United 93

Is it too soon for a movie about 9/11?

I worry it might be too late. I saw the trailer for the movie United 93 about a week ago and it certainly evokes an emotional response. But a lot of people don't want to revisit the emotion of 9/11 and have objected the the trailer playing in movie theaters. They don't seem to want to confront real fear and vulnerability; movies are to escape, right? It's certainly not to confront difficult and challenging subjects.

But during World War 2 we had movies about the war released during the war years and some movies were released barely a year after the battles they depict. These movies, some of which were accurate and well done and some that were not, nevertheless served the purpose of uniting the American people to face the challenge at hand.

This link takes you to the page for both the tailer and a behind the scenes trailer. Both are worth viewing.