The last line in United 93, seen in white type against black background before the end credits, is “America’s war on terrorism had begun.” My gut tells me this proclamation was muscled into the film. Universal knows the right is going to be suppporting this film big-time, and I think it was thrown in as a sop to the Bill O’Reilly crowd. This is merely a suspicion, and far from a factual assertion. It’s not a huge deal and obviously not central, but it’s stuck between my teeth at the moment. It’s the one and only incongruent note in the film.
