Conspiracy Theories
I was reading reviews for the new Oliver Stone film, World Trade Center (mostly positive, by the way), and came across a site with a message forum devoted to this particular film. Since the film is based on actual events and those actual events have caused a great deal of stress for a great number of people, there is a lot to be said about both the film and the events. The threads in this message forum were not about the film, actually, they were more about the events of 9/11 - what happened, what may have happened, what some believe didn't happen, why it happened, who it really happened to, whether or not it was supposed to happen, it just goes on and on. I'm afraid I don't have the answers for this, and considering the intense heartache the day brought on, no answers could possibly be helpful to anyone anyway.
There are those who believe something indeed happened on that day, but that what happened isn't what we've been told by the network news and representatives of our government. These people are called Conspiracy Theorists. They meet each other via internet message forums and leaflets distributed in big cities and they band together to convince others of the truth, as they see it. I am positing no opinion whatsoever on the authenticity of their claims, but I will say their tenacity is quite remarkable. There are those who still believe that President Kennedy was shot by several people, as opposed to one lone gunman in the Texas School Book Depository, and since that historical event took place nearly 43 years ago I think you can see that Conspiracy Theorists aren't an easy lot to sway. Rather like a Republican with a congressional majority, a Conspiracy Theorist is unwilling to relent...or entertain another point of view.
All of this is meant to prepare you, dear reader, for a conspiracy theory surrounding Matt. I know it sounds positively gruesome, but where Matt is concerned we can't always be absolutely certain of the truth. We know him as well as we know him and that's all we can expect to know. Recently, there have been reports that some people see the fact that Lance Armstrong has been staying with good friend Matthew McConaughey as proof positive that Mr. McC. is going to be portraying the seven-time Tour de France winner in the upcoming Untitled Lance Armstrong Project (as IMDB cheerfully refers to it). According to the IMDB (Internet Movie Database, for those who are unschooled in the art of serious research), Matt is still slated to wear the spandex shorts and Alien-inspired helmet. So who are we to believe...a group of unnamed individuals who collectively think they have all the answers or a database with thousands of actual answers to important questions like "Who played Katie Morosky?"; "How many films has Johnny Depp made?" and "In what film did Keanu first say 'Whoa!'?"
The choice is yours, dear reader. Believe what you will, but please be certain you don't force your beliefs onto others. That sort of thing could lead to events like the ones featured in the new Oliver Stone film.
Or not.
There are those who believe something indeed happened on that day, but that what happened isn't what we've been told by the network news and representatives of our government. These people are called Conspiracy Theorists. They meet each other via internet message forums and leaflets distributed in big cities and they band together to convince others of the truth, as they see it. I am positing no opinion whatsoever on the authenticity of their claims, but I will say their tenacity is quite remarkable. There are those who still believe that President Kennedy was shot by several people, as opposed to one lone gunman in the Texas School Book Depository, and since that historical event took place nearly 43 years ago I think you can see that Conspiracy Theorists aren't an easy lot to sway. Rather like a Republican with a congressional majority, a Conspiracy Theorist is unwilling to relent...or entertain another point of view.
All of this is meant to prepare you, dear reader, for a conspiracy theory surrounding Matt. I know it sounds positively gruesome, but where Matt is concerned we can't always be absolutely certain of the truth. We know him as well as we know him and that's all we can expect to know. Recently, there have been reports that some people see the fact that Lance Armstrong has been staying with good friend Matthew McConaughey as proof positive that Mr. McC. is going to be portraying the seven-time Tour de France winner in the upcoming Untitled Lance Armstrong Project (as IMDB cheerfully refers to it). According to the IMDB (Internet Movie Database, for those who are unschooled in the art of serious research), Matt is still slated to wear the spandex shorts and Alien-inspired helmet. So who are we to believe...a group of unnamed individuals who collectively think they have all the answers or a database with thousands of actual answers to important questions like "Who played Katie Morosky?"; "How many films has Johnny Depp made?" and "In what film did Keanu first say 'Whoa!'?"
The choice is yours, dear reader. Believe what you will, but please be certain you don't force your beliefs onto others. That sort of thing could lead to events like the ones featured in the new Oliver Stone film.
Or not.
posted by Sam at 9:41 AM
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I vote for Matt!
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