Is it real or is it memorex

In today's NYT a German tourist returning from a trip to Canada is quoted in the following way after being delayed in her flight home in Heathrow. She said

“It’s a very bad end to a holiday,’’ she said. “It feels just like the war. It’s like a really bad movie.’’

I was struck by her comments. We are in a war, this is not a movie. Yet, a lot of us treat this like a movie. It isn't.