Terrorism has a major impact on our society and around the world. You can't watch the news, without a terrorist attack or incident happening. With all of this going on, it's no wonder why terrorism is ingrain into pop culture. As Stephen Muzzatti puts it " the portrayal of terrorism and the War on Terror, both real and fictionalized, became the central theme in a great deal of popular culture, including television programs, feature films, PC/video games, YouTube videos, advertisements, popular music, and of course, the news". For me, I would consider myself a movie guy and thus enjoying going to the movie theater or watching a movie on DVD or on any streaming services. I especially enjoy movies that are base on a true story or event. Which is why …show more content…
All of the family members of the passengers that were on the flight cooperated in making this movie. The reason why they all agree in cooperating with the movie is because "previous attempts to document the crash focused on just the few passengers who had been able to make calls to their family members." Paul Greengrass went as far as to collect as much information about the flight as possible like "the plane's exact movements in the air, the times and content of phone calls to family members, recordings from inside the cockpit and reaction on the ground from air traffic controllers and the military, as well as details about the passengers' personalities and mannerisms provided by the families." You have to give it up to the director for trying to recreate calamity of the situation as accurately as possible. His hard work payed off when he was nominated for an Oscar for directing this movie. The way it demonstrates terrorism in pop culture is by showing a accurate representation of the events that happened on that fateful day and showing the heroic actions of the passengers trying to overtake the
Since there were no survivors, it’s almost impossible to tell what was true from the events in the movie. As a result, the writer and director of this film, Paul Greengrass, had to improvise and use the help from families that were in contact with the passengers during this time to create a credible story. “Every witness died, and assembling together what can remember from 37 mostly unrecorded phone calls made from the plane does not provide a clear or necessarily reliable picture. The film was finished before a transcript of the cockpit voice recording was released. That means that these scenes can only be a work of imagination, and largely improvised by the cast of United 93 . Greengrass had many things right on the movie starting from the basics, for example; the date of the event , the flight name and number, the location of its departure and its destination, the amount of people, where the hijackers were planning to go, and where and when the plane crashed. One of the most important things that this film got correct was how the terrorists took control of the airplane, which includes a fake bomb, knives, and directing all passengers and crew to the back of the plane. Also, the way the passengers realized that there was no way out of the situation and decided to work together to get control of the plane. What the movie also got right were the events that happened off the plane because all the people that were involved in this situation were alive to tell their side of the story. This included the events that happened on the control centers and the military base. In addition, there were also things that were either invented or speculated in order to make the story of the movie credible. This was shown from the start of the movie, where the terrorists were praying in a room before
On the morning of September 11/2001, 19 terrorist working for the Al Qaeda terrorist organization hijacked four commercial planes. They attempted to fly them into multiple U.S targets. One of the planes, American Airlines, flight 11, crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:50 a.m. Another plane, United Airlines, flight 175, crashed into the south tower at 9:04 a.m. These tragedies took the lives of nearly 3000 people and affected the lives of millions.
These films also use the public’s great anticipation and fear of terrorists in these films to engage people and also the films often cleverly use the publics sensitive fear of modern day terrorism to make the films more serious, ...
¨We shall never forget, We shall keep this day, We shall keep the events and the tears In our minds, our memory and our hearts and take them with us as we carry on.¨ by: Anonymous (Memorial Website). An epic turn in history all around the world, around 3000 people lost their lives, the two world trade center’s crashed into pieces, the pentagon was crashed… all of this occurred on September 11, 2001. This date till today causes people to tear, as they remember themselves watching the event occur in person, TV or websites. The entire world was watching while it occurred. This attack caused a great impact all around the world, no one could believe what was happening and how. As soon as people got the news they realized that in a blink of an eye one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the United States of America had hit. This date caused negative impact on all kind of industries especially the aviation industry, in this paper you will learn exactly how this industry was affected.
The plane had held 767 passengers including crew members it spilt all the gas including the plane in the building, the 80th floor trapping people.18 minutes after the first crash another plane appeared in the sky to its new destination the world trade center.The new plane with complete shock sliced into the 60th floor of the south building which had caused a huge explosion that went all over the the streets of New York City. It took us long but we figured out that America was under attack. It turns that not just citizens got hurt over 343 of New York’s firefighters were killed.
Killing around 3,000 people, September 11, 2001 was a day of complete devastation. After terrorists from the group Al Qaeda took over four different United States planes, one of the most horrific events in history occurred that has influenced the creation of the film, United 93. In the film, United 93, director Paul Greengrass decided to keep some major details from 9/11 the same but modified the timing of the events due to the lack of knowledge from the actual event.
On September 11, 2001 a series catastrophic events occurred in New York City, New York. Al-Qaeda planned strategically conducted events, known as suicide attacks. Nineteen al-Qaeda members hijacked four commercial airplanes, including United Airlines Flight 93, American Airlines Flight 11, American Airlines Flight 77 and United Airlines 175. Two of the planes purposely crashed into the World Trade Center buildings. In addition, another plane crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. and the fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Those passengers on the fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, attempted to win control over the plane; however, there were no survivors.
By speaking to people on the ground, the passengers learned about the attacks on the Twin Towers. It was clear to them that they were going to die, but before they did they agreed to try and overpower the hijackers. It soon escalated into a
One could easily dismiss movies as superficial, unnecessarily violent spectacles, although such a viewpoint is distressingly pessimistic and myopic. In a given year, several films are released which have long-lasting effects on large numbers of individuals. These pictures speak
In 1984, an American Airlines flight was hijacked by Ishmael Labeet so he could escape prosecution from the U.S government. This movie, The Skyjacker’s Tale, is a documentary about this incident, from both the criminal’s perspective as well as the law’s perspective. This 1h 15m long documentary was directed by Jamie Kastner and released in 2017 in the U.S. The purpose of this movie was to explain and educate people about Ishmael Labeet and what really happened at the Fountain Valley Massacre and eventually the 1984 American Airlines Hijacking.
Then the plane changed crouse and started heading for Washington D.C. The passengers were crowded at the back of then plane when they called their loved ones and learned about the World Trade Center. “According to Hoglan, Bingham said, ‘Hi mom, I love you very much, I’m calling from the plane. We’ve been taken over. There are three men that say that they have a bomb’”(Wikipedia).
With the popularity of film culture experiencing a drastic increase, a large amount of what happens on screen is mirrored in our society. Movies can evoke thoughts and emotions that shape the average man’s ideals, sometimes even stirring up propaganda that pressures governments to create new laws.
Hollywood seems to thrive on portrayals of violence. American audiences respond positively to violent, action-based films, which continue to perform particularly well at the box office. Some of these blockbusters glorify violence even further by highlighting patriotism in war films, making them both commercial and critical successes. These films let audiences admire American soldiers for killing their enemies and withstanding the savageries of warfare. In a nation that has arguably become desensitized to violence from witnessing recurring mass shootings and fatal racial tensions, it is no surprise that filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino manage to captivate
Various reports on studies say that the U.S is staying unmindful on perils and youth presentation to wild media. “In reviewing the torture hits, critics take pains to tell readers that these movies are somehow about our collective fears of confinement and mutilation about confronting some kind of ultimate evil that kicks us in the crotch before it cuts off our head and sends it tumbling down the stairs, punishing us or our desires” (Hamrah). If we are confronting fears, we are doing it exuberantly. Confronting some of the fears are really difficult, they are the evil which kicks the young people of the reality. These mass media has changed a lot in the real world. “Reality and Fantasy are merging into a universal attitude that to inflict pain is worth little more than a laugh” (Hamrah 2nd paragraph). Reality and dream are mixing under an across the board attitude that yell precise torment. The cleverly envisioned other units in the media, alongside their genial torment and the snappy recuperations from the misuse or torment isn't quite a bit of torment. “One analysis found clear evidence that exposure to media violence increases aggressive behaviour” (Anderson 1). Numerous unique examinations of the association between media savagery and animosity have been coordinated and different studies of those studies-both story and verifiable have touched base at the same conclusion contemplates utilizing every one of the three noteworthy exploration. The new form of media is fast growing.Although most youth still invest more energy every week sitting in front of the TV, including films, than playing computer games, the time they go through with computer games is expanding quickly, and a developing offer of youth is spending numerous hours playing computer games. “Television and movie violence are the most extensively researched forms of media violence” (Anderson 2). Studies using all the reached
Hollywood has also used "terrorist actions, both state and non-state, have spread in both frequency and destructive power since the 1960s, the topic has become an enduring source of narratives, fantasies, and myths that have contributed to Hollywood filmmaking with its familiar emphasis on international intrigue, exotic settings, graphic violence, and the demonization of foreign threats. Images of political violence have a strong appeal in the US, where the gun culture, civic violence, crime sprees, and a thriving war economy permeate the landscape." (Carl Boggs and Tom Pollard) Hollywood's use of issues of globalization to increase sales has been a trend since the beginning of film. Even after 9/11 attacks on the U.S, Hollywood did not halt on their pursuit for capital gain by using the vulnerability of the U.S to make movies. "The al Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon ...