"7 Days in September"

The documentary "7 Days in September" depicts video and reactions from 9/11 and the week following the attack.  The film did a phenomenal job recording the events that occurred on 9/11 and the week after after.  One of the great things that the film did was it got reactions from all different people to get different perspectives.  All of the clips put together made for an inspirational film that showed New York's true colors. 

If there were two words to describe the people of New York and the city itself in the week after 9/11 it would be conflicted and generous.  After the attack itself some of the first footage shown was people walking through the dust and debris filled streets.  The people would come inside and would be covered in grey debris.  The attacks on the World Trade Centers didn't only change the landscape of the block that it was in, but rather the landscape of many blocks around the area.  The attacks on 9/11 effected everyone who lived in New York from a physical standpoint because the city was basically shut down in the week following the attacks.  All offices were shut down to work and getting around the city was nearly impossible. 

There were a lot of issues brought up by the video.  A lot of them had to do with approaching the situation with kids who didn't fully understand the situation.  It's nearly impossible for a child to understand the magnitude of the situation.  Some parents gave their kids a very watered down version, while others got the full blow by blow.  Overall, the feeling for all of the kids was just sad because kids react to their parents, so since they were sad their kids were too.

If there was anything positive to take away from the events that occured on 9/11, it could be the way the city came together in support of each other.  After the attacks, in the same day, people were lined up ready to give blood to victims.  People were driving supplies to centers that were helping the firemen.  On a normal day in New York, neither of these things would have ever happened.  People would think of reasons about why they shouldn't give blood, but that day was different.  They were ready and willing to do whatever they could to help.  The people of New York were thinking about each other instead of just themselves.  As the 7 days went on, the people of New York seemed to get closer because they realized that in order to survive the attacks they would have to come together.