a one-way attack
A passenger works out that the plane is a weapon, not a hostage, and says it out loud.
Hey, this is a suicide mission.United 93 · 2006 — 第 16 / 17 章 · 3'19" · B1
Passengers Fight Back on United 93, Explained：suicide mission
The passengers learn from phone calls that other planes have hit buildings and realize Flight 93 will not land. Someone says, “This is a suicide mission,” and another answers, “I don't think there's any other option we have.” They gather knives, bottles, hot water and every big guy, and prepare to rush the cockpit.
あらすじ
Once the passengers understand that the hijackers will not land the plane, they vote without voting: fight back. They collect knives, wine bottles, boiling water and a fire extinguisher, call on the biggest men, and try to agree on a plan. In the final minutes, several call home to say they love their families.
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このシーンの表現
suicide mission
a one-way attack
A passenger works out that the plane is a weapon, not a hostage, and says it out loud.
The troops called it a suicide mission and refused to go.
このシーンの他の表現
- any other option
another choice
- figure out
work something out
- come up with
think of an idea
- onboard
on the plane
- big guy
a large strong man
このシーンのメモ一覧
65 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
The t in not often drops, and gonna runs together as one word.
We have to do something. They are not gonna land this plane.going to — Everyday speech; write going to in formal text.
We have to do something. They are not gonna land this plane.another choice
With every exit closed, someone states quietly that no other option is left, deciding for the group.
I don't think there's any other option we have.relative clause: The clause we have modifies option without that, limiting it to the choices they actually hold.
I don't think there's any other option we have.There's any other links across the words with almost no pause.
I don't think there's any other option we have.conditional clause: The if-clause sets a condition and the main clause repeats it, which sounds like acceptance.
If we're gonna die, we're gonna die.have got to — Casual shorthand; avoid it in formal writing.
There's a lot of us, but we gotta do something.as a tool to fight
You get every weapon you can. Get whatever we can use as a weapon.work something out
We don't... I... We'll figure that out, but get every weapon we can.In figure that out the t in that often drops, so it runs together.
We don't... I... We'll figure that out, but get every weapon we can.as much as possible
Go get it. Get everything you can.a large strong man
Someone starts calling for every large strong man on the plane, repeating it twice in obvious urgency.
Okay, we need every big guy. Every big guy.ahead of someone
The guy that I was sitting in front of said that he doesn't think the bomb is real.relative clause: The that-clause describes the guy, with the object of in front of moved to the front of the clause.
The guy that I was sitting in front of said that he doesn't think the bomb is real.coming back now
He's on his way back.think of an idea
One passenger offers to calm the cabin and hands the thinking to the other, splitting the job on the spot.
Come up with a plan, I'm gonna calm the other passengers and we'll go along with whatever plan you come up with.take a seat
Sit down. Sit down!stop holding them
Just let them go.onto the aircraft
Do you really think he'd get a bomb onboard this plane?hand the phone to
I love you. I gotta give the phone to Linda now.above all else
I just love you more than anything. Know that.「Passengers Fight Back on United 93」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is where strangers become a crew. No one can be certain the bomb is real or that the plan will work, and the argument turns on plain arithmetic: “There's a lot of us, but we gotta do something.” The clearest statement of what they are choosing is “I don't think there's any other option we have,” and the bleak line that follows, “If we're gonna die, we're gonna die,” is not despair but resolve. The calls home run alongside the preparation, catching the same people at the end of their lives: instructions, apologies, and “I just love you more than anything. Know that.” Action and grief happen in the same minute.
Theme
CourageOrdinary passengers choose to fight a mission they cannot win, because the alternative is doing nothing.
DutyPeople take on jobs they were never trained for and turn a cabin of strangers into a team.
このチャプターで学べること
- A single sentence can turn fear into a decision to act.
- Weapons here are ordinary objects given a new purpose.
- Last calls home carry what nobody can say out loud.
- A plan matters less than the will to do something.
発音のポイント
- not gonna — The t in not often drops, and gonna runs together as one word.
- there's any — There's any other links across the words with almost no pause.
- figure that out — In figure that out the t in that often drops, so it runs together.
Hey, this is a suicide mission.The plain naming of what the passengers have worked out: the hijackers do not intend for anyone to survive.
I don't think there's any other option we have.The decision stated without drama: fighting is not bravery but the only path left.
If we're gonna die, we're gonna die.Not despair but acceptance — if death is coming anyway, they would rather act than wait for it.
They're flying us into a building. We're gonna die.The realization that turns fear into a plan: this plane is a weapon aimed at a target on the ground.
There's a lot of us, but we gotta do something.The arithmetic of resistance: numbers give them a chance, but only if they move first.
I just love you more than anything. Know that.A last call home, stripped to what matters — love declared plainly, with no time left for anything else.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the passengers decide to fight back?
Phone calls tell them other planes have hit buildings, so they understand this flight will not land. With no other way out, rushing the cockpit becomes the only option left.
Why do they ask for every big guy?
They plan to overpower the hijackers by force, so they want the strongest men in the cabin to lead the charge while others bring anything usable as a weapon.
What do the passengers gather as weapons?
Knives and forks from the galley, wine bottles, boiling water and a fire extinguisher, turning ordinary cabin items into tools for the rush.
Why do so many passengers call home?
They believe they are about to die. The calls are final messages of love and instructions, made in the last minutes before they move on the cockpit.
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第 2 章reduced or eliminatedThe FAA Morning Briefing
第 3 章take over the cockpitA Controller Reports a Possible Hijack
第 4 章real worldA Real Hijacking During the Exercise
第 5 章battle stationsFAA Command Center Goes on Alert
第 6 章pull the tapesFAA Pulls the Tapes, Scrambles Jets
第 7 章a bad feelingFirst Reports of Smoke Over Manhattan
第 8 章take care of itControllers Spot a Second Hijacking
第 9 章like a manhole coverSecond Plane Hits the South Tower
第 10 章ground stopNORAD Orders a National Ground Stop
第 11 章make the callOfficers Demand Shoot-Down Authority
第 12 章get through toPassengers Call for Help from the Air
第 13 章get throughPassengers Learn the Pilots Are Down
第 14 章national emergencyThe FAA Shuts Down US Airspace
第 15 章one after the otherThe News Spreads Through the Cabin
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