following from inattention.
George Bush intentionally generates this emotion at the end to leave viewers feeling slightly better on the situation at hand. In his conclusion, the then president merges viewers in saying, “This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.” His conclusions strike different chords in raising hope amongst viewers. He ultimately depicts a unified country and reminds viewers that something similar to this tragedy has happened before, proving that our country has overcome similar challenges. In addition, his reminds viewers of “all that is good and just in our world” evoking more hopeful thinking from Americans. At the end of his address, Bush uses many positive images that cancel out the tragic ones from his introduction and thusly ends his address portray great amounts of hope, comforting
On September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed two American airline airplanes into Twin Towers, killing thousands of people. It was the worst terrorist attack in American history and it showed us that we are not protected by Atlantic and Pacific. It showed us that we could be attacked by anyone at anytime. It showed us that if we will be attacked again that we can only depend on each other and not on other nations to help us. The 9/11 changed people forever, some lost family members or friends, others lost their jobs even so called “American Dream.”
September 11, 2001 is known as the worst terrorist attack in United States history. On a clear Tuesday morning, there were four planes that were hijacked and flown into multiple buildings by a terrorist group named al Qaeda. This group, led by Osama bin Laden, killed nearly 3,000 people. Out of those 3,000 people more than 400 police and 343 firefighters were killed along with 10,000 people who were treated for severe injuries. Many lives were taken, and to this day, people still suffer from the attack. September 11th is the most influential event of the early twenty-first century because it made an increase in patriotism, it caused a rise in security throughout the nation, and it had a tremendous effect of thousands of lives.
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There were numerous events and threats leading up to the terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center which left chaos amongst the streets of downtown New York City and would leave America and its families devastated and prone to change after this infamous date in our nation’s history. What happened on September 11th, 2001 was without a doubt both horrific and ill natured. Multiple terrorists hijacked several US airliners that would later be flown into the North and South towers, the Pentagon, and also an unintended area in Pennsylvania. It can be said that the United States of America was unprepared and vulnerable for these occurrences.
The 9/11 Story in Fragments, created by Steven Zorn, for the Smithsonian Institution, tells the stories of the horrific encounters when the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington were struck down by hijacked commercial airliners. The film, based on factual evidence, uses individual narratives, and graphical effects to highlight the events along with personal objects that belonged to the victims and survivors of 9/11. The short film is an historical document that recounts that tragic day, when lives were lost, heroes were made, and America was forever changed. The document highlights the events of the coordinated, terrorist attacks, and massive cleanup efforts. The document is referred as the ‘people’s story,’ as the stories are expressed by the people. The 9/11 events will always be preserved in our memories.
Thesis: Al-Qaeda hijacked a plane full of people because the security before this event was not really re enforced and Al-Qaeda took advantage of it.
In response to the 9/11 attack, New York has worked to strengthen their infrastructures and make them resistant to terrorism. To date, New York State has received more than “$6 billion” in anti-terrorism money from Washington (Brill). “These funds have been allocated for critical infrastructure protection, counter-terrorism and law enforcement, cyber security, health emergency preparedness and other emergency services” (Ten Years after 9/11).
In events like the ones that took place on September 11th, 2001 I strongly believe it is more than acceptable to restrict the freedoms and rights of American citizens in order to contain and deescalate the situation. “The fallout from those events impacted the entire world to varying degrees…” (Harmening, page 8). It is safe to say the air travel security and the way we travel in general today has been changed. Since 9/11 the T.S.A. put into action stricter guidelines on passengers, there luggage, and things you could take on board the aircraft. T.S.A. checkpoints now became a thorough process with the introduction of metal detectors and body scanners, not to mention you had to take your shoes, belt and any of jewelry off before continuing
According to Grossman, L. (September 11, 2006) article on September 11, 2001 our nation endured a terrorist attack that resulted in the total destruction of our nations Pentagon and the Twin Towers in New York City. Several airplanes were reportedly hijacked by Islamic passengers whom crashed the planes into the buildings. Reports explain that forced of impact and heat from the explosion caused the building to collapse. Thousands of employees, tourist, and innocent bystanders were injured and even killed during this tragic event. Years have passed since this event; however, the memory still lives in the hearts of the citizens of the nation today. Facts have been released and many alternative theories have been created. Video footage of the event show the collapse of these buildings. Although most who watched the video are fixated on the planes crashing into the top of the building, others focus on other details. Taking a closer look at the bottom of the building, poofs of dust are seen just before the buildings collapse. Two competing theories concerning this have been developed. The first states that the force behind the impact of the plane crash caused an increase in air pressure that resulted in windows exploding outwards. The second states that the collapse were not due to the plane
Your right, no one could have ever fathomed the magnitude of what happened on 9/11. From the responders to the civilians nothing went as it was "suppose" to. I believe the down and dirty fact remains, according to the official reports we are still making overall mistakes we made before Pearl Harbor. We still seeing the same deficiencies time after time after each major disaster we have had. Our readings stated that NORAD and the FAA never even propose the possibility or had protocol that there would be a suicide hijacking that would turn the aircraft into a missile. They also assumed that the aircraft would not disappear from radar and they would have plenty of time to intercept (Kaimen, 2012). Not to mention all the Intel that was being
In summary, this documentary helped me look more deeply into 9/11 and the major healing process that took place and was needed for Americans to recover from this terrorist attack. Seeing the baseball stadiums full of people who looked worried and stressed, but wanted to recover from that fear, made me feel so much pity for the victims and disgust for the perpetrators and their
How would you feel if you watched your best friend or family member die and no one cared? What if everyone pretended like they had never even existed? It is important to remember those who are lost in tragic events such as 9/11. The events that took place on September 11, 2001 affected so many people globally in countless ways. From dealing with the loss of a family member, watching the towers fall on T.V. or in New York City or having to get a new job, everyone was affected. How do we as America remember those who were lost? Every person remembers it differently. Whether stories about the lost are told, visiting Ground Zero or the Pentagon, looking at pictures, or recalling every moment, their memory is being kept alive. These stories and memories help people find the good in so much bad. Remembering the events of 9/11 is an important factor of the modern American society, without it people would begin to forget what helped bring us together during one of our biggest struggles.
Across the country, and essentially the world, September 11, 2001 has gained recognition as the day of a series of terroristic attacks on the United States. Yielding the death of thousands from the four hijacked planes at the sites of the World Trade Center ambush, crash in Pennsylvania and the Pentagon, these attacks have left a momentous imprint on American soil. Every year on the anniversary of the attacks, millions pay their respect for the lives lost. One of the most noted occurrences of 9/11 was the immediate response of New York City police officers, firefighters, and EMTs to help victims in the Twin Towers. While the heroism of these men and women’s actions to save lives will always be respected every year, the actions taken by the United States after the