Towers of Stone
Nicolas Cage struggles to survive the good intentions of Oliver Stone's 'World Trade Center'
By Richard von Busack
IN THE MIDST of World War II, the noted film critic James Agee described his conflicted feelings about watching a badly made documentary about Stalingrad: "It's like being moved by words like love, death, blood, sweat, tears, regardless of how well or ill they're used." That's the same problem with watching a film named after the World Trade Center. At the time, we wondered if there would ever be a film version of such a calamity, and whether such a movie could be anything other than a manipulative disgrace.
In World Trade Center, director Oliver Stone tries to return us to the moment before so much blood went down the gutter. That he does well. His morning cityscapes reveal the unseasonable heat and clarity of the day. A squad of Port Authority cops prepare for a day of seeking teenage runaways and
shooing transients from the base of the statue of Ralph Kramden outside the bus station. ......
Well its been a long journy since this picture was taken sometime in January of 05'. That is a brand new armature behind me which eventually would lead to the 16' piece which will be unveiled on Sept. 1st.
