United 93 hijacked

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2014)

Based on the true story of United 93 which was the fourth plane hijacked on 9/11 the film is dedicated to both those who died except the terrorists and the families and friends of those who were killed. Paul Greengrass had done a great job directing this film and it was the way he directed it that made it felt the hijacking was actually happening instead of everyone acting.
The film opens with four al-Qaeda Arabs preparing to hijack a plane United 93 headed for California from New York. The passengers who wait at the gate with the four thugs will not know that they will never see their loved ones again and ironically one of the passengers Tom Burnett who is perhaps the film's main protagonist sits beside pilot and ring leader Ziad Jarrah the main antagonist of the film and the pair would go on and end the film as they both fight over the yoke.
Once in the air at 35, 000 feet the terrorists hijack the plane. While Ziad Jarrah and co pilot Saeed al-Ghamdi are in the cockpit the other two Ahmed al-Nami and Ahmed al-Haznawi hold the passengers hostage. Despite this the passengers knowing they will die if they don't do nothing fight back. Despite killing the two men and overpowering Jarrah and al-Ghamdi the former manages to crash the plane instead of heading for the Capitol.
The film I think was probably slightly different than it happened in real life to make it more dramatic. I also think the hijackers especially al-Nami were criminally insane as he went as far as trying to hit the passengers with a food trolley and using a fire extinguisher.
I honestly think this was a great film full of terror and heroism.