I just finished watching WTC: The First 24 Hours, which I picked up from the library. No music, no interviews, no commentary, no montages; just straight digital video from on and around Ground Zero. I appreciated that. So many "moving tributes" to 9/11 employ those elements; some use them well, and some not so much, but almost all of them drive straight for the gut for an emotional response.

I was able to watch and get a deeper sense of the sheer magnitude of the initial horror and the scope of the very first recovery efforts, without becoming completely choked up. Maybe it is the fact that enough time has passed for me to better deal with the memories of that day, but I think the presentation of the images really allowed some things to settle for me.

What did I see? Grey dust by the pound and people pushed beyond exhaustion. What did I not see? Talking heads in suits nattering on and on about "What does it al mean?" Overall, I found this documentary to be very respectful.