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Only one night is left until his hearing with the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB before he can bury any last intoxication accusations that occurred during the flight.

No addiction will go untested unless all temptations are eliminated. An addiction is like a virus that cannot be cured but can only be controlled. Once you lose control, the virus will take over once again. In an unfortunate event, an open window, unlocked door, and a refrigerator full of alcohol in the adjacent hotel room presented such temptations to the Captain.

Like a true addict, the Captain seized the opportunity to relieve himself with alcohol. With only forty-five minutes left until his federal hearing, Charlie and Hugh find him faced down on the bathroom floor drunk. Clueless and defeated, Charlie and Hugh are left at the mercy of a drunk who once again, conveniently suggests a quick fix to the problem; a couple lines of cocaine to erase any physical signs of intoxication and to make the Captain alert for his federal hearing.

Within several minutes of almost throwing his entire life away, the Captain takes full control of the situation once again. Lie after lie, the Captain abolishes any last doubt of him having any fault for the crash during the hearing.

It is not until one last question where he is asked to give his simple opinion about his deceased colleague, Katrina, in regards to the empty vodka bottles that were discarded on the plane. Staring at the photo of Katrina, the Captain struggles with his conscience. If he lies and blames Katrina for having taken the vodka bottles, Katrina would be remembered as an alcoholic and he would be the hero. If he admits to drinking the vodka, then he will surely have to face the consequences he has fled from thus far.

Captain Whitaker has now arrived at a crossing point where he can choose to walk the fine line of self-control or self-abuse. He chooses to walk the path of self-control by owning up to everything and admitting to his addiction. By giving up his addiction, Captain Whitaker physically imprisoned himself but mentally freed himself from an alternate reality that was overshadowing who he really was.

A hero is one who is distinguished for their courage and noble abilities, and is not perfect but is able to identify and strive to improve their weaknesses. Captain Whitaker may not be a hero to some people, but he certainly became a hero and a savior to his addiction.

From the opening scene to the closing scene, it is evident that Captain Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol. Whip is a pilot for a major airline and seems to fly better and possess more confidence while under the influence. The airplane that Whip is piloting is experiencing significant turbulence and while his co-pilot is nervous, worried, and anxious, Whip does not seem to be phased, but he is also drunk and high on cocaine.

With little choice Whip crashes the plane and saves almost all on board. When he wakes up in the hospital, his friend from the airline union introduces him to a lawyer who tells him there's a chance he could face criminal charges because his blood test reveals that he was intoxicated with alcohol and cocaine. He denies being impaired, so while an investigation is underway, he is told to keep his act together.

However, letting go of his addiction is not as easy as it seems The captain William "Whip" Whitaker of South Jet Air is a divorced man with an estranged ex-wife and son and is having an affair with the flight attendant Katerina "Trina" Marquez. Whip spends the night in Orlando with Trina drinking and using cocaine. On the next morning, he assumes the Flight to Atlanta and he faces turbulence at the take-off. He denies being impaired, so while an investigation is underway, he is told to keep his act together.

However, letting go of his addiction is not as easy as it seems Did you know Edit. Trivia The accident in the film was inspired by a real-life disaster, the crash of Alaska Airlines on January 31, Some dialogue in the film closely resembles the CVR transcript. Like in the film, the pilots of Alaska rolled the airplane to an inverted position to try to stabilize the flight. Unlike the film, however, this did not assist them in recovering the aircraft. The root cause of the crash was found to be inadequate maintenance of the airplane's stabilizer "jackscrew," which caused its threads to wear down excessively and eventually jam the jackscrew.

While the pilots were trying to reach Los Angeles for an emergency landing, the threads were ripped out and the stabilizer moved to a position that forced the plane into its fatal dive. Goofs The whites of Whip's eyes change from extremely bloodshot to normal in the first scene of him in the hospital after the crash. Will : So, [turns on his tape recorder] Will : who are you?

Records Inc. User reviews Review. Top review. Awesome Film. Blew away my expectations! In a day and age where almost all Hollywood movies try to thrill us with special effects and gore, FLIGHT 'soars' with extraordinary acting and a story that will change lives.

I went not knowing really what to expect. A drama about a crashed airplane, right?