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Go See it **** (Four Stars) |
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If you are ready to relive a deeply disturbing and yet very
real part of our American History I highly recommend this
film to you. On September 11th, 2001 four planes were
hijacked. Three of those planes crashed into their targets
and the fourth plane did not, this is the story of that
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This film was written and directed by
Paul Greengrass, who
has a strong documentary background which truly came into
effect for this film but may know his work as a feature
films director in
The Bourne Supremacy.
Paul did an accurate
portrayal of everyday life, and was able to capture the
realism and normalcy of what it must have been like to board
that plane. You see the common chatter and the un thought
about actions of those people who are stressing about un
important things, and not realizing that this would be their
last day. |
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I cannot fault anyone who does not want to see this film, it
is a sensitive and controversial topic, and it is definitely
not for everyone and in many moments of this film it is
quite painful to watch. Especially for those that lived in
New York a the time. It is one thing to see a major car
crash and yet its another to see the inner workings and
process of all that was involved in that car crashing. This
movie takes you there, to that dark place you are not sure
you want to go. I will say however I am truly glad I saw
this movie, and it has given me a new and renewed respect
for those people, not just on flight #93 but everyone that
was affected on Sept 11th. |
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There were no famous actors "starring' in this movie, they
were real people in fact many of the air traffic controllers
and the military personnel are indeed playing themselves
witch also makes this movie all the more real and lets you
focus on the topic at hand and not gush over your favorite
celebrity. |
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I will put to rest the idea that I did not feel that this
was a political movie with a hidden agenda or message. I
feel this film was an accurate portrayal of a major, life
changing piece of American History. It also a true story,
however like the
Titanic we
all know how the film is going to end, and that in fact made
it that much more difficult to watch, knowing they had false
hope. There was a touching and tearful moment when someone
called to report that the plane had been hijacked and
realized that there were indeed 3 other planes that had been
hijacked and that they had crashed. Once this realization
came to the passengers they started to call their families
and say goodbye, and I love you, and they pulled together
and fought back, not for a common message or a pep talk, not
for the betterment of mankind but as a pure and basic
survival instinct.
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This film was truly and accurate and thorough portrayal
of everyone involved from the terrorists, to the
passengers to the ground control. The interesting thing
about this film was that the only real character
development was in the terrorists, we saw them as they
prepared to sacrifice their lives for their mission, and
you watched in horror as already know the outcome and
what will ultimately happen and you watch in slow agony
as the terrorists take their time at first. |
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The most annoying thing about this film for me other than
the sensitivity of the subject matter, was the camera work.
Either it was shot with an extremely low budget or they were
trying to simulate realism like the
The Blair Witch Project with
blurry and shaky camera work. At times the hand held camera
on the plane made nauseous. |
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I went with a friend who lived in NY at the time and he
was really upset him and irritated by this film. For he
felt there was no reason to do this movie for it didn't
offer any closure. I tend to agree, and or sympathize
for if I had lived it up close and personal and relived
the intense drama on film, I would most likely be upset
as well. However I don't feel that this film's goal was
to offer closure for they would have to change or
improperly represent history. I do feel that the
purpose of this film was to honor and recognize the
people that were on that plane and how they were able to
alter the course and keep it from crashing into our
Capital, Washington DC. |
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Go and see this movie, go with full knowledge that yes it is
a sensitive subject and you already know the end but go with
the open mind that you will learn something and you will
gain a new respect for those involved. It has indeed been 5
years since this happened but if you lived in New York and
were deeply affected by this tragedy I would think long and
hard before you go and relive it on wide screen. |
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By the way, the names of the actual passengers were listed
in the credits with the names of the actors that portrayed
them.
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Go See It ** (four Stars) |
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United 93 is a disturbing reenactment of the series of
events that to place on September 11, 2001. This big
budget beauty is not for the faint of heart as it
contains some really graphic material. |
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The pace of the movie was executed perfectly, it
appeared to move slowly but yet you could not take your
eyes off the screen for even a second. Some of the
intense fighting scenes that took place on the airplane
were hard to swallow. One can only speculate what
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While the story line was obviously predictable, the
musical score was not. It is always impressive when you
can say that the musical score of a movie was original,
and that this movie was.
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While it was a documentary styled movie, it showcased
some amazingly good acting. Writer/Director Paul
Greengrass retells a tragic story in a very couth manner
without compromising the truth. The most disturbing
aspect of this movie was the lack of preparedness and
communication our FAA and our federal government had
during these series of unfortunate events that morning.
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Whether you know someone that fell victim to this tragic
day or you are simply morbidly curious...you should go
see this movie. Not only is it based on an actual
event, but it is part of our recent American history.
This movie is a tribute to the people of lost their
lives on September 11, 2001 and is an absolute must
see. |
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