Flight 93, 2006

Made for TV movie better than Big Budget film version! The made for TV movie 'Flight 93' tells the same story as the feature film 'United 93' taken from the same sources, and told in a similar dramatic narrative style, but with a bit more impact. Both are good "films", but F93 (technically not a film because it was shot on HD Video instead of 35mm Film like U93) has more dynamic camera work. Perhaps it's the size difference between the film camera and the HD camera, but even though both were shot primarily hand held, the angles, tight shots and pans are more daring and interesting in Flight. Additionally creative choices and edits were a bit sharper with F93. For example, within the first few minutes of the film we know the names of the hijackers, and most of the key passengers, thanks to the great idea to include a series of tight shots on the boarding passes as passengers boarded the plane. Flight 93 also includes many details throughout which weren't shown in United 93, including some that were perhaps whitewashed from U93, for example, the fact that the pilots of the commercial aircraft had received a warning against possible cockpit intrusion, but chose to open the door anyway. While none of these little things-a shot here, a detail there-makes much of a difference on it's own, taken together, they add up to a more dramatic story. If you're the type that views only movies shot on film as "quality", and eschew anything shot on video-yeah, you'll probably like U93 better. But if you can enjoy HD video just as much (and with a story this engaging, how couldn't you?) between the two, I'd recommend Flight 93.

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