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Spiderman was edited before its release, in April 2002, after the 9/11 attacks. I’m guessing this along with the other changes to the film post 9/11 but pre re

Spiderman was edited before its release, in April 2002, after the 9/11 attacks. I’m guessing this along with the other changes to the film post 9/11 but pre release were the creators wishes and reflections after the attack. You have to remember it was less than a ~6 months after the attacks. This wasn’t history. This was the here and now and it was a massive trauma on a lot of people at the time.

ethbr0 4y ago
Granted. But we're now 20 years later. There are other, older movies with the towers in them, and yes, seeing them certainly stirs up emotions unexpected by the directors at the time. But the World Trade Center existed as a structure. And something terrible happened to it. Avoiding it now, even by omission, feels like avoiding an important part of history.
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- xmprt 4y ago
  I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. If a movie is released today, it obviously wouldn't have the towers. And a movie released in the past right after 9/11 would edit them out because it was still fresh in people's minds and most people agree that it was the right decision. Are you saying that the movies/trailers/TV shows should be retroactively edited to re-include the towers? Isn't retroactive editing a bad thing that we want to avoid. That's what this entire post thread is about.
  - bluefirebrand 4y ago
    > Are you saying that the movies/trailers/TV shows should be retroactively edited to re-include the towers? I didn't get that from their post at all. In fact I think you are in agreement. If your movie is set before 9/11 it should include the towers. If your movie was released before 9/11, it shouldn't be edited to remove the towers.
    - yardstick 4y ago
      This movie was released after 9/11, presumably (based on not having the towers) also set after 9/11. I don’t get the original complaint at all.

ethbr0 4y ago

Granted. But we're now 20 years later. There are other, older movies with the towers in them, and yes, seeing them certainly stirs up emotions unexpected by the directors at the time. But the World Trade Center existed as a structure. And something terrible happened to it. Avoiding it now, even by omission, feels like avoiding an important part of history.

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xmprt 4y ago
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. If a movie is released today, it obviously wouldn't have the towers. And a movie released in the past right after 9/11 would edit them out because it was still fresh in people's minds and most people agree that it was the right decision. Are you saying that the movies/trailers/TV shows should be retroactively edited to re-include the towers? Isn't retroactive editing a bad thing that we want to avoid. That's what this entire post thread is about.
- bluefirebrand 4y ago
  > Are you saying that the movies/trailers/TV shows should be retroactively edited to re-include the towers? I didn't get that from their post at all. In fact I think you are in agreement. If your movie is set before 9/11 it should include the towers. If your movie was released before 9/11, it shouldn't be edited to remove the towers.
  - yardstick 4y ago
    This movie was released after 9/11, presumably (based on not having the towers) also set after 9/11. I don’t get the original complaint at all.