re: United 93 (2006) - Ending Scene

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I'll always remember how silent the theater was after the screen went black. Everyone sat there for a second, then just got up and walked out.

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Same here. I saw it and the theater wasn't packed, but I'd say it was at least 2/3 full. And throughout the entire movie you could hear a pin drop in there. And then when it ended and faded to black, nobody moved for a good couple of minutes. Every single person in there just stared at the credits for a bit. And we all calmly walked out and nobody really said much. I don't remember a lot of crying really, but just a lot of faces full of all kinds of emotion.

I've never had a movie theater experience like it. And as somber and sort of odd as it was, looking back it was one of the coolest theater experiences I've ever had. Everyone left that theater and it felt like we were all on the same level. And the movie stayed with me for a while.

I've only watched it once or twice since then. It's like I have to work myself up to watch it because it's so intense. But it's great.