"Apollo 13"

Title: "Apollo 13"
By: Jordan Evans
     
     I did not enjoy the film "Apollo 13" by Ron Howard. It is based off of the true event of Apollo 13. NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. It was very boring, and predictable if you already knew the truth about the Apollo 13 event.
     This movie included actor's, Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Sinise. Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise also starred in "Forrest Gump", and they did a really good job in both films. Tom Hanks always does well in his movies in my opinion no matter what type of film is, even if it was as boring as this one.
     "Apollo 13" is a film reenacting the preparation and rescue mission of the spaceship, Apollo 13. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight, until everything seems to go wrong.
     This film did a really good job reenacting the whole space mission of Apollo 13. Almost every event in the film occurred in real life, but the events that were not true were used to lengthen the film. "Houston, we have a problem" is a famous quote that many may know, and I believe that this film used the actual audio recording of the astronaut saying that which I found very interesting. The special effects in the film such as the frost in the spaceship, and the cold breathe to express the coldness of the environment was also very impressive. This film also used the power of foreshadow which is always a good modifier to add into the film.
     I didn't like this movie at all to be completely honest. It dragged on and on, and it was so predictable. I know that filmmaker's think they can recreate any historic event, and turn it into a movie, but this movie was garbage. There really was not anything interesting about the film except for the explosions. This was easily one of the worst films I have ever watched. I do not recommend this to anyone, unless you are trying to find a way to fall asleep.