Reflections

Rating: Null/10 (3 May 2006)

"United 93" is not so much a film as it is a mirror. It reflects back to the viewer the feelings and emotions of September 11, 2001 without any attempt at amplification or modulation. In that respect it is perhaps the most unemotional film I have ever seen. There are no dramatic effects used to create the artistic bridge to empathy. That bridge is already present in those who experienced the events.
The experience of the film is powerful because it taps into our own powerful real-life memories. However I wonder how it will play to children born today when they are old enough to see it. Will their reaction be as detached as the film, or will the film still draw in emotion that it does not exhale? Obviously I am unable to make a useful conclusion about that, but my guess is that it will still remain a powerful experience.