I saw United 93 tonight. I agree with many of the initial reviews that as a country, maybe we were not ready for this film. But on the other hand, I am glad I saw it and I highly recommend it. I was shocked, horrified, and terrified, but I also learned a lot. It provided me with a sense of closure, but it also brought me back to that day.
I was thinking about how I could put what I saw into words, but I read a review that sums it up perfectly. This comes from IMDB.
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Gutwreching, Powerful and Repsectful
"Never has a movie stunned me as much as 'United 93.' I was literally shaking during the final minutes of the film. Even though I knew the outcome I tried to fight it. I kept yelling under my voice 'come on guys, PUSH PUSH..., KEEP FIGHTING.' But unfortunately none of us can escape the eventual tragedy. When I walked out of the theater, I felt like I felt on that dreadful day of September 11th, 2001...Numb.
Paul Greengrass's film in no way exploits, sensationalizes or points fingers about what happened that day. There's no undertones or overtones. This the most respectful film I've ever seen. 'Shindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan' come to mind when I think about impact and power. Greengrass throws us into the events of 9/11/01 as if it were happening right now. In fact, we never even really get introduced the the people on the flight. All we know is that whatever happened on that plane was shear terror. And from that terror hero's rose and fought back."
I was thinking about how I could put what I saw into words, but I read a review that sums it up perfectly. This comes from IMDB.
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Gutwreching, Powerful and Repsectful
"Never has a movie stunned me as much as 'United 93.' I was literally shaking during the final minutes of the film. Even though I knew the outcome I tried to fight it. I kept yelling under my voice 'come on guys, PUSH PUSH..., KEEP FIGHTING.' But unfortunately none of us can escape the eventual tragedy. When I walked out of the theater, I felt like I felt on that dreadful day of September 11th, 2001...Numb.
Paul Greengrass's film in no way exploits, sensationalizes or points fingers about what happened that day. There's no undertones or overtones. This the most respectful film I've ever seen. 'Shindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan' come to mind when I think about impact and power. Greengrass throws us into the events of 9/11/01 as if it were happening right now. In fact, we never even really get introduced the the people on the flight. All we know is that whatever happened on that plane was shear terror. And from that terror hero's rose and fought back."
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