I really enjoyed this movie. Some might find it slow but to be honest, how much can you squeeze out of 208 seconds of flight? How many times can you replay it to make 1.5 hours of movie? I personally thought making the investigation the focus was a good way to extend it as well as show what everyone was going through. Pilot, passenger, traffic control, police, coast guard, boats, office workers, family etc etc. The other thing I wanted to say, being a former veteran is that I get that some people find the structure confusing but think about the pilots and even the passengers. They're gonna be suffering from PTSD. And even when they're not- think about going through a traumatic event- breaking your leg, a car accident. And think about those first couple of days and weeks re-living that scene in your head. I think that's what the director was going for. The experience from Sully's point of view replaying it over and over. What could he have done differently? The self-doubt, the questioning by the NTSB, the stress from his family, etc etc.
About my only gripe was that the sudden transition from NTSB looking to take his wings forever in a split second to recognizing his effort. To shift suddenly from them trying to pin everything on pilot error to you really were the main factor why everyone survived was just too fast. It made for a good climax in a way but seemed really unrealistic.
Review by yngtadpoleBlockedParentSpoilers2017-01-01T04:47:07Z
I really enjoyed this movie. Some might find it slow but to be honest, how much can you squeeze out of 208 seconds of flight? How many times can you replay it to make 1.5 hours of movie? I personally thought making the investigation the focus was a good way to extend it as well as show what everyone was going through. Pilot, passenger, traffic control, police, coast guard, boats, office workers, family etc etc. The other thing I wanted to say, being a former veteran is that I get that some people find the structure confusing but think about the pilots and even the passengers. They're gonna be suffering from PTSD. And even when they're not- think about going through a traumatic event- breaking your leg, a car accident. And think about those first couple of days and weeks re-living that scene in your head. I think that's what the director was going for. The experience from Sully's point of view replaying it over and over. What could he have done differently? The self-doubt, the questioning by the NTSB, the stress from his family, etc etc.
About my only gripe was that the sudden transition from NTSB looking to take his wings forever in a split second to recognizing his effort. To shift suddenly from them trying to pin everything on pilot error to you really were the main factor why everyone survived was just too fast. It made for a good climax in a way but seemed really unrealistic.