posted on Jul, 13 2007 @ 04:32 PM
I'm just sick and tired of all the films on 9/11. Now I know that Loose Change was a pretty interesting movie and there have been some others that
are pretty good.but how many movies will it take to get to the bottom of this? How long will this go on before someone comes out with a definitive
answer? Videos aren't going to bring us the answer. The government has the conspiracy theory, bin Laden, caves, training camps in Afghanistan,
flight training schools and box cutter knives. The government's conspiracy theory films were shown on September 11, broadcast to the world and as
dramatic and hellish as anyone can imagine. No one is going to top the drama of those films. As one of the guys on the Paracast said, it was
basically snuff television. I tend to agree with them. It's a cynical view but realistic one. What it says about us as a society is that we're
fascinated by the most spectacular and dramatic things that happen in our world. Maybe that's why these videos continue to work to proliferate. I
just don't get the sense that all of these new videos are taking us off the treadmill and putting us on the path to a real answer.
Maybe I become much more pragmatic over time. But what I'd like to see (as long as these videos will continue to flourish) is a video that gives
nothing but facts, and leaves out any sense of dramatic soundtrack, stupid conjecture, fluff in any sense of the word... basically what I want to see
is a 60 minutes type analysis of 9/11 in video form, which includes top-flight research and journalism skills. I totally respect the young people who
step up and make videos and do their best, but there's a reason why people like Mike Wallace do some of their best work when they're in their 60s.
They've been around.
It is kind of cool to see people bringing new theories into the mix, and I understand why using video is a great technique to do them. I'm just
against all of the cheap sensationalism that can sometimes attach itself to those pieces. Ironically it was one of the 60 minutes reporters who at
one time was thrashing the new style of news delivery on network television whereby producers go way overboard on the graphics, splashy graphics
flashing all over the screen, stupid little soundtracks that they make to tag news lines, you all know what I mean. Here's the trick Katrina
soundtrack, here's the 9/11 soundtrack. Oh, there was a terrible flood, let's get some music for this. And while were at it, let's have the art
guys create some sad new graphic with floodwaters in the background. We need something catchy. It's really disgusting. So you guess what I'm
saying is if you've got a great idea. And you want people to take it seriously. For God's sake stick to the facts, and don't play that stupid
game, keep it simple, and the cream will rise to the top.