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Natey & Katy: At the Movies
Surprise Saturday: September 5, 1972 - Tragedy at the Games
What happens when the pursuit of a story collides with the sanctity of human life? Join me, Natey, for a Surprise Saturday edition of Natey and Katy: At the Movies as we unravel the intricate layers of "September 5th." This gripping film, set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, thrusts viewers into the harrowing world of an American sports broadcasting team reporting on Israeli athletes held hostage by terrorists. With standout performances by Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch, the movie paints a vivid picture of the ethical quandaries that journalists face when the whole world is watching. Although my initial viewing was clouded by sheer exhaustion, I am compelled to give this film another chance to fully appreciate its poignant narrative and the chilling reality of live reporting during a crisis.
Despite the film’s intense finale and important subject matter, the pacing and dialogue-heavy scenes present a challenge, particularly if you're not fully energized, as I discovered. Nevertheless, the film offers a raw glimpse into the relentless drive of the news media, highlighting the fine line between storytelling and the exploitation of tragedy. It's intriguing, if not perplexing, why a film so centered on a September tragedy was released in December. While I'm withholding a definitive rating until a more attentive rewatch, I invite all listeners to experience "September 5th" for themselves and ponder the significant themes it presents.
Surprise Saturday with you Time parade One stop Flip today. One move and we stay. You don't want anybody to see their kid executed on television. Of course not, Marv. So I don't know about the Israelis, but David Berger's folks are in Ohio so I'm pretty sure they'll watch. Well, someone should tell them not to watch it. But we have a bigger responsibility here. What about the sponsors?
Speaker 1:The sponsors are not going to be concerned, guys, we have two minutes Viewers, okay. So is that? What we're trying to achieve here is ratings? No, we're just following the story wherever it takes us. All right, then let me ask you this. Let me ask you this Black September, they know the whole world is watching, right, that's why they chose the Olympics. If I'm saying, if they shoot someone on live television, wait, whose story is that? Is it ours or is it theirs?
Speaker 2:Hey everybody, welcome to another surprise Saturday episode of Naty and Katie at the Movies. I'm your host, nathan a. Is it ours or is it theirs? And today's movie is September 5th or September 5. I don't know what they want us to call it, but this movie is based on a tragic true story. Before I give my likes and dislikes, I have to go over the synopsis. During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group. September 5th stars Peter Sarsgaard, john Magero, ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesk. So, like I said, this movie is based on a true story. If you've listened to the show before, you know I usually am a fan of movies based on true stories.
Speaker 2:I went to a seven o'clock showing of this. I was already pretty exhausted from my day at school and I'm pretty sure I fell asleep during this movie. I think the biggest reason for that probably is because, again, I was super tired from work and the second reason is probably because there's just a lot of talking in this movie and it's one of those films where, yes, the subject matter is very important. Yes, it is very tragic. What happens if you don't know what happens, you can always just look up this real event on the Google. I'm not going to say the performances were bad, because they weren't. Everyone did a fine job portraying the.
Speaker 2:The intensity of the moment, I will say closer to the end of the movie, is when it got pretty intense and pretty interesting. But the beginning of it I'm like I said, I'm pretty sure I fell asleep because of how tired I was and because it's literally just talking the entire movie. Nothing else really happens. The events are happening, you know, quote unquote, in real time and they're having to adapt and figure out how they're going to report it and it kind of. It kind of gives a little behind the scenes of what the news media is really like and how they're always wanting to make a story and sometimes the people's lives kind of get put on the back burner. The concern for lives doesn't really matter. There is no concern. It's just about who can report something the fastest, no matter if it's true or not, and that's exactly what happens in the story. So I'm not going to say it's a bad movie. I feel like I probably need to watch it again and, you know, not be tired, because I was exhausted. When I say I'm tired, I was like crazy exhausted, and I think I saw this like the week after. Uh, I went the week after I did my school show, and so all of that stress just came crashing down into exhaustion. So there's not really much else to say about this movie.
Speaker 2:I want to give it another chance. I feel like it is important to know this story. I think it's interesting that they released it in December and and the movie is called september 5th. I don't understand why they didn't just release it on september 5th. I mean, I don't know. So that is september 5th. I would give september 5th. See, I I feel like I can't rate it because I I don't think I gave it a fair shot and and so I feel like I need to watch it again.
Speaker 2:I might watch it again later, down on the road, so I don't feel like I can really rate it, which is rare. This is the. I think it's the first time I've never actually rated a movie, but I really feel like I need to rewatch it because the performances were good. But I really feel like I need to rewatch it because the performances were good and the story is, you know, important and it's interesting and it's it's just something that needs to be heard about. So I'm not going to rate this movie. I'm not going to rate it, but Katie and I will rate the number two movie on the 250 best movies of all time, according to people on IMDb the Godfather. So I'm excited about talking about that with Katie on Tuesday's episode of Nadine Katie at the movies.
