United 93

Review

At the beginning of the film you have a birds-eye angle, establishing shot to introduce the setting of the film. This is significant because it suggests that the film will have something to do with planes as they are also at that height and it also makes the audience feel like they are seeing the city from the view of the plane which is a good way to start of the film by suturing the audience into the narrative. Another way this is done is when there are scenes on the plane and the camera is shaky which gives it a more realistic feel. It also, makes the audience feel almost suffocated in the plane along with the other characters. This makes it easier for the audience to imagine what they might feel like if they were in the same situation which in turn allows the audience to identify with the characters.

The non-diegetic sound is added once the tension starts to build up and things start to go bad. This builds up enigma codes within the audience as they wonder what could be happening. Their doubts are then answered when at one point the word hijack is mentioned. At the beginning of the film there is a hint at action codes when the man carries a knife and puts it in his pocket. This tells the audience that someone might get stabbed and that there will also be other violent behaviour later in the film.