1. UNITED 93

2. PRODUCTIONHISTORY
 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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3. PLOTSUMMARY
In 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

4. 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.

5. Islamicreferences
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

6. Islamicreferencescntd.
 ‘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.

7. DISCUSSION
Do you think the filmmaker
has portrayed the real events
of what happened inside
United 93?