United 93 (2006)
posted by Gavin | 8:57 AM
3.5/4
This movie was a little controversial when it came out; many voiced their opinion that they felt it was too soon from the events of September 11th to make a movie about it. 5 years is enough time for some. I was interested in seeing it, but I was at JPL for several months and didn't make the time for it.
This movie is about the fourth plane, which was seized by hijackers and didn't make it to its target. It is filmed as if you were there, in the plane, in the military control center, and in the Boston and New York FAA control centers. You see the flight attendents arrive to prepare the aircraft for its first flight of the day. You see the passengers board. You see the flight controllers track the 4200 planes on the Eastern seaboard. Just a typical Tuesday.
It all feels very real. I felt my heart pumping as I watched the FAA flight controllers realize that, after American flight 11 went below their radars near Manhattan, that it must have been the first plane that hit the World Trade Center. You see the military commander deal with his frustration as he tries to get 4 fighters airborne -- with or without weapons -- and clarify their rules of engagement. You see some of the miscommunication that can happen between groups in critical situations with little information and delays in getting that information. Turns out they used real FAA and military controllers for those scenes.
I was feeding Carina her last meal at the very end of the movie, with her back to the TV and the sound turned down. I was watching the passengers realize that the hijackers have killed the pilots and that they're on a suicide mission, and as the passengers and crew attempt to retake the plane. Carina looked very concerned at me at that point, probably because of my expression. I gave her a bittersweet smile and said, "It's okay, Daddy's watching some Americans be brave."
This movie was a little controversial when it came out; many voiced their opinion that they felt it was too soon from the events of September 11th to make a movie about it. 5 years is enough time for some. I was interested in seeing it, but I was at JPL for several months and didn't make the time for it.
This movie is about the fourth plane, which was seized by hijackers and didn't make it to its target. It is filmed as if you were there, in the plane, in the military control center, and in the Boston and New York FAA control centers. You see the flight attendents arrive to prepare the aircraft for its first flight of the day. You see the passengers board. You see the flight controllers track the 4200 planes on the Eastern seaboard. Just a typical Tuesday.
It all feels very real. I felt my heart pumping as I watched the FAA flight controllers realize that, after American flight 11 went below their radars near Manhattan, that it must have been the first plane that hit the World Trade Center. You see the military commander deal with his frustration as he tries to get 4 fighters airborne -- with or without weapons -- and clarify their rules of engagement. You see some of the miscommunication that can happen between groups in critical situations with little information and delays in getting that information. Turns out they used real FAA and military controllers for those scenes.
I was feeding Carina her last meal at the very end of the movie, with her back to the TV and the sound turned down. I was watching the passengers realize that the hijackers have killed the pilots and that they're on a suicide mission, and as the passengers and crew attempt to retake the plane. Carina looked very concerned at me at that point, probably because of my expression. I gave her a bittersweet smile and said, "It's okay, Daddy's watching some Americans be brave."
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