@@nehorlavazapalka No. You may be thinking of highlining, which uses tubular webbing instead of a steel cable. The webbing is one inch wide, so not really any size difference compared to a cable. The real difference is the technique used to cross. Crossing a steel cable with a counterweight is generally seen as a much easier task than walking an equivalent distance highline.
@@isaiahwilliams2642 that may be so but there are no twin towers on the Swiss Alps. He was the one and onky person to ever do this and obviously that record can never be held by anyone else.
I thought it was extremely gutsy and courageous for someone to make a movie about the world trade center not about 9/11. But enough time has passed for people to hear and think about the world trade center as something more than a horrible event. Something wonderful happened there. Many wonderful things happened there. And this movie celebrates it so well. Its like this was the eulogy for for the WTC we never got. A celebration of life instead of mourning death. Loved the story and the movie.
Shay Hicks I always think of them as a symbol of opportunity. From a foreign standpoint, it’s iconic stature rivaled the Statue of Liberty 🗽 a century before. When people thought of America, the Twin Towers was first on many mind. I always say this to my friends. The people who arrived on Ellis Island saw the Statue of Liberty. The people who landed at JFK saw the World Trade Center.
Shay Hicks yes it’s sad but it makes me happy seeing these towers as beauty and not disaster I wish we could forget about it or make it never happen it’s so sad
"And he wrote on it, forever." How heartbreaking. To achieve something so extraordinary and amazing, to be able to revisit the feeling whenever you want. ... I can only imagine how he felt the day his buildings were taken away from him..
@General GTA haha why do you need me to reply so badly? And I know they weren't hiiisss buildings, but it was just the concept of his accomplishment of something near impossible and very illegal before the buildings were even finished. And just to go and revisit that feeling whenever you like would have been such a beautiful thing. The acceptance of it after everything. He got to keep that forever pass. But then to have all that ripped away from him destroyed him I'll bet. That's all I was trying to say.
@@Diego5151999 he actually has never commented on how he felt. He said that it was be absurd for people to ask how he felt. He said that his personal connection to them is not and never will be anywhere near as important as the loss of life that day. All he really said was that he felt like the rest of the world, Traumatized and shocked
4Kaiju the movie probably would have came out a while ago lol it didn’t come out til 2015 because they we’re scared people would bash it for it being the twin towers
It probably would have made it into a documentary. I truly think the movie was meant to remember the Twin Towers without making it the main character until the end. To celebrate them without bring back horrible memories that some might have of the dreadful day.
I love that the movie ends on the word “forever” and a shot of the towers in all their magnificence. To me it’s trying to say something more, ie. that we will remember them forever. Even though they are gone, they will stand tall in our memories and in our hearts, forever.
@@Joe-od7ho Everything is « just » something, or someone. We give meanings to these things. Buildings can be given meanings, purposes, a life through our eyes
There was a children's book called "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" written before this explaining most of the events that were based in real life. At the end of the book, it says "Now the towers are gone. But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there. And part of that memory is the joyful morning, August 7, 1974, when Philipe Pett walked between them in the air." To this day those words touch me deeply.
simplemandude do you not realise the sad thing about the twin tower was the death toll (even though it wasn’t huge) and not some man made structure falling over
Hamish Catherwood, Yes, but in a way, they do stand out as a symbol for the people who lost their lives. I agree with you though, I always see comments from people stating how the Twin Towers should've been rebuilt, but rebuilding them won't bring back the people. And no matter what, they would never be the originals. Only duplicates.
Buttoned Orange Interesting comment. It is definitely true that *rebuilding* the Twin Towers will not bring back the 2753 innocent souls that were lost on that fateful day in September, 2001. However, the most important question remains, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to live in fear for the rest of your life because of what the terrorists did? Do you want the WTC Site to be an eternal remembrance of the victory the terrorists were able to claim on that day? How are you going to respond to the rest of the world? As you were able to point out exactly that the Twin Towers were *symbols* of NYC and thereby America itself, coming to symbolize both the contemporary spirit and vitality of New Yorkers, is the reason why rebuilding the Twin Towers would have been the greatest *honor* and achievement imaginable. New Twin Towers would be the tribute itself and *not* some duplicate. They would be original on their own. They would be a 21st century improvement so to speak. This is where a lot of people agreed on, including a 2009 poll when the rebuilding process was going nowhere and 2700 people out of 3000 voted in favor of new Twin Towers than One WTC. This is also able to highlight what went wrong and it went against wish of the public.
People who survived the buildings were willing to return, one guy said the twins were his home away from home. We can do it, but no one in the political world has the balls to do it. The hole in NYC, shows how weak we are. That should have the twin towers standing tall, with them taller than the older ones and improved, that is a statement against the ones who killed them, to bring them back to life. The dead, we mourn and remember their lives, same with all tragedies.
Plastic Spoon Hard to disagree with that. In fact I don't disagree with it at all. The disappointment is that President Trump did want the Twin Towers to be rebuilt better, taller and stronger than ever before back right from the very beginning. He had the balls, but he did *not* had the connections and political influence like former Governor Pataki and former Mayor Bloomberg to do something about it other than going on a PR stunt that he did. If Trump was President back in 2005 or 2010, no doubt in my mind that the Twin Towers would have been rebuilt by now.
It's true. The Twin Towers only exists in our memory. They're gone, as much as you hate to admit it. At least in the physical world. But in the world of movie magic they will *always* exist. No day shall the Twin Towers be forgotten.
The Yellow Strider they originally were gonna rebuild them both higher than the originals to show we stand tall. But sadly a lot of people were lost when they died in it and they took it as a tomb for the ones that were lost. So they left it like that. Plus the sad part is Arabia is already said this isn’t the only attack they plan. It pisses me off so much. I hope whatever their planning goes down the drain. But a lot of people think it’s gonna be the Empire State Building next.
I love that they still exist in movie magic. There has been many films that put them there, even period dramas like A Most Violent Year, and The Iceman. Watchmen, the Walk, and many other films too.
"No Day Shall Erase You From The Memory Of Time" this quote from the Roman Philosopher Virgil that is engraved on the memorial hall ceiling of the 9/11 Museum is EXACTLY what Zemekis put into images at the end of this film. It's REALLY profound.
This ending actually made me tear up it was not only Philippe's dream taken away as you see him look sad and down as he walks out of the scene but this scene of course acknowledges 911. Wonderful movie!
majority of the world cheered when the towers go down , do you even realize how much death and destruction US inflict upon the non-white world ? disgusting
I just saw the film The Walk, it was extraordinary from beginning to end as the towers were the star of film. I couldn't hold back the tears as it was so realistic with the graphics thru out. It was like they were brought back from the ashes and the way they glowed in the final shot is epic, I believe they would be proud. RIP my towers 1973 - 2001, I visited them twice once in 1999 and again 2000.. I will remember you always standing tall and shining brightly in my memory forever 🙏😭
I was expecting this movie to not mention anything about 9/11, although you can't call it mentioning as the ending just acknowledges it. Which is the perfect way to do it! The whole movie makes us remember their existence, not just their destruction. I'm just gutted this movie is not up any oscars, especially best visual effects or best actor etc.
Douglas Schultz it sucks :( award winning movies like this will never see see the awards list all because of politics and popularity. Such a shame what this generation has become.
I wondered if this movie would reference 9/11, and if so how. I was undecided on whether it should - on the one hand, how could you NOT? But on the other hand... I wondered if they would be clumsy about it, with a line on the screen dedicating the movie to the people of New York or something, which would have been a poor way to do it IMO. But what we got was just perfect... the way he says "forever", and his face just takes on that slightly sad expression at the word... and then the fading out so that the two towers shine in the sun for just a moment longer than the buildings around them. It was subtle, understated, and yet it said all that needed to be said. The memory of these buildings has to be about more than how they died, and this film is as much a monument to these marvels of beauty and human ingenuity as it is to the man who walked them. Bravo for this wonderful ending.
This movie honors the legacy of the Twin Towers. When my parents came to the U.S. in 1990, one of the first things they saw was the World Trade Center. From a global perspective, it was a symbol of the prosperous American dream.
There's a video on CZcams about how this video has many links with Back to the Future, which was also made by Zemekis. Give it a try. It's really interesting.
I was there on the day of the attacks. I’m a seal now because of it. This movie did it perfectly they didn’t have to say a line like never forget or put something about it in the credits. They just did all that by showing the two towers standing together just like twins. They stood together like twins, they fell like twins would. Together. Forever.
This was the perfect way for them to acknowledge 9/11 without explicitly mentioning it. I can't imagine how devastated he must've been, not just because of the tragic loss of life, but the loss of the towers themselves and what they meant to him
Proud New Yorker here. I will never forget the night cruise we did after my senior prom in June 2001. We passed those beauties and they were glorious to.behold
@General GTA My father worked in the city and hated it. During the weekends we RARELY went there, so I had a fascination with the city growing up. When we'd go over bridges, I'd always look for those tall towers. Seeing them up close, during the final year of school, meant something to me. That moment stuck with me, and is a big reason why, when they were destroyed less than 3 months later, I have become fascinated with those beautiful structures. I've been in the new Freedom Tower twice, for the race that takes place in there every year. You climb from the bottom to the top. The first time I did it, the top floor was still being worked on, so we were able to sign our names on the cement, before they put the walls up. My name is in those towers. Still, I never went into the original towers and regret it ever since.
Damn I started feeling bad for those towers Lemme clarify, I always get sad when the 9/11 story is told because of the loss of the people, and the towers, and America’s feeling of safety, but I started feeling bad for the towers as if they were sentient when I watch this scene and idk why.
Just saw the movie for the first time today on demand, the movie was great but the ending was especially moving. Nice little homage to the twin towers. We will never forget what happened on that fateful morning in 2001. 🗽🇺🇸🙏🏻
I never got to see the twins with my own eyes in real life, the actual buildings. But God, they were perfect. Something about them made you fall in love with them. The size, the strength, what they represent, everything. The new buildings can’t replace them, nothing could. The twins were The World Trade Center, nothing else. The twins don’t get that sort of love the Titanic gets, because they were destroyed violently? and now associated with death, war, and failure? Or another reason? No one can think of them without 9/11 ever again. And there is nothing left of them like titanic, no wreck or anything, just small chunks and memories. Will they get rebuilt? That depends, in this awful political and social climate, people would not support it and would probably fight against it, with others wanting them back. Politicians wouldn’t probably like it. Trump actually wanted the twins back in NYC. Maybe they will come back. It took 100 years to get titanic rebuilt. Will it take 100 for the twins? I hope not. My dream would be to be at the twin towers, and see them with my eyes, and to touch them and adore those giants, but that can’t happen. If I pursue architecture, my goal is to get them back up, not for me, but for everyone. Sorry for the long paragraph but had to say everything I wanted. Let us hope they come back. This ending though describes them perfectly, beautiful buildings that many dreamed of going to and them fading away only into our hearts.
I can copy and paste this and it would be authentic to my lack of experience of them as well. I want this for myself and everyone in good faith to the towers.
John 3:16 ; For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Now when I think of the WTC, i think of it as it was meant to be thought as. Beautiful. Yes I think of the attacks, but this movie reminds us of what we should really be thinking and feeling.
@@CinematicV When I was a kid, my parents would point out the World Trade Center first as we drove past New York City. I cherished every moment I saw those buildings, thanks to my hero Kevin McCallister. It was one of those happy memories as a child. Then 9/11 hit, and it felt weird because my towers became America's towers. Thirteen years later, my parents drove me to JFK as I went to Taiwan for a study trip. On the way, my parents told me the story when they first arrived in America at JFK and learned I'll be retracing their first steps when I came back. Four months later, on a cold December night, I saw 1 World Trade Center illuminate in the distance. I closed my eyes and thought of the day when my parents came to the U.S. The spirit of the Twin Towers was talking to me. I forgot about 9/11 and thought of the happy memories as a kid.
Watched this movie today. And its just...wow. The realistic effects really make you think that the Towers themselves are still there. And i'm pleased, there is a tale about WTC that does not involve any deaths, or attacks, but rather an inspiring story of a man, who proved nothing was impossible. Truely a movie well worth watching
Wow i never knew he got a lifetime ticket to go up on the south tower observation deck its just incredible that he did this i bet even the cops who arrested him were also impressed
All I think about when I see the twin towers in pictures or movies is... “My god, look at how beautiful and breathtaking they are” It’s a shame they decided not to rebuild them.
Ethan Jae Why the fuck would they rebuild them? That’s like telling the terrorists to come back for seconds, and they did rebuild one, it’s just called WTC but it’s a lot sleeker this time round...
Ironclad _Turtle It shows the terrorists that if you destroy something of ours, we’ll just rebuild. I don’t understand why my opinion frustrates you so much lol. Anyway, I’m not gonna reply anymore. Bye :)
This part always makes me cry, because I just think of how the twin towers are no longer here. And think about about 9/11 and all those poor innocent people that lost their lives that day :(
loved this movie watched it on starz few years ago and the ending got to me 😔😔 with the piano and the way he said "forever" than he goes from a smile to sadness cuz the towers are gone..9/11 always gets to me i was in second grade living in the bronx i could never forget this day i remember it like if it was yesterday 😔😔
honor the dead by stop inflicting brutal oppresive military action all over the world.. this is blowback from all those decades of violence inflicted on the world by USA
20 years ago…we watched 2,977 innocent men and women lose their lives in the chorus of 1 hour and 42 minutes… ------------------ It was a day of terror, tears & triumph. Innocent lives were taken….ordinarily people were made into heroes…and our nation changed forever. I will forever love America, it’s my land, my home that gave me life, and I never give up on making my great country a better place, no matter how f’’ked up it gets. #neverforget 🇺🇸 🦅✌️
The effects of this film are amazing in 3D. Zemeckis and crew did perfect justice to the way the towers looked; like they are somehow not gone. And to feel like you are on the wire with Phillipe is awesome. Just don't look down. Glad I picked up a 3D copy.
After 9-11, the priority was on remembering and honoring the victims and heroes of that terrible day, and rightfully so. But after 14 years, this movie was the love letter to the buildings that we never got. The Walk has an important place in history.
It’s 9/11/2018 & I just got done watching this movie, I saw it in theaters when it came out, this ending was so sad but as others have said it’s nice to think of the WTC as they were for many years & not how they ended....
It's a beautiful ending. Too emotional because we all know what happened. I hope it really inspired a lot of people to follow their dreams, no matter how impossible. Now that you've been inspired, let's go put them up again. They'll stand guard over the fallen, and in honorable memory of those who put them up in the first place. Leslie Robertson, Guy Tozzoli, and Minoru Yamasaki to name only a few. It's my dream to be an old 90 something year old at ground zero, look over my shoulder, and see two super massive twin buildings standing guard over that hallowed ground, and in absolute defiance of whoever and whatever slaughtered them. Maybe this is not the time or place to say it, but that is my ever vivid vision.
Doctor699 It is hard to disagree with what you state. I also wonder what it would have been like had the Twin Towers still been standing today. I also agree that *rebuilding* the Twin Towers would have been the right thing to do. Not just in the names of the victims and as a victory against terrorism, but that it would also benefit the economy and finance etc. Because there were over 350 different companies that used to work in the Twin Towers. And you should *not* forget that new Twin Towers would be build with at least the exact same measures that were undertaken for the construction of One WTC. Up-to-date and top-notch. I therefore agree with your vision, in addition to *restoring* the famous Austin J. Tobin Plaza and placing the equally famous Koenig Sphere on its original place serving as an eternal message of courage and heroism.
dvchel I do believe that they should have made two that looked like them but not for business but as a memorial inside is like a museum of artifacts and the names of the victims but sadly that’s not what happened
D G they didn’t have anything too do with the attacks on 9/11 it was Saudi Arabia what r u talking about? Stop bashing her for no reason. How do you know she’s even Brazilian.
Beautiful ending,in my memory as is alot of people's memories those beautiful buildings and beautiful souls that once shined within those buidings will forever be lit up inside all of us❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I've never seen The Towers myself and I'm not even from America but I can't even express how much of an impact that horrible event had on me. UPD: I'm too young to remember that day but my mom remembered it pretty well. When everything happened it was about 9pm here in my city and my mom had to go to bed early cuz in the morning she had to go to the court, it was the last case before my dad's killers went to jail. So she found out about the tragedy in like 12 hours, when it was the morning of the 12th here already. She had to listen to all the details of the assassination once again, see the people who took away her husband face to face... And still, when she was crying while waiting for a bus to go home, it was because a tragedy that happened across the ocean. Idk why but I was astonished by this level of sympathy when she told me about it.
This ending made me cry, the first time I’ve cried watching a movie since I was little. But I have a question- can he use that pass at the New World Trade Center?
No. I remember some journalists asking Petit himself and he said No. The pass was issued only for the two towers. And it makes sense on a personal level - he had a special connection with those two specific buildings. He said so himself. No matter what follows them, they cannot be replaced. The feelings he felt when he was up there cannot be replaced.
Robert Zemeckis made 2 of the few films I can watch on loop or whenever I don't know what else to watch and I'm in the mood for something hearty yet uplifting, one is Forrest Gumo and the other is The Walk. It's just magnificent.
I want to thank Philippe Petit for giving us a way to remember the Twin Towers with affection and wonder instead of tears. What a great gift to the world 🌍!
Even though no matter what they wouldn’t be the tallest buildings forever they would always have been beautiful but sadly I never got to see them in person and I wish I could have they were a masterpiece and I love to remember them as this and not thoes building that got hit by planes and collapsed sadly that’s the truth though and we will never forget😢
This is so damn sad:( just think about how the plaza for those buildings looks so beautiful but now... it’s no longer there and only because something bad happened:(
love the movie, great ending the sunset both twin towers, that day never forget Tuesday sept, 11, 2001. I was in middle school at that time. I wanted to see the walk in theaters couldn't didn't have the time. blind buy the blu ray. it's one my favorites
Imagine holding a world record that can never be broken
Sorry to break the news, but it was broken by a tightrope walker in the swiss alps.
Doesn't take away how amazing this stunt was.
@@isaiahwilliams2642 no I mean holding the world record for tightrope walking between the New York twin towers
@@isaiahwilliams2642 but these modern walks use much wider ropes, no?
@@nehorlavazapalka No. You may be thinking of highlining, which uses tubular webbing instead of a steel cable. The webbing is one inch wide, so not really any size difference compared to a cable. The real difference is the technique used to cross. Crossing a steel cable with a counterweight is generally seen as a much easier task than walking an equivalent distance highline.
@@isaiahwilliams2642 that may be so but there are no twin towers on the Swiss Alps. He was the one and onky person to ever do this and obviously that record can never be held by anyone else.
I thought it was extremely gutsy and courageous for someone to make a movie about the world trade center not about 9/11. But enough time has passed for people to hear and think about the world trade center as something more than a horrible event. Something wonderful happened there. Many wonderful things happened there. And this movie celebrates it so well. Its like this was the eulogy for for the WTC we never got. A celebration of life instead of mourning death. Loved the story and the movie.
Shay Hicks I always think of them as a symbol of opportunity. From a foreign standpoint, it’s iconic stature rivaled the Statue of Liberty 🗽 a century before. When people thought of America, the Twin Towers was first on many mind.
I always say this to my friends. The people who arrived on Ellis Island saw the Statue of Liberty. The people who landed at JFK saw the World Trade Center.
Very beautifully written 😢👏🏼
Shay Hicks yes it’s sad but it makes me happy seeing these towers as beauty and not disaster I wish we could forget about it or make it never happen it’s so sad
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Yeah I've seen it blown up enough times on tv and Internet. It was always so impressive seeing them in person
Shay Hicks ❤️❤️❤️
It’s really cool that there’s a movie about the WTC that’s not about 9/11 at all yet manages to tribute the buildings so well. Really touching ending
"And he wrote on it, forever."
How heartbreaking. To achieve something so extraordinary and amazing, to be able to revisit the feeling whenever you want.
... I can only imagine how he felt the day his buildings were taken away from him..
@General GTA haha why do you need me to reply so badly? And I know they weren't hiiisss buildings, but it was just the concept of his accomplishment of something near impossible and very illegal before the buildings were even finished. And just to go and revisit that feeling whenever you like would have been such a beautiful thing. The acceptance of it after everything. He got to keep that forever pass. But then to have all that ripped away from him destroyed him I'll bet. That's all I was trying to say.
@Hitler Loves Anime why so angry Hitler lover?
I believe there are articles about what and how he felt when 9/11 came to be.
@@Diego5151999 he actually has never commented on how he felt. He said that it was be absurd for people to ask how he felt. He said that his personal connection to them is not and never will be anywhere near as important as the loss of life that day. All he really said was that he felt like the rest of the world, Traumatized and shocked
Yeah, he doesn't care about those buildings at all, idiot. It's clear in his interviews but you never watched them because your brain ain't that big.
I wonder what this ending would have looked like, if 9/11 never happened.
I think if they were still there the ending could be the actual guy himself standing on the towers and fading out,that works for me
Probably him standing in front of the towers as the picture fades, reminding us how amazing these towers are and how long they have stood
4Kaiju the movie probably would have came out a while ago lol it didn’t come out til 2015 because they we’re scared people would bash it for it being the twin towers
It probably would have made it into a documentary. I truly think the movie was meant to remember the Twin Towers without making it the main character until the end. To celebrate them without bring back horrible memories that some might have of the dreadful day.
I'd imagine immigrants arriving at JFK or Newark coming to see the Towers first, before the Statue of Liberty.
I love that the movie ends on the word “forever” and a shot of the towers in all their magnificence. To me it’s trying to say something more, ie. that we will remember them forever. Even though they are gone, they will stand tall in our memories and in our hearts, forever.
Nah, they're just buildings bro. Get a life.
@@Joe-od7ho it's not
@@Joe-od7ho
Everything is « just » something, or someone.
We give meanings to these things. Buildings can be given meanings, purposes, a life through our eyes
@@Joe-od7hoGrow up.
@@Joe-od7howow you must be fun at parties
There was a children's book called "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" written before this explaining most of the events that were based in real life. At the end of the book, it says "Now the towers are gone. But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there. And part of that memory is the joyful morning, August 7, 1974, when Philipe Pett walked between them in the air." To this day those words touch me deeply.
When I have children, that book will be one of the first stories I'll read to them.
@@dchang11 how old are you though?
One of my favorite books as a kid!
He crossed out the date, and he wrote on it "forever".
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It just really pisses me off that those beautiful buildings are out of the image today
Not to mention thousands of innocent lives
They should have been rebuild
@@leonardchurch5199 Yes we need to make pettition
They were beautiful I wish I got to see them
Leonard L Church they were gonna rebuild them but a lot of people were lost when they died so they thought of it as a tomb.
I saw this in theaters, and when he said “forever”, my eyes filled with tears....
I also saw this in theaters. Such a powerful ending. Real shame that this movie didn’t do well at the box office because I loved this film.
I cried in the theater. I didn't care. Amazing ending.
I didn't even watch the movie - just clicked on this clip, but it made me tear up for some reason. Damn.
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I am one tough son of a bitch but I always cry watching movies.
absolutely perfect ending.. paying homage to the towers like that.
Forever they were meant to be standing, Forever they will stand in our memories.
simplemandude do you not realise the sad thing about the twin tower was the death toll (even though it wasn’t huge) and not some man made structure falling over
Hamish Catherwood, Yes, but in a way, they do stand out as a symbol for the people who lost their lives. I agree with you though, I always see comments from people stating how the Twin Towers should've been rebuilt, but rebuilding them won't bring back the people. And no matter what, they would never be the originals. Only duplicates.
Buttoned Orange Interesting comment. It is definitely true that *rebuilding* the Twin Towers will not bring back the 2753 innocent souls that were lost on that fateful day in September, 2001.
However, the most important question remains, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to live in fear for the rest of your life because of what the terrorists did? Do you want the WTC Site to be an eternal remembrance of the victory the terrorists were able to claim on that day? How are you going to respond to the rest of the world?
As you were able to point out exactly that the Twin Towers were *symbols* of NYC and thereby America itself, coming to symbolize both the contemporary spirit and vitality of New Yorkers, is the reason why rebuilding the Twin Towers would have been the greatest *honor* and achievement imaginable. New Twin Towers would be the tribute itself and *not* some duplicate. They would be original on their own. They would be a 21st century improvement so to speak. This is where a lot of people agreed on, including a 2009 poll when the rebuilding process was going nowhere and 2700 people out of 3000 voted in favor of new Twin Towers than One WTC. This is also able to highlight what went wrong and it went against wish of the public.
People who survived the buildings were willing to return, one guy said the twins were his home away from home. We can do it, but no one in the political world has the balls to do it. The hole in NYC, shows how weak we are. That should have the twin towers standing tall, with them taller than the older ones and improved, that is a statement against the ones who killed them, to bring them back to life. The dead, we mourn and remember their lives, same with all tragedies.
Plastic Spoon Hard to disagree with that. In fact I don't disagree with it at all. The disappointment is that President Trump did want the Twin Towers to be rebuilt better, taller and stronger than ever before back right from the very beginning. He had the balls, but he did *not* had the connections and political influence like former Governor Pataki and former Mayor Bloomberg to do something about it other than going on a PR stunt that he did. If Trump was President back in 2005 or 2010, no doubt in my mind that the Twin Towers would have been rebuilt by now.
It's true. The Twin Towers only exists in our memory. They're gone, as much as you hate to admit it. At least in the physical world. But in the world of movie magic they will *always* exist. No day shall the Twin Towers be forgotten.
@Big Fish They should have been rebuilt.
The Yellow Strider they originally were gonna rebuild them both higher than the originals to show we stand tall. But sadly a lot of people were lost when they died in it and they took it as a tomb for the ones that were lost. So they left it like that. Plus the sad part is Arabia is already said this isn’t the only attack they plan. It pisses me off so much. I hope whatever their planning goes down the drain. But a lot of people think it’s gonna be the Empire State Building next.
I love that they still exist in movie magic. There has been many films that put them there, even period dramas like A Most Violent Year, and The Iceman. Watchmen, the Walk, and many other films too.
"No Day Shall Erase You From The Memory Of Time" this quote from the Roman Philosopher Virgil that is engraved on the memorial hall ceiling of the 9/11 Museum is EXACTLY what Zemekis put into images at the end of this film. It's REALLY profound.
@@movieclipsintheater3841it was a terroirs group. They weren’t even from Arabia.
This ending actually made me tear up it was not only Philippe's dream taken away as you see him look sad and down as he walks out of the scene but this scene of course acknowledges 911. Wonderful movie!
Keleka O. When I saw Home Alone 2, my dream was to visit the Twin Towers. My dad promised me one day. It never came.
David C Everyone would’ve loved to visit but we can pay our respects at the memorial & visit the Freedom Tower
Abraham Rivera maybe I’ll go to the memorial. maybe I’ll go to the freedom tower. The thing is I don’t know if I’m ready.
You could say he was sad because, even if the towers are still around, there would be no other greater feat than that ever again.
majority of the world cheered when the towers go down , do you even realize how much death and destruction US inflict upon the non-white world ? disgusting
How one word can have so much meaning. Forever.
Flawless ending. Just like Gangs of New York. This film was not about the destruction of the Towers it was about the beauty of them.
Very few movies can make me cry, and this is one of them.
who the f are you
“No Day Shall Erase You From The Memory Of Time” - Virgil
BustinLooseRacing714
Comforting 🤔
The ending gets me every time. I loved this movie. 9/11 never forget. 💔
I just saw the film The Walk, it was extraordinary from beginning to end as the towers were the star of film. I couldn't hold back the tears as it was so realistic with the graphics thru out. It was like they were brought back from the ashes and the way they glowed in the final shot is epic, I believe they would be proud. RIP my towers 1973 - 2001, I visited them twice once in 1999 and again 2000.. I will remember you always standing tall and shining brightly in my memory forever 🙏😭
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They were extraordinary buildings for sure
@@hitlerlovesanime2904... Shut up. Please, just shut up!!!
Darn, I'm not from the usa , but this is really touching :(
It doesn't matter which country you're from. This is universal.
I didn't mean to offend anyone, sorry I guess
You didn't offend anybody. Don't worry. I just pointed out that we are all humans after all. We have the same feelings. No matter the country.
Support Film Art thanks , that's true :-)
The Forbidden Fruit wtf does u not being from the u.s have to do with this?
I was expecting this movie to not mention anything about 9/11, although you can't call it mentioning as the ending just acknowledges it. Which is the perfect way to do it! The whole movie makes us remember their existence, not just their destruction. I'm just gutted this movie is not up any oscars, especially best visual effects or best actor etc.
Movies that should win awards never get picked. These days it's all politics and popularity.
Douglas Schultz it sucks :( award winning movies like this will never see see the awards list all because of politics and popularity. Such a shame what this generation has become.
I wondered if this movie would reference 9/11, and if so how. I was undecided on whether it should - on the one hand, how could you NOT? But on the other hand... I wondered if they would be clumsy about it, with a line on the screen dedicating the movie to the people of New York or something, which would have been a poor way to do it IMO. But what we got was just perfect... the way he says "forever", and his face just takes on that slightly sad expression at the word... and then the fading out so that the two towers shine in the sun for just a moment longer than the buildings around them. It was subtle, understated, and yet it said all that needed to be said. The memory of these buildings has to be about more than how they died, and this film is as much a monument to these marvels of beauty and human ingenuity as it is to the man who walked them. Bravo for this wonderful ending.
+Graham Kennedy Very well said. I feel the same way.
Couldn't have said that better, glad others agree with how I felt inside.
Perfectly said
This movie honors the legacy of the Twin Towers. When my parents came to the U.S. in 1990, one of the first things they saw was the World Trade Center. From a global perspective, it was a symbol of the prosperous American dream.
There's a video on CZcams about how this video has many links with Back to the Future, which was also made by Zemekis. Give it a try. It's really interesting.
I was there on the day of the attacks. I’m a seal now because of it. This movie did it perfectly they didn’t have to say a line like never forget or put something about it in the credits. They just did all that by showing the two towers standing together just like twins. They stood together like twins, they fell like twins would. Together. Forever.
LIES !
No you weren’t
Why do you guys not believe someone using CZcams could be born before 2001
did you watch that disgusting 'american sniper' movie and think that is your story ? disgusting
The art of film making is to let the camera do the talking, and it as a perfect ending
I have never seen a film with more realistic cgi. It doesnt even seem fair to call it cgi
Very true. I agree.
True, loved the fact that this CGI felt like the real thing, like seing the original WTC exists all over again...
Escape From New York used scale models and Snake Plissken lands his glider in the roof of the South Tower. It looks amazing
This was the perfect way for them to acknowledge 9/11 without explicitly mentioning it.
I can't imagine how devastated he must've been, not just because of the tragic loss of life, but the loss of the towers themselves and what they meant to him
Proud New Yorker here. I will never forget the night cruise we did after my senior prom in June 2001. We passed those beauties and they were glorious to.behold
I remember going by in 1994 or 95 on a boat trip to the Statue of Liberty.
@General GTA y tho ?
@General GTA My father worked in the city and hated it. During the weekends we RARELY went there, so I had a fascination with the city growing up. When we'd go over bridges, I'd always look for those tall towers. Seeing them up close, during the final year of school, meant something to me. That moment stuck with me, and is a big reason why, when they were destroyed less than 3 months later, I have become fascinated with those beautiful structures. I've been in the new Freedom Tower twice, for the race that takes place in there every year. You climb from the bottom to the top. The first time I did it, the top floor was still being worked on, so we were able to sign our names on the cement, before they put the walls up. My name is in those towers. Still, I never went into the original towers and regret it ever since.
August 2001 i took my gf to the Village, was the last time I saw them
Damn I started feeling bad for those towers
Lemme clarify, I always get sad when the 9/11 story is told because of the loss of the people, and the towers, and America’s feeling of safety, but I started feeling bad for the towers as if they were sentient when I watch this scene and idk why.
why america's feeling of safety matters ? are you really this dumb ?
Quiet down, incel.
Just saw the movie for the first time today on demand, the movie was great but the ending was especially moving. Nice little homage to the twin towers. We will never forget what happened on that fateful morning in 2001. 🗽🇺🇸🙏🏻
Tiger WarEagle14 aaaaaaaaahhhhh
This was BRILLIANT! As a native New Yorker who survived 9/11, I was DEEPLY moved by this.
Were you in the one of the towers or the pentagon?
MASSIVELY underrated movie.
I never got to see the twins with my own eyes in real life, the actual buildings. But God, they were perfect. Something about them made you fall in love with them. The size, the strength, what they represent, everything. The new buildings can’t replace them, nothing could. The twins were The World Trade Center, nothing else. The twins don’t get that sort of love the Titanic gets, because they were destroyed violently? and now associated with death, war, and failure? Or another reason? No one can think of them without 9/11 ever again. And there is nothing left of them like titanic, no wreck or anything, just small chunks and memories. Will they get rebuilt? That depends, in this awful political and social climate, people would not support it and would probably fight against it, with others wanting them back. Politicians wouldn’t probably like it. Trump actually wanted the twins back in NYC. Maybe they will come back. It took 100 years to get titanic rebuilt. Will it take 100 for the twins? I hope not. My dream would be to be at the twin towers, and see them with my eyes, and to touch them and adore those giants, but that can’t happen. If I pursue architecture, my goal is to get them back up, not for me, but for everyone. Sorry for the long paragraph but had to say everything I wanted. Let us hope they come back. This ending though describes them perfectly, beautiful buildings that many dreamed of going to and them fading away only into our hearts.
Plastic Spoon Hope you'll achieve your dreams man :)
I can copy and paste this and it would be authentic to my lack of experience of them as well. I want this for myself and everyone in good faith to the towers.
Same, i never got to see them irl bc of the attacks :(
John 3:16 ; For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
This guy deserves an award. Simply extraordinary.
Now when I think of the WTC, i think of it as it was meant to be thought as. Beautiful. Yes I think of the attacks, but this movie reminds us of what we should really be thinking and feeling.
Well said. I feel the same way.
@@CinematicV When I was a kid, my parents would point out the World Trade Center first as we drove past New York City. I cherished every moment I saw those buildings, thanks to my hero Kevin McCallister. It was one of those happy memories as a child. Then 9/11 hit, and it felt weird because my towers became America's towers.
Thirteen years later, my parents drove me to JFK as I went to Taiwan for a study trip. On the way, my parents told me the story when they first arrived in America at JFK and learned I'll be retracing their first steps when I came back. Four months later, on a cold December night, I saw 1 World Trade Center illuminate in the distance. I closed my eyes and thought of the day when my parents came to the U.S. The spirit of the Twin Towers was talking to me. I forgot about 9/11 and thought of the happy memories as a kid.
@@dchang11 Thank you for sharing this. 🙏
Watched this movie today. And its just...wow. The realistic effects really make you think that the Towers themselves are still there.
And i'm pleased, there is a tale about WTC that does not involve any deaths, or attacks, but rather an inspiring story of a man, who proved nothing was impossible. Truely a movie well worth watching
Wow i never knew he got a lifetime ticket to go up on the south tower observation deck its just incredible that he did this i bet even the cops who arrested him were also impressed
They're gone but they still stand in each of us. Never Forget.
All I think about when I see the twin towers in pictures or movies is... “My god, look at how beautiful and breathtaking they are”
It’s a shame they decided not to rebuild them.
Ethan Jae Why the fuck would they rebuild them? That’s like telling the terrorists to come back for seconds, and they did rebuild one, it’s just called WTC but it’s a lot sleeker this time round...
Ironclad _Turtle It shows the terrorists that if you destroy something of ours, we’ll just rebuild. I don’t understand why my opinion frustrates you so much lol. Anyway, I’m not gonna reply anymore. Bye :)
Ethan Jae
I always enjoyed visiting the towers when I visited new York. They should have rebuilt them. Hijackings are impossible now
@@Krosstic Another attack with hijacked planes would be impossible, i think that those towers should be rebuilt at least in a different place.
well it wasn't even a hijack it was the government
This part always makes me cry, because I just think of how the twin towers are no longer here. And think about about 9/11 and all those poor innocent people that lost their lives that day :(
Sheryll Javier One of em got rebuilt lol, when will we learn.
indeed very sad... but dont forget all the poor people who suffered by the cause of a few peoples actions... 3-7 cuntries totally destroyed by now...
loved this movie watched it on starz few years ago and the ending got to me 😔😔 with the piano and the way he said "forever" than he goes from a smile to sadness cuz the towers are gone..9/11 always gets to me i was in second grade living in the bronx i could never forget this day i remember it like if it was yesterday 😔😔
No better way to honor those lost on that day and those beautiful buildings. They did it justice. Rest in peace.
honor the dead by stop inflicting brutal oppresive military action all over the world.. this is blowback from all those decades of violence inflicted on the world by USA
Beautiful buildings 😂 bruh they ugly asf
Thank you twin towers for 28 years of famous luxury and iconic skyline you give us rip 1973-2001 💔🙏🏻
This was a great movie and the ending still brings me to tears. So sad yet so beautiful. 😞
I like the way this concluded. didn't empasize 9/11 but more payed homage to some very iconic buildings in the New york skyline etc.
Robert Zemeckis is such a genius.
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
-Dr. Seuss
I was there that awful day rest in peace my 343 and the countless innocents that lost thier life's doing what they do
This makes me tear up. 😢
ending was just perfect
1:18 What beautiful😭😭😭😭
This ending is just beautiful. The towers and those who sadly lost their lives that day are always remembered ❤❤
20 years ago…we watched 2,977 innocent men and women lose their lives in the chorus of 1 hour and 42 minutes…
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It was a day of terror, tears & triumph. Innocent lives were taken….ordinarily people were made into heroes…and our nation changed forever. I will forever love America, it’s my land, my home that gave me life, and I never give up on making my great country a better place, no matter how f’’ked up it gets. #neverforget 🇺🇸 🦅✌️
The effects of this film are amazing in 3D. Zemeckis and crew did perfect justice to the way the towers looked; like they are somehow not gone. And to feel like you are on the wire with Phillipe is awesome. Just don't look down. Glad I picked up a 3D copy.
Forever …..🌹🕊
After 9-11, the priority was on remembering and honoring the victims and heroes of that terrible day, and rightfully so.
But after 14 years, this movie was the love letter to the buildings that we never got. The Walk has an important place in history.
They will always be there in America’s heart
Why mention something tragic when u can have a beautiful ending like this?
It’s 9/11/2018 & I just got done watching this movie, I saw it in theaters when it came out, this ending was so sad but as others have said it’s nice to think of the WTC as they were for many years & not how they ended....
It's a beautiful ending. Too emotional because we all know what happened. I hope it really inspired a lot of people to follow their dreams, no matter how impossible.
Now that you've been inspired, let's go put them up again. They'll stand guard over the fallen, and in honorable memory of those who put them up in the first place. Leslie Robertson, Guy Tozzoli, and Minoru Yamasaki to name only a few.
It's my dream to be an old 90 something year old at ground zero, look over my shoulder, and see two super massive twin buildings standing guard over that hallowed ground, and in absolute defiance of whoever and whatever slaughtered them. Maybe this is not the time or place to say it, but that is my ever vivid vision.
Doctor699 It is hard to disagree with what you state. I also wonder what it would have been like had the Twin Towers still been standing today. I also agree that *rebuilding* the Twin Towers would have been the right thing to do. Not just in the names of the victims and as a victory against terrorism, but that it would also benefit the economy and finance etc. Because there were over 350 different companies that used to work in the Twin Towers. And you should *not* forget that new Twin Towers would be build with at least the exact same measures that were undertaken for the construction of One WTC. Up-to-date and top-notch.
I therefore agree with your vision, in addition to *restoring* the famous Austin J. Tobin Plaza and placing the equally famous Koenig Sphere on its original place serving as an eternal message of courage and heroism.
dvchel I do believe that they should have made two that looked like them but not for business but as a memorial inside is like a museum of artifacts and the names of the victims but sadly that’s not what happened
The ending was just amazing ❤️ I am in love 👏
America Andrade fuck Brazil
D G they didn’t have anything too do with the attacks on 9/11 it was Saudi Arabia what r u talking about? Stop bashing her for no reason. How do you know she’s even Brazilian.
The ending is what I remember best about this film
Beautiful ending,in my memory as is alot of people's memories those beautiful buildings and beautiful souls that once shined within those buidings will forever be lit up inside all of us❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I've never seen The Towers myself and I'm not even from America but I can't even express how much of an impact that horrible event had on me.
UPD: I'm too young to remember that day but my mom remembered it pretty well. When everything happened it was about 9pm here in my city and my mom had to go to bed early cuz in the morning she had to go to the court, it was the last case before my dad's killers went to jail. So she found out about the tragedy in like 12 hours, when it was the morning of the 12th here already. She had to listen to all the details of the assassination once again, see the people who took away her husband face to face... And still, when she was crying while waiting for a bus to go home, it was because a tragedy that happened across the ocean. Idk why but I was astonished by this level of sympathy when she told me about it.
🙏😔
The Count so she wasn’t crying about her husband but about the attacks? That’s deep.
@@movieclipsintheater3841 yeah. She had 7 months to grieve so the wound wasn't that fresh but still.
Think Joseph wasn't playing for the camera here, think the emotion was real when he said 'forever'.
Sad scene indeed.
I just wish I was alive to have seen these towers. At Least we got the 1WTC. I wanna visit it someday when corona isn't huge anymore
im sad that I wasn't born until 2009 because I wish I could've seen these remarkable structures up close IRL :(
its 2 square office buildings they arent remarkable, new tower looks much better yet youre busy being a victim
My first trip to New York was November 2001 as a 7 year old boy. God i wish that i had the chance to see the towers in person 😢
This ending made me cry, the first time I’ve cried watching a movie since I was little. But I have a question- can he use that pass at the New World Trade Center?
No. I remember some journalists asking Petit himself and he said No. The pass was issued only for the two towers. And it makes sense on a personal level - he had a special connection with those two specific buildings. He said so himself. No matter what follows them, they cannot be replaced. The feelings he felt when he was up there cannot be replaced.
Support Film Art I agree
@@CinematicV Besides, there is only one tower, there's nowhere to throw a line over.
He should walk between the fountains on the anniversary each year.
Forever in heart...
Robert Zemeckis made 2 of the few films I can watch on loop or whenever I don't know what else to watch and I'm in the mood for something hearty yet uplifting, one is Forrest Gumo and the other is The Walk. It's just magnificent.
Forever.
I want to thank Philippe Petit for giving us a way to remember the Twin Towers with affection and wonder instead of tears. What a great gift to the world 🌍!
😭 that secne makes me cry
One day we will be told the truth and then I may stop feeling so sad.
1:05 you know i thought at this scene go the same but then it cut to modern day and One World trade center
This is how I choose to remember the Towers. Standing tall, as they were forever bold and fearlessly grand, not burning with death around them.
1:00 saddest 4th wall break ever
I always cry at his part.
That was the greatest piano piece I've ever heard. 😍
the last 5 minutes of this movie give me huge chills
Even though no matter what they wouldn’t be the tallest buildings forever they would always have been beautiful but sadly I never got to see them in person and I wish I could have they were a masterpiece and I love to remember them as this and not thoes building that got hit by planes and collapsed sadly that’s the truth though and we will never forget😢
“And he wrote on it...September 11th 2001”
Ur wrong for that bro
@@autocyclepc2001 he's wrong
And they only stood for 27 more years. Man tragic day
Never forget and NEVER forgive forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved the post-credit scene where Larry Silverstein purchased insurance.
Sadly the ticket expired on September 11, 2001
I love this last piano❤️
1:10 We will never forget!
I’m still haunted by that day. I was in the city the day it happened. The fear, anger, pain and pure disbelief will forever be burned into my memory.
This is so damn sad:( just think about how the plaza for those buildings looks so beautiful but now... it’s no longer there and only because something bad happened:(
love the movie, great ending the sunset both twin towers, that day never forget Tuesday sept, 11, 2001. I was in middle school at that time. I wanted to see the walk in theaters couldn't didn't have the time. blind buy the blu ray. it's one my favorites
Same!
Just bought a book called “The Man Who Walked Between The Towers” All about Philippe Petit!
I wanted to see the walk in theaters but I didn't have the time. The ending was so beautiful!
Notice as the screen fades the towers look more metallic as if sturdy and hard and meant to last there.
They where the tallest twin Towers ever build. By Roof height.
RIP to the people of 9/11
Gone but not forgotten.
Goosebumps ❤️
NEVER FORGET the greatest tragedy in the history of mankind 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Never forget
Remember Forever
Beautiful ending.