Comments on: United 93 http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/2006/06/10/united-93/ World Organi[sz]ation Of Broken Dreams Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: mrben http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/2006/06/10/united-93/comment-page-1/#comment-15064 mrben Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:17:49 +0000 http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/?p=425#comment-15064 I think that's a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Many communists are atheists, but there have been atrocities committed in the name of communism. Equally, there are _by far_ more religions that don't perform acts of terrorism than those that do. I think that’s a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Many communists are atheists, but there have been atrocities committed in the name of communism. Equally, there are _by far_ more religions that don’t perform acts of terrorism than those that do.

]]> By: ross http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/2006/06/10/united-93/comment-page-1/#comment-15058 ross Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.jonmasters.org/blog/?p=425#comment-15058 The expression of religion in United 93 was fairly even-handed, I think. On the one hand, there were the hijackers praying that they would complete their mission; later on, there's a moment when simultaneously the passengers are praying they'll get through this. Belief in a cause inspired both into action, but it's not the faith that's the problem, it's the cause. One side believed that by incapacitating the lives of four people, proven to be violent and destructive, they would be doing good. One side believed that by killing more than a thousand people whose natures were unknown and who were unaware they were directly under attack, they were doing good. The latter side were wrong. They were extremists. They became obsessed with destroying an undefined enemy, and thus became the enemy. This is not a fault of religion; it is the result of extremism. It was a good movie. I was surprised by the presence of a dozen individuals who either chose or agreed to play themselves and re-enact their own actions during the day. It's also one of the few films where, when looking down a credits list, you realise the names of the "characters" are far more interesting than the names of the actors who played them. The expression of religion in United 93 was fairly even-handed, I think. On the one hand, there were the hijackers praying that they would complete their mission; later on, there’s a moment when simultaneously the passengers are praying they’ll get through this.
Belief in a cause inspired both into action, but it’s not the faith that’s the problem, it’s the cause. One side believed that by incapacitating the lives of four people, proven to be violent and destructive, they would be doing good. One side believed that by killing more than a thousand people whose natures were unknown and who were unaware they were directly under attack, they were doing good.
The latter side were wrong. They were extremists. They became obsessed with destroying an undefined enemy, and thus became the enemy.
This is not a fault of religion; it is the result of extremism.

It was a good movie. I was surprised by the presence of a dozen individuals who either chose or agreed to play themselves and re-enact their own actions during the day.
It’s also one of the few films where, when looking down a credits list, you realise the names of the “characters” are far more interesting than the names of the actors who played them.

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