United 93
- Title: United 93
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United 93 is an interesting and captivating film without actually haviing much to say about the 9/11 terrorist attack. In many ways it can be compared to your average action/thriller but because the events that it deals with are both factual and terrifying one would thing it would try a little harder to be more.
The film isn’t an analytical look examining the causes and effects of the event. Nor is it a character study as it never stays with any character long enough for us to distinguish one from the other (we don’t even get their names). Nor does the film try to put the events into a historical perspective.
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Intertwining tales of violence and bubbling racial tensions crash into each other as residents of L.A. deal with issues of hate, bigotry, and racism that present themselves sometimes subtly and sometimes not-so-subtly throughout the course of the film. Crash tries to show how many people live their lives with certain ideas and notions that they might not even be aware of until they are forced to confront them. Many people won’t like the film for it’s bleak look at the human condition, but in examining this small group of people the film works for me as it shows how easily ill-will and prejudice can be passed on from one person to the next through angry or hateful exchanges.