United 93 is cinema verite style of filming.
There is no moral viewpoint and no moral compass. It merely shows what it has concluded happened.
It shows human terrorists doing human things and then unhuman things.
It shows human travelers doing human things then heroic things but without any support from the score or an ending that would make a moral judgment that what they did was better than what the terrorists did.
It implies there was no direction and action at the level of the federal government up until the film ending abruptly with the fields of Pennsylvania large in the the cockpit windshield.
Osama bin Laden supporters can view this film as easily as can Americans.
"If they are lukewarm, I will spew them out of my mouth."
Thanks for the ping, Patty.
Have you seen it?
"If they are lukewarm, I will spew them out of my mouth."
Who are you quoting?
patriciaruth wrote:
"-- There is no moral viewpoint and no moral compass. It merely shows what it has concluded happened. --"
See my review at post #148:
UNITED 93 FReeper Reviews
Address:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1623402/posts?148
The surprising 'moral message' I got from the film is one regarding self defense.
--- Over and over we see the passengers hesitate to attack the two hijackers who are defending the aisle leading to flight deck.
The movie makes clear that they hesitated because they had no weapons. -- And, - because they were accustomed to hearing the bureaucratic chant of 'take no action' -- 'offer no resistance' - to those who intend to kill you.
Care to comment?