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The story of the heroic fight for the lives of two Port Oratory police officers, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, who were trapped under the rubble of the fallen World Trade Center tower on September 11, 2001, after they themselves were sent to the scene of the terrorist attack to help the victims...
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For many people in the World Trade Center in New York, Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was just another sunny workday. Managers were busy printing business documents on quietly clicking keyboards and answering phone calls, cleaners were carefully navigating crowds of visitors with their cleaning carts, security guards were glancing boredly at surveillance cameras, and tourists tried to get to the top floor of the elevator as quickly as possible to reach the observation deck and get a bird's-eye view of the entire city stretching out to the horizon. None of the thousands of visitors to the WTC suspected that at that very moment, a group of 19 terrorists was taking control of huge passenger airliners to send them on their final deadly flight. One of the planes crashed into the Pentagon, taking more than a hundred innocent lives with it. The second flight, as a result of internal clashes between terrorists, passengers, and crew, came to an end in a field in Pennsylvania. However, the worst nightmare unfolded in New York, where the two remaining planes were headed, flying directly into both towers of the WTC and meeting no resistance along the way. As a result of this tragedy, which has no parallel in history, 2,606 people were killed, trapped in the gradually collapsing buildings. And that's not counting the innocent victims on the planes. News of the tragedy spread around the world in an instant, leaving no one indifferent. Attempts by the American authorities to rescue those who had even the slightest chance of survival from the WTC were mostly unsuccessful, after which a long, protracted, and dramatic dismantling of the collapsed structures began, accompanied by the unconcealed grief of those who lost loved ones in the disaster, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The tragedy of September 11 left a mark on American history that will probably never fade. The administration of President George W. Bush used the terrorist attack to launch military operations in the Middle East that were unprecedented in the new century, supposedly to hunt down those responsible for the crime against humanity. But for ordinary people with no access to the corridors of power, the most important thing was to honor the memory of those who died and to praise the true heroes who rushed into the ruins of the World Trade Center in search of possible survivors. Oliver Stone's film World Trade Center tells the story of such heroes from among the people, showing some of the most tragic aspects of what happened after the collapse of the airliners on September 11.
The plot of the film unfolds in New York, which is gripped by widespread panic. No one could have imagined that in our civilized age, a large-scale crime against humanity would take place, aimed not at those in power, but directly at ordinary people who dreamed of something special, who smiled and laughed, rejoiced and pondered, grieving, and hoping for a better future. However, the worst nightmares of ordinary people came true, and two airliners made their final rapid descent, crashing into the towers of the World Trade Center. The New York City authorities were completely unprepared for the events, although even the slightest hint of an impending threat would hardly have been able to avert the inevitable. And while officials in high offices were only just realizing what had happened and consulting with numerous useless advisors, heroes whom we usually do not notice on the streets and do not attach any particular importance to when red and blue flashing lights appear on the horizon came to the fore. Ordinary police officers, who report for duty every single day without exception and risk their lives for our well-being, head straight to the WTC to provide whatever assistance they can to those who can still be saved. Among the fearless squad rushing into the critically unstable ruins are John McLaglen (Nicolas Cage) and Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), ordinary police officers with loving wives waiting for them at home, hoping that their husbands will return home safe and sound. However, this time their shift will be a long one, and there is no guarantee that John and Will will be able to cheat death itself.
A tragedy of such enormous proportions proved to be an extremely difficult test not only for the police, firefighters, and rescue workers who rushed into the inferno of collapsing buildings on September 11, but also for Hollywood filmmakers, who have never shied away from major disasters, portraying them on screen with a proud patriotic undertone. For some time, no major studio dared to tackle the events, fearing possible outrage from the relatives of those affected by the tragedy. However, several years after the event, when passions had somewhat subsided, director Oliver Stone finally felt ready to once again pick apart the story and, without unnecessary moralizing or far-fetched reasoning, show viewers the heroism of ordinary people who were no match for those sitting in the White House and other government institutions. Some skeptics expected Stone to indulge in excessive pathos, which would have been completely out of place this time around, but the director himself understood that it was time to shelve the beloved tricks of the dream factory, which had become tiresome to those who had experienced the consequences of what had happened and were no longer able to perceive artistic fantasy as freely as before. World Trade Center is as far removed as possible from the standards of Hollywood heroic cinema, and yet from the first to the last second, it admires the courage of people who could have safely spent September 11 in their own neighborhoods or on any other street located at a safe distance from the WTC. Stone uses very simple, even trivial, yet effective dramatic techniques, filled with the feelings, experiences, and emotions of those who became unwitting hostages of treacherous concrete slabs, and also conveyed everything that the relatives of the real heroes felt, who sat with trembling knees in front of their televisions, hoping to find out what had really happened and whether there was any chance of seeing their beloved fathers and husbands in the quiet, peaceful surroundings of their homes.
In “Twin Towers,” the main focus was on honest, sincere drama, which required Oliver Stone to work hard to cast only worthy actors in the leading roles, rather than just faces from glossy magazine covers. To his credit, he made the right choice when he settled on Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña. The deserving Oscar winner, who was already beginning to test the strength of his once unbreakable reputation, played one of the best roles he had ever been offered in Stone's film. The unshakable patrolman John McLoughlin, played by Cage, exudes confidence, is not afraid to take risks, and at the same time tries to look after those who have followed him into ruin. Cage managed to create a truly believable character, and Michael Peña, who follows him closely, added to the emotional core of the film, clearly showing us that he is not just an excellent comedian, but also a promising and versatile actor with a capital A.
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