<p>What struck me the most about the emotions of the day was the almost lack of emotion. Not that people were actually unemotional but I think what was happening in front of their eyes was so unbelievable that they could not process it from an emotional perspective. I was at work watching it on TV with probably 50 or so other people when the towers fell. When they did, there were no screams of anguish or anything like that. There were just a few gasps and someone actually said, rather calmly, “There goes the tower”. </p>
<p>Likewise, the dispassionate coverage from the TV reporters covering it was almost eerie. There were no cries of, “Oh the humanity” as were famously broadcast as the Hindenburg exploded in flames. </p>
<p>For those who were not directly involved because of loved ones being involved, I think it took awhile for the rest of the people to come to grips with what they were seeing. So, I agree with sjmom2329 that perhaps this movie might be a way for people to process those emotions.</p>