Random thoughts on United 93
-Excellent movie, well worth seeing.
-I think it tends to glorify the murderers, at least in the minds of Muslims, it shows them devoutly and reverently saying their prayers in preparation for their mission. I disagree with those who say the terrorists are treated "neutrally".
-One shot has the lead hijacker walking through the airport, he passes by a poster on the wall. The camera focuses briefly on the poster, it has some kind of decadent, sexual content. Message: The west has it coming for this kind of moral decay.
-Realistically captures the confusion at command centers. People may be critical of the Federal response that morning, but they are forgetting that this was a well executed surprise attack, and confusion is the nature of a surprise attack. The film captures this very well, I was proud of the relatively quick response of the responsible officials.
-The moment of clarity came that morning when the second plane hit the second tower. That's when everyone knew we were at war. Movie captures this moment brilliantly.
-The biggest political point made by the movie is the hilarious Euro-weenie with a dutch accent who pleads for everyone not to provoke these men and we'll all be safe. This after they already murdered a few passengers. The Euro-weenie continues to make the ocassional ineffective comment, while real Americans are preparing to take action.
-I love the unravelling of the hijackers as they realize that the passengers are blowing them off and plotting something. The terrorists become the terrorized.
-The film does a first rate job of creating tension start to finish, it's a real nail biter, even though you know what happens.
-When the passengers rolled, there was applause and cheering in my theater, it was a stirring moment. Makes one proud to be an American
Good point. I especially despised the smaller one - the one who was so anxious to get the hi-jacking started. I saw the movie this afternoon and still replaying it in my head. I found I had my hands clinched into fists during the final moments as the passengers made their move. And I didn't think I was a violent person. But you are sooo there and so wanting to help.
No one left during our showing and we were still sitting in complete silence as the credits rolled.