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Most stories about 9/11 protection the national tragedy from the perspective of the day it happened. Everyone remembers what happened on that lone day – where they were, what they were doing – because it affected the country as a whole.
It is much harder, however, to nave on the colossal aftermath from a personal level. “Extremely Deafening and Incredibly Close,” based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, makes the undertake, telling an extraordinary 9/11 story from a child’s perspective. But the obscure’s adaptation to the screen makes it just that — an essay.
The movie is told through the eyes of Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) a 9-year-old boy. Oskar appears to be borderline-Asperger’s, tribulation from crippling anxiety, compulsive tendencies and poor social skills. Only his old man, Thomas (Tom Hanks), can successfully tap into his systematic mind.
To both bond with his son and force Oskar to interact with others, Thomas creates ornamented stories and challenges around their home city of New York. Those excursions end abruptly the day the towers ruin, claiming Thomas as one of the thousands of 9/11 victims.
Source: Marquette Tribune