united 93, movie based on 9/11 Options

[voguelove]

Tagline: September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth.

Plot Outline: A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

April 10, 2006 issue - If movie trailers are supposed to cause a reaction, the preview for "United 93" more than succeeds. Featuring no voice-over and no famous actors, it begins with images of a beautiful morning and passengers boarding an airplane. It takes you a minute to realize what the movie's even about. That's when a plane hits the World Trade Center. The effect is visceral. When the trailer played before "Inside Man" last week at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, audience members began calling out, "Too soon!" In New York City, where 9/11 remains an open wound, the response was even more dramatic. The AMC Loews theater on Manhattan's Upper West Side took the rare step of pulling the trailer from its screens after several complaints. "One lady was crying," says one of the theater's managers, Kevin Adjodha. "She was saying we shouldn't have [played the trailer]. That this was wrong ... I don't think people are ready for this."
We're about to find out. "United 93" is the first feature film to deal explicitly with the events of September 11, 2001, and is certain to ignite an emotional debate before and after it opens on April 28. Is it too soon? Should the film have been made at all? More to the point, will anyone want to see it? Other 9/11 projects are on the way as the fifth anniversary of the attacks approaches, most notably Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," starring Nicolas Cage, opening Aug. 9. But as the harbinger, "United 93" will take most of the heat, whether it deserves it or not.

The real United 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field after 40 passengers and crew fought back against the terrorists who had hijacked the plane. Writer-director Paul Greengrass ("The Bourne Supremacy") has gone to great lengths to be respectful in his depiction of what occurred, proceeding with the film only after securing the approval of every victim's family. "Was I surprised at the unanimity? Yes. Very. Usually there are one or two families who are more reluctant," Greengrass writes in an e-mail. "I was surprised and humbled at the extraordinary way the United 93 families have welcomed us into their lives and shared their experiences with us." His team's research was meticulous. "They even went so far as to ask what my mother had been wearing on the plane," says Carole O'Hare, whose 79-year-old mother, Hilda Marcin, died on the flight. "They were very open and honest with us, and they made us a part of this whole project." Universal, which is releasing the film, plans to donate 10 percent of its opening weekend gross to the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund. That hasn't stopped criticism that the studio is exploiting a national tragedy. O'Hare thinks that's unfair. "This story has to be told to honor the passengers and crew for what they did," she says. "But more than that, it raises awareness. Our ports aren't secure. Our borders aren't secure. Our airlines still aren't secure, and this is what happens when you're not secure. That's the message I want people to hear."

It's unclear whether Americans will pay $9.50 to hear it. The A&E cable movie "Flight 93" drew 5.9 million viewers in January, the highest-rated show in the channel's history. But movies are different. "I don't want anyone to go who doesn't want to have this experience," says Adam Fogelson, Universal's president of marketing. "But when I see what's on screen, I feel comfortable that a lot of people will." Audiences seem to be split on the issue. "I don't think that's a movie I really want to see," says Jackie Alvarez, 73, of San Ramon, Calif., after seeing the trailer. "It gave me the creeps. It's way too soon." But 17-year-old Antoine Richardson of Memphis, Tenn., is looking forward to it. "I don't think it's exploitative or too soon," he says. "It helps us remember." As if any of us could forget.

view the trailer here
this movie doesnt come out until aug 9, but ive gotta say from watching the trailer on a tv at home, it looked really good. i think ill see it and im sure this movie is going to make millions.

[banthisaccountno...]

It looks/sounds pretty good, I just hope they didn't turn it into a love story :/

[AngryBaby]

their making 2 more movies based on 9/11 also

"World Trade Center" and some other movie starring nicholas cage.

and of course i plan to see all of em'. id feel guilty if i didnt lol.

[*mipadi*]

I'm interested in seeing the point of view of this film. Is it honest and realistic, or meant to incite nationalistic fervor? It'll be interesting to see how the events are portrayed.

As for toon soon, it has been less than five years since 9/11, but the director did get the okay from the victims' families, and…well, it has been five years. 9/11's legacy still continues, but as a country, we need to move on sometime.

[*Zatanna*]

I'll see it, without doubt. I have mixed feelings about whether or not it's "too soon," but as mentioned before, the director has the families' blessings. I'm positive it will invoke an emotional response one way or another. The makers of the film have to know that, so I'm sure they're prepared for whatever feedback they may receive. All I can hope for is that the film is respectful and honest.

[Chii]

I'm not sure if I want to see it. I watched the beginning of Fahrenheit 9/11 like a month ago and it still drew lots of tears from me when I saw the people running and all that smoke.

Sure maybe the families can use this movie to help them move on because they were a part of the process, but what about the rest of us? We're minding our own business when all of a sudden we're going to be reminded of this all over again. Billboards are going to be up, our favorite television shows are going to air the movie's trailer ever commercial oppurtunity, and the radio stations too. I live within walking distance of ground zero, I don't want to relive 9/11 again.

[*mipadi*]

Sure maybe the families can use this movie to help them move on because they were a part of the process, but what about the rest of us? We're minding our own business when all of a sudden we're going to be reminded of this all over again. Billboards are going to be up, our favorite television shows are going to air the movie's trailer ever commercial oppurtunity, and the radio stations too. I live within walking distance of ground zero, I don't want to relive 9/11 again.

How can we not be reminded of it when we're busy prosecuting a war in Iraq, and the President takes every opportunity to remind us of the pains of September 11 in order to draw more support for his unpopular war?

[lilliannnn]

Isn't it called Flight 93? I've seen the previews in theatres....

[lanbexx]

i hate to be cynical but i watched a trailer... and it looked horrible. i have a feeling it is going to be made with good intentions but flop horribly.

[demolished]

These movies are a bit bothersome now. it's EVERYWHERE.

[eunie03]

United 93 came out yesterday. The trailers are kind of chilling. Has anyone watched it?

[technicolour]

I really want to see this, but I'm prolly going to wait until dvd. Handle it in the comfort of my house.

[meleonade]

I might see it tmr, it looks really good, the trailers kinda eye catching

[voguelove]

i made a topic like this already.

search.

someone close it.

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...29309&hl=united

[eunie03]

Hm... I searched for united, and that got far too many results to look over. I apologize

(On another note, perhaps the search function should be fixed to search for letters under 4 letters too....)

[*mipadi*]

I'll merge these.

[AngryBaby]

okay so i saw it today, jeez it was kinda intense

after it was over everyone walked out all quiet.

[Chii]

I don't plan on seeing this film at all and the reviews I read just said that it was a sad movie. I already get bummed out at things that aren't even that bad, this movie will probably kill me. But anyway, one review I read kind of bothered me.

...I read a bit more into the funding of the United 93 memorial site and came to find that Universal will be donating 10% gross profits ONLY FROM THE OPENING WEEKEND. 10% seemed a bit low to begin with, but to only give that amount for the first weekend I believe is ethically wrong, since they owe the entire movie to all the brave people who died on that flight. In my opinion, all PROFIT from this movie should go to the families and the memorial site...

I know that is already mentioned in the article provided here but I skimmed that... I agree that more should be donated but it can't be all of the profit, it costs lots of money to make movies. I didn't want to assume anything earlier but this just seems to be all about money, as always.

[*xcaitlinx*]

it's too soon. way too soon.
i think that people would feel differently
if they knew someone who was in the WTC..

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[eunie03]

Many friends and families of the victims of the flight had expressed they want this film to be made...

[*mipadi*]

it's too soon. way too soon.
i think that people would feel differently
if they knew someone who was in the WTC..

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People say it's too soon, but again, I argue that we are already reminded of 9/11 on a regular basis. The Bush administration uses memories and fears of 9/11 to prey on the emotions of the populace in order to gain political traction. I think it's impossible not to be reminded of 9/11.

[neemmo]

ahh its so sadd..

[AngryBaby]

it's too soon. way too soon.
i think that people would feel differently
if they knew someone who was in the WTC..

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the director already talked to the families of the passengers, and asked if it was okay. they said yes.

[uLoVeMikeRoch]

This movie looks completely dumb. I am sorry, but it looks absolutely pointless. The whole "attacking" the terrorists really only took up like, 5-10-15 minutes. Plus, how long is the movie? 1 and a half maybe? What the hell are they going to fill the rest of the movie up with? 30 minutes of them checking in at the airport?And the last 20 minutes, them trying to fly the plane, we all know how that ends. Boom, into the field. Point is, it looks like just a bad idea. And just like Michael said, I'm going with just trying to show nationalism and national pride in this country. Which I lost 10 years ago.

[AngryBaby]

See it dude^ its not that stupid, they link all the other crashes in there too.