No Cartoon Super Hero

Rating: 8/10 (16 October 2016)

So refreshing to see a movie depicting a hero who isn't a cartoon-like Super Hero. The industry is sadly saturated with action-action-action Hollywood films. Sully suffers mildly from post-traumatic stress after he successfully lands his damaged plane in the Hudson River, amazingly saving all 155 of its passengers. After the landing, he is made a hero in the public's eyes, but begins to doubt himself when the aviation panel believes he could have successfully landed the plane in the LaGuardia runway. This story that unfolds is realistic, intelligent, and moving. Do we really need car chase scenes or explosions to hold our interest? My favorite line of the movie was when the hotel maid hugged Sully, and he asked, "What just happened?" The crash was not overplayed, thus, more tragic. The rescue scene was brutally realistic. The aviation panel's witch hunt was ugly and unfounded, and the fact that this story was based on true event made it even more harrowing. What was needed was for people to stand up and salute at the end of the final hearing. Amazing movie.