Deeply Inspiring Tragic Tale

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2007)

We all know the story. We all remember where we were when we heard the news about the terrible tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001. For that reason, this is one of the most important films ever made in the history of American cinema. "United 93" tells the gut-wrenching true story of the brave passengers on United Flight 93, and their desperate and selfless act to stop the terrorists on-board from crashing the plane into the capital building.
The beauty of the film is that it does not make any controversial statements about the vent. Nor does it try to spin the story for its own purposes. It simply tells a true story of bravery against all odds. There is no exploitation in the film, nor is there any action simply for the sake of entertainment. Paul Greengrass simply puts forth the story as if we were there on-board or there on the ground. There's no mention of Osama Bin Laden or Iran and Afghanistan. Greengrass doesn't manipulate the characters for his own purposes. He simply shows them for who they truly were: people. Though sad, the film is truly inspiring and I am extremely proud of the passengers aboard that flight, especially after seeing the film. It ends at just the right moment and is almost poetic in a tragic way. This is what a four-star film truly is.