My Opinion on the movie "United 93"

[Young]

Cried like a bitch basically every ten minutes. Not many movies move you emotionally right from the start...this one managed to do just that. It gives alot of background of what exactly was going on that day with the FAA, ATC's, NORAD and what was thought to have happened on Flight 93 out of Newark.

Everyone should go see it. Put aside your conspiracy theories and go watch the movie.

[BoyAlley]

Last thing I'm in the mood to see is another depressing movie.

[Young]

Originally Posted by BoyAlley

Last thing I'm in the mood to see is another depressing movie.

That's what I thought...but I chose to go see it anyways. Not a dry eye in the theater. Makes you see exactly what we are facing this world today.

The crazy thing is that it plays out like a Hollywood fabricated script and story on screen. It takes a little effort to constantly remind yourself that what you are seeing is based on fact.

[ItBurnsWhenIpee]

Not a dry eye in my theatre either. The first time I've seen a whole theatre shuffle out of a movie afterwards with no one saying a word to anyone else.

[Niklas]

Originally Posted by ItBurnsWhenIpee

Not a dry eye in my theatre either. The first time I've seen a whole theatre shuffle out of a movie afterwards with no one saying a word to anyone else.

That happend after passion of the christ when I went and saw it. For some reason I have no desire to see this movie at all. Not sure why.

[minusonebit]

Originally Posted by Niklas

For some reason I have no desire to see this movie at all. Not sure why.

It dosent have anything to do with hollywood capitalizing on the death of people, does it? Movies like this are like people who sell snake oil. They talk alot about honoring the victiums and all that brew ha ha while they secretly and off camera say "Damn, isnt this great? Look at all this fucking money!"

[Syl]

I'm gonna wait til this comes to video and cry in the privacy of my own home.

[Young]

Originally Posted by Niklas

That happend after passion of the christ when I went and saw it. For some reason I have no desire to see this movie at all. Not sure why.

For me it is the other way around. Even though I was born and raised a Catholic, I had no overwhelming need to see Passion.

I had to see United 93 because I felt disconnected and numb to what happened on September 11th. Though I witnessed it on TV and watched it unfold it never really hit home because all I saw was what happened outside.

[Dagwolf]

Originally Posted by minusonebit

It dosent have anything to do with hollywood capitalizing on the death of people, does it? Movies like this are like people who sell snake oil. They talk alot about honoring the victiums and all that brew ha ha while they secretly and off camera say "Damn, isnt this great? Look at all this fucking money!"

If Superman got a salary, he wouldn't be a hero.

[Scott McD]

Originally Posted by Young

Put aside your conspiracy theories and go watch the movie.

Some of the ones on here, are you kidding ?? They live for conspiracys.

Yeah i'll be checking it out also...

[juve20]

sounds shit to me! typical hero based american film!

[BlingDaddy]

Originally Posted by juve20

sounds shit to me! typical hero based american film!

You're a moron.... I haven't even seen it yet, and I know enough to tell you anyone on board that flight is, was, and always will be an "American" hero... so fuck off.

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by juve20

sounds shit to me! typical hero based american film!

Ah...come on ... Jessica Lynch Hero movie was great ..................

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by BlingDaddy

You're a moron.... I haven't even seen it yet, and I know enough to tell you anyone on board that flight is, was, and always will be an "American" hero... so fuck off.

Americans should look up what a " hero " is ...

- It is not somebody that dies at war because his unit was called to serve
- It is not people that die in a catastrophe
- It is not the people on flight United 93


Those people are victims ... that's all.

Heroes are people that are safe, and that relinguish that safety in perspective of saving others :

- The firemen that answered the WTC calls, went in the building, are heroes ( alive or dead )
- Someone that will willingly take on a very dangerous mission, knowingly putting his life at risk is a hero


So stop using that word at evey sauce, otherwise it will just go the same way as " Freedom "

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by Young

I had to see United 93 because I felt disconnected and numb to what happened on September 11th. Though I witnessed it on TV and watched it unfold it never really hit home because all I saw was what happened outside.

I haven't seen it yet, and will likely wait till it comes out on DVD - but I somewhat feel the same as what you expressed. Disconnected is a good way of describing it, even though my wife got me out of bed that awful morning in time to see the second plane hit the tower.

From what I hear of the movie, it sounds like it does a good job of portraying the heroics of the passengers that day - and in that respect I think its a good thing to remind people that despite all the tragedy...at least some genuine heroism emerged to demonstrate how the ordinary, average person can face such an awful scenario with bravery and courage.

Someone on the news the other night made the comment, "If you feel compelled to see the movie - go see it. If not...don't." While I can understand the sentiments of people who aren't inclined to reopen relatively fresh wounds in their memory...perhaps too many are judging a book by its cover here.

[nestle]

Anyone know if whoever put in the funds for this film is planning on giving away their profits of this film to the families of the victims or any kind of 9/11 charity type of thing?

I don't understand why they had to name it 'United 93' they could have named it something different and say in the beginning that the story was inspired by what investigators believe to have happened in United 93. People are going to come out of the theatres and think "That was what really happened inside United 93, period." No one knows what really happened on board United 93 except those souls that were trapped inside that aircraft against their will and died for it. We don't need a hollywood film that either over-glorifies what those passengers did in there nor under-glorify it. Their heroism should be glorified as-is, without any changes to what happened or making up stories. And since no one breathing today knows exactly what happened, we should just appreciate the fact that the plane did not strike its intended target.

Unless I know that the funds from this film are going to a good cause and not in the hands of money-hungry studios, I will not support or watch this film. This was only just a little over 4 years ago. In my mind, the wounds of 911 are still fresh.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by nestle

Anyone know if whoever put in the funds for this film is planning on giving away their profits of this film to the families of the victims or any kind of 9/11 charity type of thing?

Good question...was wondering that myself.

But couldn't this question be asked of every movie that's made based on real-life tragedies and disasters?

The right thing to do of course would be to donate the profits - but where does the line get drawn?

[stickyfingerz]

Originally Posted by minusonebit

It dosent have anything to do with hollywood capitalizing on the death of people, does it? Movies like this are like people who sell snake oil. They talk alot about honoring the victiums and all that brew ha ha while they secretly and off camera say "Damn, isnt this great? Look at all this fucking money!"

And Im sure your opinion on the movie (that you didnt see?) has nothing to do with your opinion of Bush right?

[stickyfingerz]

Originally Posted by nestle

Anyone know if whoever put in the funds for this film is planning on giving away their profits of this film to the families of the victims or any kind of 9/11 charity type of thing?

I don't understand why they had to name it 'United 93' they could have named it something different and say in the beginning that the story was inspired by what investigators believe to have happened in United 93. People are going to come out of the theatres and think "That was what really happened inside United 93, period." No one knows what really happened on board United 93 except those souls that were trapped inside that aircraft against their will and died for it. We don't need a hollywood film that either over-glorifies what those passengers did in there nor under-glorify it. Their heroism should be glorified as-is, without any changes to what happened or making up stories. And since no one breathing today knows exactly what happened, we should just appreciate the fact that the plane did not strike its intended target.

Unless I know that the funds from this film are going to a good cause and not in the hands of money-hungry studios, I will not support or watch this film. This was only just a little over 4 years ago. In my mind, the wounds of 911 are still fresh.

Actually they have a pretty clear picture of what happened from all the cell phone calls and the cockpit recorder.

[Pipecrew]

Originally Posted by nestle

Anyone know if whoever put in the funds for this film is planning on giving away their profits of this film to the families of the victims or any kind of 9/11 charity type of thing?

I don't understand why they had to name it 'United 93' they could have named it something different and say in the beginning that the story was inspired by what investigators believe to have happened in United 93. People are going to come out of the theatres and think "That was what really happened inside United 93, period." No one knows what really happened on board United 93 except those souls that were trapped inside that aircraft against their will and died for it. We don't need a hollywood film that either over-glorifies what those passengers did in there nor under-glorify it. Their heroism should be glorified as-is, without any changes to what happened or making up stories. And since no one breathing today knows exactly what happened, we should just appreciate the fact that the plane did not strike its intended target.

Unless I know that the funds from this film are going to a good cause and not in the hands of money-hungry studios, I will not support or watch this film. This was only just a little over 4 years ago. In my mind, the wounds of 911 are still fresh.

I agree.

[nestle]

But couldn't this question be asked of every movie that's made based on real-life tragedies and disasters?

Good question, but I can't think of any of these types of movies at the top of my head. But if the movie does attempt to exactly portray a tragic event (and even named after it like 'United 93') then yes, I would ask if funds are being distributed to a charitable memorial or foundation.

Originally Posted by stickyfingerzdotnet

Actually they have a pretty clear picture of what happened from all the cell phone calls and the cockpit recorder.

The cell phone calls and cockpit voice recorder may have recorded the general 'story' of what may have happened and the general story that everyone knows of United 93 is that the passengers decided to fight the hijackers to try to retake control of the plane.

This just means that everything that the films shows physically with the actors among other actors is fictitious because there is no proof of it. So if in the movie, there is an actor fighting and trying to pry the knife out of another actor pretending to be a terrorist then we can't say who those two characters were in real life, how they fought and who died/got hurt. Those cell phone calls and cockpit voice recorders can not be doubled as a play-by-play broadcasts of what happened.