We all roughly know what happened in the case of United 93. It was the fourth plane that was hijacked on September 11, 2001, to hit a high profile target. In this case, it was not the World Trade Center or the Pentagon but possibly the White House or the Capitol Building.  If the Presidential mansion had been destroyed, September 11 would have been an even more shocking event. The plane never hit its target because some passengers found out via phone during the flight that two planes had struck the world trade center and they realized that their hijackers in all likelihood would fly the plane into another high profile target. To prevent this larger catastrophe, they banded together, stormed the cockpit, and overpowered the hijacker flying the plane, leading it to crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.   I have seen my share of films in the airplane hijacking/catastrophe genre, but this one is different because we know it is based on a real event and the creators made some clever moves: First, they recreate perfectly what it feels like traveling on a United plane across the country so you have the sense “Yes, that could me be on the plane.” Second, they show you what we did not know about United 93, namely, what happened behind the scenes at the Federal Aviation Authority that fateful morning of September 11 that in our lifetime we will never forget. I still remember getting the email. “Peter, watch CNN. Plane struck the world trade centre…” Anyone who lived through this day and did not lose a relative or personal friend will enjoy watching this film.

and the creators made some clever moves: First, they recreate perfectly what it feels like traveling on a United plane across the country so you have the sense “Yes, that could me be on the plane.” Second, they show you what we did not know about United 93, namely, what happened behind the scenes at the Federal Aviation Authority that fateful morning of September 11 that in our lifetime we will never forget. I still remember getting the email. “Peter, watch CNN. Plane struck the world trade centre…” Anyone who lived through this day and did not lose a relative or personal friend will enjoy watching this film.