Although it's difficult to watch, the film doesn't leave one feeling depressed. Instead, it enriches you with a deeply thoughtful look into the human spirit.
The questions posed are difficult: Was it brave or obscene to publish the Falling Man image? Should we be embarrassed that people chose to jump from the Twin Towers or were these people courageous individuals who seized control of their fate in the face of unspeakable options? Who, in fact, was the person in the Falling Man image?
None of these queries have easy answers, but the attempt to grapple with them is handled with insight and dignity.
9/11: The Falling Man
2006
Action / Documentary
9/11: The Falling Man
2006
Action / Documentary
Keywords: 9/11world trade center
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Tells the story of the most unforgettable image from 9/11 - a photograph of a falling man, a jumper from the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. The image ran in newspapers and magazines across the world over the following week, and should have remained the defining image of that terrible day. Instead, it was quickly airbrushed out of history. Why?
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9/11: The Falling Man
To be honest, I did not see the entire Twin Towers incident, so this documentary was pretty much a chance to see what I probably should have seen. This documentary focused on how New York was changed by this horrific day of occurrences, with the hijacked planes crashing into the North and South towers, people helpless in the building, the rescue attempts, and the mass destruction leading to hundreds dead. But one image that summed up another way this day was so horrible was the captured image of a man falling to his death, an example of many people jumping to their deaths. This image was very controversial for the newspaper that printed it, but they knew people needed to know how horrible this incident was, and what it could lead people to do when there is no chance. There is also the search for the identity of this single man, and his relatives or friends who would recognise him. A truly moving documentary that you cannot ignore, and really gives you an insight into how this single terrible day caught the attention of people all over the world. It was nominated the BAFTA Flaherty Documentary Award. Very good!
This is a MUST watch documentary...
The 2006 documentary "9/11: The Falling Man" was actually a documentary that I feel is a necessary documentary. Sure, there has been an abundance of documentaries about the firefighters, policemen, and other rescue personnel that was involved in the events that took place on September 11th. But "9/11: The Falling Man" tells the story of those that we haven't heard about, but all knew were there.
And while some people saw these terrible things with their own eyes, others only saw whatever was covered by the news and media. And while sitting through this ordeal, I must admit that I am a bit appalled by the fact that it was opted to quiet and forget about the people that decided to, for whatever reason I cannot ever possible determine, jump from the towers and plummet to their deaths below. Why would there be a need to forget about these people and pretend it never happened.
Sure, I don't agree upon the act of trying to trace down the identity of the individual in the iconic photo that was shot and world-widely frowned upon afterwards. But yeah, there was a story here, one that in no way deserved to be hushed and forgotten, but at the same time not one that needed to be delved into for finding an identity.
"9/11: The Falling Man" is a documentary that most certainly is worth watching, and one that sinks in under the skin and sticks with you, but at the same time provides some very enlightening informations of what happened.
My rating of "9/11: The Falling Man" lands on a six out of ten stars.