United 93
Nominated for Best Director and Best Editing
I actually saw this on DVD about a week ago, but it's taken me awhile to collect my thoughts on it. The film depicts the events of September 11 from the perspective of the air traffic controllers, the military air defense command center, and the terrorists and passengers of United 93, the plane that didn't hit it's intended target that day. The film is unique in that it has no "stars." It follows no one character and most of the dialog is conversational with other actors talking at the same time and words running over each other. It's hyper-realism make this feel like your watching a documentary of the actual events themselves. And it's superbly well done. I didn't want to get up during this film. I couldn't turn away. I didn't want to blink. It is ensnaring in it's content and the memories and emotions that resurface during the viewing.
I don't think this will win in Directing but it should. It is a unique film with a deliberate style that is perfect for the message the director was trying to communicate. Paul Greengrass (center in the picture) knocked one out of the park with this film.
It has a much better chance at winning the Editing Oscar. The film almost occurs in real time, bouncing between New York and Newark air traffic control rooms, the military, the national air control room, the and flight 93 itself. It has great pacing, and the tension builds and builds til the end. I hope this film gets some recognition, and should have gotten a Best Picture nod. Since it didn't, winning in Editing would be the best way to reward this film.
Don't be scared to see this film. It's way too good to let fear dissuade you from watching it. And we NEED to remember that day. It's not too soon. It's been five years. I hope television starts showing this film EVERY September 11th. It's not about evil terrorists. It's not about the people who lost their lives in the twin towers or the Pentagon. It's about how America was attacked, and how Americans responded to the attacks. It's about the first Americans who fought back. And won. At the cost of their lives. To save countless others. And that should be celebrated. A
I actually saw this on DVD about a week ago, but it's taken me awhile to collect my thoughts on it. The film depicts the events of September 11 from the perspective of the air traffic controllers, the military air defense command center, and the terrorists and passengers of United 93, the plane that didn't hit it's intended target that day. The film is unique in that it has no "stars." It follows no one character and most of the dialog is conversational with other actors talking at the same time and words running over each other. It's hyper-realism make this feel like your watching a documentary of the actual events themselves. And it's superbly well done. I didn't want to get up during this film. I couldn't turn away. I didn't want to blink. It is ensnaring in it's content and the memories and emotions that resurface during the viewing.I don't think this will win in Directing but it should. It is a unique film with a deliberate style that is perfect for the message the director was trying to communicate. Paul Greengrass (center in the picture) knocked one out of the park with this film.
It has a much better chance at winning the Editing Oscar. The film almost occurs in real time, bouncing between New York and Newark air traffic control rooms, the military, the national air control room, the and flight 93 itself. It has great pacing, and the tension builds and builds til the end. I hope this film gets some recognition, and should have gotten a Best Picture nod. Since it didn't, winning in Editing would be the best way to reward this film.
Don't be scared to see this film. It's way too good to let fear dissuade you from watching it. And we NEED to remember that day. It's not too soon. It's been five years. I hope television starts showing this film EVERY September 11th. It's not about evil terrorists. It's not about the people who lost their lives in the twin towers or the Pentagon. It's about how America was attacked, and how Americans responded to the attacks. It's about the first Americans who fought back. And won. At the cost of their lives. To save countless others. And that should be celebrated. A
This is Paul Greengrass's first Directing nomination, and fist nominations for all three editors: Clare Douglas, Richard Pearson, and Christopher Rouse
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