Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans have constantly been reminded that their world has changed forever. Soon, a new movie will remind them again.

“United 93,” a Universal Studios film, will be the first feature film to specifically depict the events of Sept. 11. The movie will focus on the story of United Airlines flight 93, on which revolting passengers prevented the plane from reaching its intended target.

“I think it will be interesting to see what kind of bias they put on it,” said John Hollerung, senior in chemical engineering.

The film has already touched nerves, even before moving into theaters. Sept. 11 family groups expressed concerns over the film’s trailer. Opinions differ on whether the film’s release will spark continued controversy.

“For those people who have loved ones who they lost, of course it is going to be opening wounds. There are going to also be those people who are quite open to it,” Hollerung said.

Omar Manci, sophomore in pre-business, said he suspects the film has an agenda to provoke emotion and reinforce the reasoning behind the war on terror.

“Whoever made the movie, they wanted it to have implications,” Manci said. “I personally think that it is going to just go by; it’s not even going to be that big of a deal.”

Although “United 93” may have pointed intentions, Manci said the film still has an important role to play in promoting discussion.

“If I had it my way I would rather see most controversial movies than not,” Manci said. “It’s a give and take. If you make everything middle ground, there is not going to be much thought-provoking material in the media.”

Characterization of both passengers and highjackers is also a prime concern to the film’s success. Alex Wagner, junior in biology, said highlighting personal stories could undermine the historical authenticity of the film.

“The only people that truly need the people on that plane where their families and their friends,” Wagner said. “As long as they focus more on how the plane was taken back than who did it, it will have more of a reality to it.”

If “United 93” is a success, it could open the door for more movies to dramatize Sept. 11. Manci expressed concern that revisiting the tragedy could restore racial tensions strained by the attacks.

“I hope that we don’t see a lot of [Arab stereotyping] movies coming out, because that will tend to have a lot of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim propaganda associated with them as well,” Manci said.

Not everyone is ready to relive the events of the Sept. 11 attacks. Stacey Norman, junior in dietetics, said she would not go to see the film.

“I don’t think people have gotten over it yet,” Norman said.