The film starts with a black screen, with a sound bridge containing one of the hijackers reciting the Qu'ran. This initially appears to be non-diegetic and then it is made evident that the following scene continues with the now diegetic sound playing alongside the clip.
United 93 was informational and educational as it was based on the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers.It was shot entirely with hand-held cameras to perfectly capture the realism of the events that happened that day. This was a very effective way to shoot the film as it really did contribute to how realistic the film seemed to be.
The mise-en-scene supports the idea that this film is based on a real life story. An example of this is the costume worn by the actors. The civillians on the plane are dressed as typical civillians with casual clothing on. The lighting is natural lighting which allows the audience to feel sutured into the narrative as if they are there, as a passenger, experiencing the events that occur in the film.
The movie was intense, and the actors did a great job of portraying the emotions associated with the situation they're characters were in. Their screams, cries and fears were transmitted very realistically on screen which added to the emotion evoked by the film, on the audience.
The film is mainly set in the aeroplane and also, part of it takes place at NORAD, where a training exercise is about to take place.
I personally think that this film was very well thought out and quite seemingly realistic. It allowed those who were not previously aware of the events occurring during 9/11, to learn what had happened and be able to further sympathise with those that had to unfortunately experience being aboard the plane.
I applaud the creators of this film. Particularly the director as I feel that the movie was well put together and went somewhat in-depth with the storyline, whilst still maintaining the essence of the main storyline,
