September 5 Review

 

I recently saw September 5 with my aunt and uncle; we all had fun.

 

The story of the NBC news team that reported on the Munich Olympics attack.

 

September 5 tells the truth of the NBC newscasters who followed and reported the Munich Olympic German attack by terrorists in real time.

 

So I didn’t know this, but the news team that covered Munich was not the news team but actually the sports division, because they were so close they took the lead. Which was interesting, seeing these characters trying to problem-solve in this crazy situation. You feel sympathy for them, and them feeling out of their element made for good ride-along characters.

 

I will say we don’t get a whole lot of character development for each character, like I can’t really describe the personalities beyond the one trait, but that being said, the actors bring a lot of gravitas and humanity to the roles that any details that are left out of the script are made up for in the performances.

 

This movie feels tight, the way things escalate and them trying to figure out what’s going on in the government being out of their depth, the terrorist purpose causing confusion, not to mention athletes just relaxing and training outside the building while all this craziness is happening; it gave everything a frantic media circus feel.

 

They used actual news footage in the movie, like they don’t have an actor play newscaster Jim McKay; they just use the actual news footage, which gives everything an authentic feel.

 

A lot of the intrigue of the movies is just watching events occur and how the people respond to them.

 

Historically, this was the first major terrorist attack broadcast on live TV in real time, and throughout the movie, they don’t really leave the control room or newsroom. You’ll see things on monitors, but that’s about it, so you don’t get the full impact of everyone all over the world, but the characters just look shocked and stunned by everything. You still get the impact of the seriousness of the situation.

 

I went with my aunt and uncle to see it, so all three of us enjoying it was the best part.

 

This is definitely a smart thriller, and by that I mean problems can’t be solved with punches and explosions, but like there’s a clear serious thing going on, and people kind of have to use their natural smarts and luck to get through it, so it’s interesting. Watching these characters adapt to the situation and trying to navigate it. I give it a low five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️