I doubt that there are few people who could film New York with such care and love and, remarkably in the light of his past films, could do that without a political overtone other than Oliver Stone.

I really admire the way he films this city and have done since the opening scenes of Wall Street which always seem to me to be in the same league as Woody Allen’s treatment of Manhattan but just in colour.

The same care and love is evident in World Trade Center but this isn’t about fine days in a peaceful city. The stories behind a few men from the Port Authority give us just one insight into what happened that day.

The stories of Will Jimeno, John McLoughlin, Dominick Pezzulo are told with care and left me amazed.

Add to that Dave Karnes and Jason Thomas (incorrectly played by a white actor) and Chuck Sereika :

“a man with no training in collapsed-building rescue and extrication, risked his life that day for men he had never met. Sereika said he was sure he would die when he crawled in. Unlike the police and firefighters who without hesitation sacrificed everything—and I in no way discount their selfless acts—Sereika was not called to duty by his unit. He arrived on his own accord. He was a paramedic, but his license had expired and he had left that life behind as he sought treatment for addiction problems. But he grabbed his medic sweatshirt and his cell phone and headed down to Ground Zero to see if he could apply a few splints or perform minor triage. He never imagined that he would be involved in one of the few and most memorable rescues of Sept. 11.”

How the 9/11 rescue really happened. - By Rebecca Liss - Slate Magazine

An incredible film telling an amazing tale and very, very humbling.