A couple of weeks ago, I saw the movie United 93. It chronicles UA93's flight into history books as one of the ill-fated aircrafts lost on 9/11. Supposedly headed for the White House, the flight came down in Pennsylvania, less than 200 miles from Washington.
The movie opened to mixed reactions from people debating whether we needed to be reminded of an attack that is still fresh in our minds. Just a couple of days ago, as a reminder of 9/11, a small plane was escorted safely out of the controlled DC's airspace by military jets. When incidents such as these serve as grim forget-me-nots, it is fair to ask whether United 93: the movie's time had come. At any rate, I don't have a problem with the movie's timing.
The more important question is how the movie is made, not its timing. And on that point, the moviemakers score well, I think. The movie makes the real seem very real -- the tension is palpable as events of the day unfold, the 'grip' heightens as the day progresses. The camera work, the abrupt dialogue, unrecognizable actors, real pilots as actors -- it all fits rather neatly. Though there is nothing neat about the day.
On the aviation aspect of the movie, too, it does a remarkably good job. Aviation geeks will probably spot a goof or two. Overall, though, the movie pays close attention to detail and gets it right.
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I agree very much with what you have written, Naresh. A great amount of loving care that includes research into the bios of the actual passengers who were on the plane and details about their personalites was looked at very closely by the director and actors. What makes this movie especially good is that the director and actors have helped us connect with those who were the victims. THIS REALLY HAPPENED. Perhaps, even MORE IMPORTANT, it is happening RIGHT NOW. TERRORISM IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY. Some critics make the mistake of attacking the movie, because it cannot be a 100% accurate reenactment. That is not important. Movies like this help keep this tragic event alive in our minds. How quickly all news can fade from our thoughts. We are saturated with all kinds of information every day. There are many, many horrors in the world, each day. This movie need not have a message added. The message should be clear to all the world whenever there is a tragegy. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE. All of us must take some responsibility to help prevent these horrors from happening again. If we are good, moral, ethical people who treat other human beings with respect and if we do all that we can do to have peaceful relations with everyone in our lives, then we are helping to bring about a more peaceful and happy world. I am not trying to lecture readers about something on the fringe of this movie. Clearly, a very great purpose of this film is to remind us that we are connected to these very real human beings---the good and the bad ones. Each of us has a great effect on the karma of this world. We are a part of the great chain of being. It is so easy for each of us to feel isolated and separate from others. Feeling separate from others is a delusion. We are our environment. WE ARE OUR ENVIRONMENT. The fact is that all of us were on Flight 93, because we are all connected to everything that is in our environment. We must take responsibility. This movie takes us onto Flight 93 in a way that should make us all care about our fellow human beings. Having more security is not the answer. We each must take responsibility to connect with others and bring about peace. By talking to a fellow passenger, rather than avoiding any conversation, we may find that the terrorist is that passenger. We must engage one another. Perhaps, we can influence a terroist not to do a horrific thing. We all have great power as human beings. We all can have an incredible and profound affect on others through our words and actions. We, too often, hurt others, ourselves. We must live with care, kindness, compassion. All of this is a part of Flight 93. We must take action from our hearts. We all need to be on EVERY FLIGHT.
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