If You're Not Afraid, You Should Be....

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2006)

This nonjudgmental portrayal of the events abroad United flight 93 probably didn't set out to send any sort of a political message. In fact the director went to extraordinary lengths to avoid appearing to have a political point of view. The message came through nonetheless. The message is simple: There are many, many, Islamic Fundamentalists out there who want only one thing out of life -- they want you dead. And they think nothing of killing you for no other reason than being American, or Jewish, or Christian... or anything other than a Radical Muslim. These people are not bearded, turban-wearing, wild-eyed screaming lunatics. They are far too sophisticated and savvy for that. No, they masquerade as students, computer specialists, engineers, clean cut young men you would probably not even notice in a crowd. They are the kind that could call their wife on the phone and say sweetly to her "I love you," then get on a plane and kill thousands of innocent civilian strangers, in the name of God. They could be anybody, living anywhere, doing anything... and that's what makes this movie truly frightening.
The fact that the story is told without and typical Hollywood hype, corny dramatic devices, or other distractions only serves to point out how terrifying the modern world really is. It is made so as a result of this fanatical terrorist ideology. Regardless of your political position, you are forced by this movie to see the fruits of radical Islam. You are forced to see raw evil. You have no choice. There is no way to sugar coat it. These people are evil and must be eliminated, by what ever means are necessary. As the movie makes clear, it comes down to one thing -- it really is them or us. It really is just that simple. You're either for them or you're against them. Our country's very survival depends on it.
I urge everybody to see this fine movie. If you have seen it once, I urge you to see it again. In seeing this movie you will see the truth, and the truth will make you mad.