Unbelievable

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2006)

That is the one word that describes the movie for me. It has been more than a week since i have seen this amazing piece of work and i am still in the power of it. Yes, it's that great.
Now, for a movie to catch your attention, what does it have to do? Well, for me, it has to have character development, the movie has to introduce the main characters to me. It has to show me their habits, it has to show me what are their turn-ons or turn-offs, it has to make me believe this character is not just a card board cut-out. A documentary, on the other hand, shows everything form aside, it doesn't interfere with the conversations, there aren't any scenes that explain the character, yet you steel feel for them as they are real. United 93 has the ability, a mystical force, if you will, that makes you believe the characters are real, that makes you feel like you know them for all of your life, as if they were your friends. And United 93 does this without studying characters. It is a hybrid movie, half-motion picture, half-documentary.
I think everybody would agree that it's pretty hard, or even impossible, to make a 9/11 film without touching politics, but United 93 does it. It doesn't make anybody a hero, it doesn't make anybody a fool, it is a look from aside, it makes you feel like you are one of the passengers, it's all about the moment, not about the aftermath.
United 93 has been my most powerful film experience to date, not only did i cry towards the end, i was also shaking. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before during a film. This is, without doubt, one of the most powerful and important films of the 21st century, and i truly do hope people will remember it. I certainly will.
10/10