Leaves you shaken.You are likely not to forget this one.Truly remarkable film-making.

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2006)

What happened on that plane can never be known.No film could possibly depict the exact situation on that flight.But United 93 uses that event as a back-story and dramatizes it.Paul Greengrass knows that he can't accurately depict the incidents that has taken place on the plane.So,he uses the limited information and gives a dramatic approach to that event with as much realism as he can.So that all that in the film could look real.
I was unsatisfied the way he approached the incident.The sudden rise of the passengers to halt the plane,and the continuous praying of the Muslims.He doesn't know that.He couldn't possibly know if those terrorists really were praying in their last minutes,or the passengers really did join forces and came together to stop the plane so that they could get back to their loved ones.But what he does is that he uses all that and gives us a devastating drama.A drama that will hurt Americans.But it's also a drama that is to be seen by both Americans and the non-Americans.We see how far we have reached from that point to this.We are reacting to the situation with violence.America has come a long way now to eliminate terrorism.And they've failed,just as they failed when the President was informed about the situation and the government didn't take action until it was too late.
Greengrass really is the man who gives a powerful,shocking and painfully disturbing story,regardless if it's true.It hits you.And in the end,you choose to accept all that happens on screen.These men and women just wanted to get back home.They fought back before they died.What did those men and women do to the Terrorists?But then again,what did all those men and women in Iraq and Afganistan and all those Muslim countries that America is fighting war with do.
The reason also to watch this harrowing unsettling film ,in the way MUNICH was , is that the stark realism that is put on the film.It is impossible not to believe the events that were occurring on the plane ,even if they weren't precisely accurate.It's a startling achievement for Greengrass,and I don't care if he did to honor them or just thought of getting an Oscar.He gives you a towering achievement.This is grand and perfect film-making.He takes us deep into the Airline headquarters,and shows us all the operations in detail.How a normal ,regular day begins to unfold into a chaotic ,shocking day.The men both in the Airline traffic control and in the plane,are left totally shaken by the events and so will be the audience.The sheer intensity of the situations scares you at times.It started like any other day,and slowly it descends into a nightmare.The Airline officials couldn't do anything,they were hopeless.They couldn't get approval from their Government,resulting in further tragedies.It just grips you.
It will be a nightmare for those families who watch this film.Especially the final 10 minutes.Which will never be forgotten.It's like a horror movie before you.And makes it even more scarier,because you know what the conclusion is going to be for these men and women.
A look is definitely worth.