Can 9/11 Ever Be Sold As Entertainment?

It has been more than 3-1/2 years since the 9/11 attacks, which apparently is long enough for Hollywood to start making movies about one of the worst tragedies in American history. “Are Americans ready yet to watch, let alone pay to watch, a re-enactment of some of the most searing events in their lives? When will enough time have passed? How do you make use of the stories of the victims and survivors without being seen as exploiting them? Then there is perhaps the most basic creative dilemma: Do you show the airplanes crashing into the twin towers? On this, there is unanimous reluctance.”