UNITED 93

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Writer/Director: Paul Greengrass Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min. In Theatres: Jun 2, 2006 US Box Office:£31.5M Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre: Crime/Action/History

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PLOT SUMMARYIn United 93, Greengrass creates a gripping, provocative drama that tells the story of the

passengers, crew and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Airlines Flight 93 became the fourth hijacked plane on the day of

the worst terrorist attacks on American soil: September 11, 2001

The filmmaker explores the events of this day by telling the story of a single flight and the ordinary,

random sampling of flight crew, businessmen, wives, grandparents, students and others bound

for San Francisco aboard a Boeing 757. In the course of the just over 90 minutes that the plane

was aloft, the world below entered a new and violent age—viewed through a fog that slowly dissipated to reveal that America herself was

under attack

REVIEWS TomW.: -- Very "respectful", but ultimately I don't know what this movie

accomplished. Rhetorically, it seems it has nothing to say. No viewpoint, no politics, no real moral. Artistically, it also accomplished very little. Yes,

it was directed with a great deal of research and skill, but the final product feels more like the work of a great recreatist or archivist, not an artist and certainly not an entertainer. I left feeling like the movie was exactly what I

expected, yet also realizing that MetaCritic scores made me think what I expected would be worth seeing. I can't say I would recommend this to

anyone, even if I respect the craft Paul Greengrass used to bring it to fruition.

D.J.Skippen : Good. ApocalypseBrown: Propaganda at its best, compelling but so full of bull it

make Bush look intelligent! I reckon most of the 10/10 posters are the same people who cheered on CBS midweek, when they showed pictures of

dead muslims. Its so sad that so many people are so brain dead/washed, that they only see the world from an Western view point. Next time you fill up your GMC, ask yourself how many Eastern people died just to get your

gas in that tank? And I bet many of you don't care, as American blood is worth more than the world put together! You, are truly the oppressed

ones! JJJ.: This movie left me with the feeling that America does anything for

cash, a media whore who will take advantage of ANY situation for money. The acting and script left me with an empty feeling since the exact events are not known and to fill in the gaps to make money seems so Hollywood.

Islamic references

There are a lot of Islamic references throughout the entire film.

The film begins with 4 Muslim Arab men who recite the Quran and pray. The nature in which they speak and act

indicate they are on a mission.

The manner in which they communicate with each other is through the Arabic language.

As the terrorists hijack the plane the stab passengers on the plane by screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ – Allah is the greatest.

They recite the Shahadah – The declaration of faith when they where about to hit

Islamic references cntd. ‘Lord to you I have committed, on you I depend’ Our brothers have hit target – when they find out WTC has

been hit ‘Allhamdullilah’ – Thanks to god ‘Inshallah’ – God willing we are going to get there ‘Astagfirullah’ – As he washes the blood of the kuffar off his

hands ‘Bismillah’ - In the name of God, most Gracious, most

Compassionate – when moving dead body Surah Baqarah ‘Jannah’ – Eternal paradise ‘Yawmul –Qiyyamah’ – Day of Judgement/reckoning They recite various verses from the Quran i.e. when the man

holds the bomb, when they kill, when Zaid the one piloting the plane and the other terrorist are scared when the passengers take control.

DISCUSSIONDo you think the filmmaker has portrayed the real events of what happened inside United 93?