So until next Tuesday, the only nominated flicks available on DVD that I haven't seen are Poseidon and United 93, so I naturally added them to my queue. But a few days after I did so, the reality of actually seeing all the nominated flicks started to set in and I realized that I had added United 93 to my queue. There is a very good reason as to why I didn't see that movie in theaters and that is because I was disgusted by the very idea of it. Though I was born and raised in DE, I grew up dreaming of moving to NY- I had this picture of myself living in a closet in the city, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, and wearing glasses while spending days locked in a room editing independent films. Though I never took up smoking and my vision still remains intact, I did develop a massive coffee addiction and got accepted to my first choice of college in Long Island. The safety of the suburbs and a jump over the bridge to the city. It was perfect. My first semester of college was the first time I'd been to NY, and I was there for less than a week when my roommate shook me awake at 9AM on a Tuesday morning (which was aggravating for me since I didn't have class until 4), and I stumbled into our common room just in time to see the second plane hit. In awe, we all hopped into the elevator to the top floor of one of Hofstra's very own towers and watched the massive buildings fall. I went home to DE that weekend and considered never returning. But I still had that dream, and it was still NYC, so I came back and embraced it. I went to school in NY for 4 years, and had a lot of wonderful times in the city, though I was haunted by nightmares of planes hitting Hofstra's dorm towers. I later realized that school in NY was enough to satisfy me, and I really belonged in LA, but I still love to go back.

So when United 93 came out, less than 5 years after 9/11, my boyfriend (a NY native) and I wrinkled our noses in disgust and swore that we wouldn't waste our time with such an atrocity.

But then the Oscar noms came out and my heart sunk when I saw United 93 in the Best Director category. I could have easily skipped over it if it was in something like Visual Effects or Costumes, but I usually like to see all the Best Director noms, and if I don't I'll eventually see them later. And it's so readily available to me through Netflix that I feel like I can't pass it up.

The Netflix arrived in the mail on Wednesday and has been sitting next to my DVD player ever since. I asked my boyfriend if he would watch it with me and he said, "No, never." Which is normally what I would say to such a thing, but....well my mission this year was very clear- all the nominated flicks I can before the Oscars.

So, what do you think I should do?? Should I, or shouldn't I, watch United 93? With all this set up, I expect some very detailed answers below Smiling

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