Loose Change

“Loose change” is an 82 minute long internet documentary that presents the events of 9/11 as a conspiracy theory, claiming that the United States government planned and/or knew about the attacks that took place on September, 11th 2001 before they actually happened. “Loose Change “is written and directed by Dylan Avery, produced by Korey Rowe and researched by Jason Bermas. The film is told in narrative form while presenting still photos, expert testimonies, evidence and live coverage of the attacks.


I thought the film itself was presented pretty well. I did think the music was a bit inappropriate for such a tragic situation, but in my opinion the music is the least important factor in the film. The filmmakers were obviously new and inexperienced in the film department and the narrator's voice was a bit weak and annoying, but overall I think they did a good job in making the film. They obviously conducted an excessive amount of research and presented the country with the lingering questions and unknown facts of 9/11. They did not waste time, the film was very fast paced, which I think was intended only to provide information and keep the viewers attention. Although I did find a few errors in the film as far as research is concerned, maybe that is a good thing, so that people can look at this information on their own. Avery actually stated in a television interview that some of the errors were purposely left in the 2nd edition of the film to encourage people to do the research themselves.


While conducting much of my own research on the internet, I have found that many people agree with this film. Let me rephrase that statement, while conducting much of my own research on the internet, I have found that those who have taken the time and effort to do the research for themselves agree with this film. Although I have found a few disbelievers here and there who think the conspiracy theory of 9/11 is absolutely insane; those people have no reason for their decision. They also have no proof arguing against the theory.



In my opinion, “Loose Change” is a creditable film, the young filmmakers may be new to the business, but everybody starts off at the bottom, people can't just disregard this information because it was a film directed by Dylan Avery instead of Michael Moore. I honestly think that this is just the beginning of the “Loose Change Phenomenon”; people everywhere are beginning to ask more and more of the unanswered questions of 9/11. People from different cities all over the country are starting campaigns and eventually I think the world will have no choice but to discover the truth.


I am sure by now it is obvious that I am a believer of “Loose Change”, but let me briefly explain why. Although it would be impossible for me to cover every detail in this critique, I will do my best to cover what I find most interesting and important. Let's start with the phone calls from United Flight 93. As “Loose Change” argues in the film, the cell phone calls from the plane were nearly impossible to make. Most people argue that there was a chance that the cell phone calls were made, but do these people actually know the odds? Next, Flight attendant Betty Ong made a call lasting 23 minutes, but only 4 and a half minutes were recorded. The 9/11 commission said “ only the first 4 minutes of the call were recorded because of the time limit recently installed in the system” , but when asked what system and why, they would not respond. If there is nothing to hide, why can't they answer simple question?



Another important question, what really happened to United Flight 93? Well, this is where “Loose Change” made a really big error. In “Loose Change 1st Edition”, the information suggested that United Flight 93 was shot down, but then in the 2nd edition they changed their story, suggesting that United Flight 93 landed at Cleveland Hopkins airport and basically the passengers disappeared into thin air. They should have stuck with the information in the 1st edition for this topic because all evidence points that way. According to http://www.911research.com/, there are several pieces of evidence that Flight 93 was shot down, such as; Debris fields up to 8 miles from the primary crash site, strange sounds from the jetliner before it nose dived, an apparent attempt to cover up details of the crash by changing the official time of the crash from 10:06pm to 10:03pm and eye witnesses who saw military planes. “Loose change” also implies that no bodies were found, the film shows testimony from the on site coroner, “I have not, to this day, seen a single drop of blood, not a drop”, but the Washington Post reported that 1500 human remains were recovered at Flight 93's crash site and the coroner only spent 20 minutes at the crash site before it was evacuated. So, here you see, “Loose Change” does in fact have errors, but that does not mean it is completely falsified. In my opinion, when making a documentary as complicated as this one, errors are bound to be made.


Unfortunately there is not enough time for me to go into details about the demolition of the World trade centers 1, 2 and 7, flight 77 hitting the pentagon leaving no trace, the case of the missing black boxes, the waiver that needed to be signed by the 9/11 family members before any information could be released to them, the American hospital that treated Osama Bin Laden when he was wanted by United States Officials, or any of the other conspiracy events of 9/11. “Loose Change” provides a general break down of these events, presenting hard core evidence to the hash truth of 9/11. The bottom line - “Loose Change” has opened the eyes of people all over the country including me and even those who do not believe have those lingering questions running through their minds. I know it's hard to believe George Bush could be a part of something so intelligent, but with a little help we all have our moments. Evidence is evidence, no matter how tragic, unbelievable or scary it may be. My advice for the disbelievers, go do the research, I mean really dig in and look for the facts, and then tell me you don't believe it.

The American Dream's "Hypocrisy"

My classmate's blog American Dream makes some brilliant points concerning the nation's vast ignorance. I completely agree and believe our ignorance is the one obstacle which has prevented our society from being even remotely close to an age of enlightenment, which is something I feel we are long overdue for.

I believe that mass ignorance is a control system implemented by those in power in order to indeed keep society from reaching a state of peace and enlightenment. I see, hear, smell, taste, and feel how my surroundings are attempting to poison my intuition and compromise my judgment.

On tv, I see people my age on reality shows binge drinking, fighting, and fornicating suggesting that it's a common and acceptable standard of living. On the radio, I hear both rockers and rappers singing about the exact same things mentioned above. It's almost inescapable.

Ignorance is being pushed onto society, especially towards my age group, the young American. What kills me is how so few actually push back. An intellectual revolution is necessary. However, who would be capable of manifesting such a movement? The President? The Church? Aliens? I'd put my money on aliens.