Flight 93
A&E's gripping presentation of "Flight 93" Monday night was one of the best TV movies I have seen in recent memory.
The real-life retelling of the Sept. 11 commercial plane whose flight crew and passengers (including Greensboro's Sandy Bradshaw) rebelled against their terrorist highjackers could easily have been maudlin and preachy.
Instead, it hangs its narrative on authentic recreations of the cell phone conversations of passengers with their loved ones.
And its writers and director clearly realize that this story requires little amplification. All the drama it needed happened for real. So they wisely stay out of its way.
My only complaint is the commercials. Although the broadcast was presented with "limited commercial interruption," the transition from the harrowing takeover of the plane to the Burger King dashing for a touchdown was jarring, to say the least.
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Allen, you're missing the admittedly sublime metaphor of the "Burgur King" running through a world of peril with opponents trying to destroy him at every turn.
Posted on February 1, 2006 9:18 AM
I sure am.
Posted on February 1, 2006 1:13 PM
I think we're (USA) generally regarded as the world's "Burger King". You could even personalize it further onto "W" I suppose. When burgers don't fit into other diets well, apparently Flight 93's happen.
Posted on February 1, 2006 7:14 PM