Eleven

This short film triggers many emotions including sorrow, anger, sympathy, and confusion. The state of the world today is far from perfect. This partly has to do with the fact that people don't understand each other. They don't think outside of their own beliefs enough to try and understand why someone else thinks a certain way. This is another film promoting the evolution into critical thinking. If people weren't limited to their own thinking, then the world would be an easier place to get along with others.

For the film, the story causes a lot of finger pointing. The reporter and student were killed because of the vengeance dwelling in the heart of the guy who lost his father because of 9/11. In turn, the terrorists of 9/11 attacked America with their own kind of vengeance because of the fact that America continues to involve itself with the affairs of their people. In the end, it comes down to the fact that people are quick to choose revenge, because they just can't allow themselves to understand the other side of the story. They easily give in to emotions instead of clear thinking. I'm not saying its right for any group to murder, but this whole thing started with a conflict of interests, a conflict that wouldn't exist if people could just practice critical thinking.

This film also brings up the issue of racism. Racism would also not exist if people learned to understand more than what they perceive. The guys who were killing Muslims didn't think outside the fact that some wore turbans and were of the same color skin as the terrorists. Emotion and perception often get in the way of clear thinking.