Disturbingly good

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2006)

After nearly a month of no cinema at all (I hate summer recess) here comes United 93. The story of one of the planes that was hijacked on that dreadful September 11th.
I'm searching for words on how to describe this film: everybody that hasn't been stuck under a couple rocks for the last few years knows what happened to the plane. The people on it knew they were going to perish and decided that their lives would not go in vain - they went and made sure the plane did not get to the place the terrorists wanted it to go.
As I'm writing this I'm having a strange fit of emotions and I'm fighting back tears. During the watching of the film I didn't have such - I was overwhelmed with another set of emotions, caused by memories. I went to visit NYC in October 2001, just 4 weeks after the attacks. The trip had been booked long in advance, and I wasn't willing to cancel it. When I saw this film it all came back to memory. I guess that goes for the most people that watch this film - everybody goes in with their own mindset and own set of memories of that day, and everyone comes out differently.
The film itself then. I can't put many negatives to it: the way it is played out feels a lot like the dramatized documentaries they do on TV every now and then, only better. What is seen here are humans coming together to fight their last battle. Humans as they are supposed to be, sadly in a place and environment no one should ever find him/herself in.
8 out of 10 disturbed emotions.