Apollo 13 (1995) - Movie Reaction!! (PATREON REQUEST)
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Apollo 13- Thank you very much for this fabulous reaction for Apollo 13, Mangual! I absolutely love this movie. It's brilliantly acted by everyone, the music is just phenomenal, and the entire movie is beautifully written. In answer to your questions about whether or not this movie is based on a true story... the answer is yes. Apollo 13 became known as the "Successful Failure", because while these three astronauts didn't get their chance to walk on the moon as planned, they all made it home alive after their spacecraft malfunctioned due to technical failures that were of no fault of anyone's. Tom Hanks like always, is phenomenal. And I love how he plays Jim Lovell, an astronaut that is loved and known as a hero to many people who admire those who have gone above and beyond to explore space. Someone whom I admire as well. And Tom Hanks is perfect for this role. I also really love Gary Sinise in the role of Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who was bumped from flying the Apollo 13 mission by his medic simply because they feared he might catch the measles while on their mission. Which of course... he never did. While Ken was robbed of flying this mission, I can imagine how grateful each of those who did fly the mission was grateful that this happened, given that it is because of Ken who made it possible for these heroes to return home alive. Mission control of course did a lot as well. This was in no way a one man job, nor was Ken the only hero who helped make this possible. But Ken was the one who solved the biggest problem standing in the way of them surviving and fought to save them in spite of lack of sleep, etc... Ken Mattingly is a hero to many people, especially to those who survived and who worked with him to bring these astronauts home. He is a hero of mine as well, and I love Gary Sinise in the role. He's a phenomenal actor. I also admire astronauts, Fred Haise played by Bill Paxton and Jack Swigert played by Kevin Bacon too. They are good, brave men who worked impossibly hard along with Jim Lovell to make it home. And both actors played these roles well. Jim's wife, Marilyn is played by actress, Kathleen Quinlan and I love how she plays this amazing woman who stood with her husband and fought so hard to remain strong when her husband was in danger. I admire Marilyn's strength she shows and the love she shows for her husband. I also really love Gene Kranz, head of Mission Control, played by Ed Harris... another brilliant actor I've seen in a number of movies and roles I love very much. And I love Gene Kranz's determination to bring his men home in spite of the odds against them. In regards to the importance of him getting the vest he wears throughout the movie for the mission... Gene's wife knitted or made her husband a new vest for every mission that he was involved with, and Gene always considered her gifts to bring him luck, so he refused to allow their missions to begin until a vest from her would arrive for him. As for the music... I absolutely love the score for this movie, written and composed by James Horner who is known for creating the music for so many other big movies such as Titanic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Mask of Zorro, An American Tail, Field of Dreams, Braveheart, The Rocketeer, Willow, Avatar, Troy, Love Actually, A Beautiful Mind, etc... His music is known for being ethereal and sometimes even eerie in the best sense of the word. It's absolutely beautiful and powerful. And lastly... Ron Howard is the director of this powerful movie that is directed and written brilliantly. I've always love Ron Howard's films and the directions he takes for his movies are unlike anyone else. If I see a movie attached to his name, I already want to see the movie simply knowing he is the one behind a movie's creation. Thank you once again for your amazing reaction for this incredible and beautiful movie, Mangual! I loved watching this movie again with you, and I am so happy that you loved it too. I look forward to watching many more movies with you to come! Until your next reaction... Sincerely, Heidi
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2021-01-31 18:06:50 +0000 UTCThe rocket that blew up was the Challenger in 1980s, I remember that one as a kid. Should be noted this movie was extremely accurate except for the odd minor detail and yes based on a true story.
Victor M
2021-01-28 22:30:06 +0000 UTCThe Apollo 13 flight, gave the crew the record for the furthest distance any humans have been away from earth. While there were 9 total flights that orbited the Moon (6 that landed), the first (Apollo 8) was never designed to land, but to Map the surface for landing sights, the 2nd (Apollo 10) was a dress rehearsal. 13 free return trajectory hand the widest orbit, thus the three crew man became the humans who travelled the greatest distance away from the earth.
Mark Wood
2021-01-28 03:54:02 +0000 UTC
