CRISIS 302 World Trade Center
CRISIS 302-B04
Liberty University
Movie Review
Submission Date: February 16, 2015
The movie “The World Trade Center begins with showing the audience how an average day might begin for residents of New York City. As the sun is coming up over the city subways are busy getting people to work, streets are jammed with traffic and your everyday noises of the city are heard. The movie quickly puts its focus on the civil servants that are getting ready for what they think is just another day in New York. The center of the movie revolves around two Port Authority Police officers Will Jimeno and Sgt. James McCoughlin who become trapped in the rubble after deciding to go in after the first plane hits.
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