All the people who questioned the story of the heroic struggle of the passengers on No. 93 should be able to stop. Their decision to survive in the dead is the most memorable spirit of this century. They are not the heroes in our imagination. They are afraid and desperate and say "I'm not OK, I might not come home" to the family. But when they learned that their flight was a suicide mission, they had no choice but to set off.
I can't imagine their family's mood when they were talking on the phone, even though the actors played very well. Some people have suggested that there are too many children in the film, and they are suspected of earning the sympathy of the audience, but the facts are so cruel that the director does not need to add any effort. The most unbearable is the scene when Mark's mother told him in a message on the phone to regain control of the plane according to his father's (or grandfather's) instructions, and then wept bitterly. If you really put yourself at that time and place, it's hard not to be knocked down by that kind of pain.
I am grateful to the crew of this movie. They used as few performances as possible to restore as much of the truth as possible. Real power is overwhelming and destructive. I can disdain "Independence Day" and "Air Force One", but I can't reject stories like "United 93". Compared with some blockbuster movies, the storyline is even slow, monotonous and without climax. But in the face of such history, the director's tricks seem insignificant, and the truth becomes so precious.
The performance of the terrorists inside also seemed appropriate. We don't know their background, psychology. They appeared, acted, and ended. An American commented that he thought that the terrorists in the photographs were not brutal enough. Is it necessary? As a film whose purpose is to restore history, anything metaphysical is unnecessary.
Overall, United 93 is perfect. However, before you go to see it, you should be fully psychologically prepared. At least, my mood after reading it is very, very depressed.
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