Apollo 13 is a revolutionary, classic American film. It takes us back to the 1970s, a critical time in American history. The movie captures the essence of America while accurately representing actual events that occurred. Apollo 13 gives us an action packed insight to the actual events that occurred on the aircraft in April 1970. The film informs us about American culture during the time it was set in, as well as the time period it was filmed. Apollo 13 truly captures the spirit and heart of the American people during the early 1970s.
Apollo 13 was created in 1995 and set in 1970. The movie begins with astronaut Jim Lovell hosting a house party, where guests watch Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon. During the inspiring scene, he tells
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his wife he plans on returning to the moon, and walking on its surface. As times passes, Lovell’s boss informs him that he will be traveling to the moon on Apollo 13. Lovell and his crew, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise train for their new mission. A few days prior to launch the crew faces a setback when Mattingly is exposed to the measles. Due to this, Lovell must make the decision to continue on Apollo 13 without him, and replace him with his backup Jack Swigert. This poses tension and uncertainty with the crew because all of the hard work done with Mattingly is gone to waste. As the launch date approaches, Marilyn (Lovell’s wife) has a nightmare about her husband's safety, and goes to see him the night before the launch. Finally, on April 11, 1970, Flight Director Gene Kranz gives the go-ahead from Houston's Mission Control Center for the Apollo 13 launch. Marilyn experiences another disturbance when she loses her wedding ring in the shower. As soon as the crew launches, a second stage engine cuts off prematurely, but they still remain on track. A few days into the mission the crew gives a televised broadcast, but no one at home watches it. Swigert turns on the liquid oxygen tank stirring fans as requested, one of the tanks explodes, emptying its contents into space and sending the craft tumbling. As all of their oxygen is emptying out into space, the Mission Control Center realizes they cannot land on the moon and they must hurriedly return home. The Command/Service Module Odyssey is running out of power and the stakes rise to bring the astronauts home. Mission Control works rapidly to find a way to bring the astronauts home because failure is not an option. They decide to round the moon and use its gravitational pull to slingshot them through space. With Aquarius (Lunar Module) running on minimal electrical power, the crew suffers freezing conditions, and Haise contracts a urinary infection and a fever. Swigert suspects Mission Control is withholding their inability to get them home. Haise angrily blames Swigert's inexperience for the accident; and Lovell quickly squelches the argument. Then, Aquarius begins experiencing increased carbon dioxide levels, and Mission Control must create a filter using the limited amount of materials on board. Guidance Systems on the Aquarius are shut down to save electrical power, and the crew must make a difficult but vital course correction by manually igniting the Lunar Module's engine. Now, Mission controls final struggle is getting the astronauts to get back into the Earth's atmosphere and land. Eventually Mission Control and Mattingly devise a plan that doesn't draw out much power, and the team begins their descent. They release the Aquarius to gain power, and hope that the Odyssey's heat shield is still intact. Tensions rise all over the globe during a period of radio silence due to ionization blackout that is longer than normal, but the astronauts come through and plunge into the Pacific Ocean. Everyone is thrilled the American Astronauts make it home, and the families watching and listening all cry tears of joy. Janet Maslin (June 30, 1995), reviewed Apollo 13 as a “nail-biting suspense of a spellbinding true story”.
She starts out by emphasizing the tense, yet trilling feelings created in the audience. Janet claims that the film “ understands the difference between movie bravado and real courage, and it celebrates the latter in inspiring ways that have almost gone out of style”. She notes that the actors chosen to play the roles of the astronauts, including Tom Hanks, added to the film. Janet claims the movie and its characters are brave and uplifting. She also notes the fact that the stone-cold fear felt by everyone and group effort needed adds to the rawness and appeal of the film. She references the group effort of the Mission Control Center to bring the astronauts home, and the feelings of the astronauts on board during times such as the shutdown of the Odyssey. Janet also brings attention to the famous line “Houston, we have a problem”. She says the one is best remembered and “ It's a small but important change, one more way that "Apollo 13" unfolds with perfect immediacy”. Overall Janet Maslin loved Apollo 13 and recommends it for anyone who is old enough to understand its …show more content…
significance. Roger Ebert starts out by reviewing the films plot. He refencerces smalls details that add to the films depth, such as Marilyn having constant disturbing thoughts about her husband on the shuttle. Robert acknowledges the fact that the movie never really states its theme, “ Apollo 13 never really states its theme, except perhaps in one sentence of narration at the end, but the whole film is suffused with it: The space program was a really extraordinary thing, something to be proud of, and those who went into space were not just "heroes," which is a cliché, but brave and resourceful”. He compares the exact details of the film with the mission. Robert acknowledges how thrilling and accurate the film is. He describes the film as “a powerful story, one of the year's best films, told with great clarity and remarkable technical detail, and acted without pumped-up histrionics. It's about men trained to do a job, and doing a better one than anyone could have imagined.” Lastly Robert mentions the heart, spirit, and willingness that Americans possessed in the 1970s and recognizes that it is unseen today. Peter Travers jumps in his critique by mentioning the amazing representation of the characters with integrity, and rawness. He discusses Tom Hanks performance as “ ...instinctive and assured. He humanizes the hardware and the space-speak, shows feeling in Lovell's scenes with his children and wife, Marilyn, and subtly draws us into the heartache of a dedicated man who won't fulfill his dream to set foot on the moon.” He describes all the characters as “ fleshed out” and admits they accurately depict the emotions of Americans in the 1970s. Travers describes the plot of the movie as “nail-biting tension in the crosscutting from ship to mission control.” He also describes the feeling created in the audience as a “you-are-there feeling” that was created by the cinematography. Overall, Travers discusses the phenomenal characterization in the film and recognizes its advanced cinematography Apollo 13 is rooted in the technological advancements of the early 1970s.
America and Soviet Russia we racing to the moon and the United States prevailed! Space travel was a significant aspect of American culture and its growing technologies. Also, all of the people working at NASA and the Mission Control Center were men. Women were still acting like housewives. Men play a dominant role during the early 1970s and through history, while women were in their shadow, this is seen throughout the film.I think that Marilyn accurately represents Americana because of her behaviour and appearance. She looks like the typical American housewife, with children and a husband to take care of. Marilyn professional and up tight look accurately depicts the appearance of women in America in the early 1970s. She also displays numerous emotions such as joy, happiness, worry, and concern, which most Americans were feeling at the time. Through her materialism and sentiment Marilyn accurately represents
Americana. Apollo 13 was filmed and produced in the year 1995. Also during the 1990s technology was advancing and it is seen in the fantastic visuals of the film such as the zero gravity scenes. Behind the scenes, the astronauts filmed in NASA’s KC-135 plane (a.k.a. the “vomit comet”) to film scenes of the actors floating in “space” (Siede). Instead of having the astronauts hang from strings, they used a new revolutionary approach in NASA's plane which is typically used to introduce astronauts to what zero gravity feels like. Not only that but the difficulty filming was incredible, “After getting permission from NASA, the biggest hurdle was the fact that weightlessness could only be achieved for 25 seconds at a time before those inside the plane were slammed back to the floor and pinned with double the force of gravity”(Siede). Not only did the crew have typical filming problems, but they also had to adapt to new technology and master it. Apollo 13 is a classic American film which accurately grasps the spirit of America in the early 1970s. Its fantastic and never before seen cinematography has you on the edge of your seat. Not only that but, the thrill throughout the movie to get the astronauts home, never ends. The characters produce a spellbinding effect which truly makes you feel like you are right there listening to the radio show. Apollo 13 is a must see classic American film that brings out the American spirit within us all.
...ause it was the mission that NASA was able to put the first man up onto the moon. Neil Armstrong was the pilot of the Apollo 11 flight. There was a special shuttle that was attached to the spaceship; it was called the Eagle. The Eagle was designed to transport some crew members down to the moon. Armstrong was responsible for driving and landing the shuttle safely down to the moon. While on his way down to the moon, Armstrong realized that he was starting to run out of fuel. Thankfully, Armstrong did have enough to land on the moon and make it back up to the spaceship. When the Eagle was leaving the spaceship for the first time up in space, it wasn't completely depressurized so there was something like a gas bubble come from the shuttle as it was on its way to the moon. The gas bubble moved the shuttle off course and the Eagle actually landed four miles off course.
As a result of the successful mission that landed the first men on the moon, called the Apollo 11 mission, many people were inspired to provide commentary on this landing. Although these texts describe unique individual purposes about this landing, they all effectively support their purposes through the use of several rhetorical devices.
The following four texts apart of the Culminating Activity were all related to the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, which had first put a man on the moon. The first article was from the Times of London, and served to describe the events of the moon landing from the astronaut's point of view. The article used anecdotal evidence to describe Aldrin and Armstrong's experience in order to inform the audience of what had occurred, as well as the reactions in several different countries.. The speaker is a from a reputable news source, The Times, and is informing the European audience - as this event was apart of America’s space program, NASA - of the landing as a great success. Although
The Space Race was a 20th century competition between the soviet union And the United States for supremacy in spaceflight ability. The launch date for apollo 13 was originally in March of 1970 but later the launch date switched to april. During one of the countdown demonstrations the Kennedy Space Center encountered problems with the oxygen tanks in the service module. When the apollo 13 mission took off their main goal was to land in the Fra Mauro area on the moon. An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during the flight and the crew were forced to orbit the moon and return to earth without landing. The Apollo 13 mission was launched on April 11th in the year 1970. For the first few days of the flight the crew ran into a couple minor accidents, but Apollo 13 was looking like the smoothest flight of the program. They aborted the mission after 56 hours of flight due to an explosion in the oxygen tanks. “At 5 ½ minutes after liftoff John Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell felt a little vibration then the center engine of the S-II stage shut down two minutes early. This caused the remaining 4 engines to burn 34 seconds longer than planned, and the S-IVB third stage had to burn nine seconds longer to put Apollo 13 in orbit.” (nasa.gov) At 55 hours and 46 minutes the crew was finishing a live tv broadcast showing how well they were doing and how they comfortably lived.
They did not challenge gender norms or ideals. Nor did they aim to usurp the position of the man. Rather, they supported the overarching mentality that women were to be submissive, strive to fulfill the needs and wants of men, and aim to please their male counterparts. (Kallen) Importantly, none of these women or representations of women exhibited any physical attributes that the dominant culture would view as masculine. Instead, they all displayed quintessential feminine characteristics and traits. Moreover, they were not valued for their brains or accomplishments; they were judged solely based on the degree to which they conformed to the male-dictated status quo. Marilyn Monroe and other sex icons of the 1950s were portrayed as dim-witted, naïve, childlike, and vulnerable, which was the polar opposite of society’s picture of the strong, smart, witty, and brave male. There was nothing about these women that challenged male superiority or threatened the overarching worldview that it was a ‘man’s world’ and women’s purpose was to make this world more enjoyable for the men who ruled it. (Meyerowitz
Shortly after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed and walked successfully on the Moon for the first time in history, another lunar mission almost ended in disaster without the valor and strong leadership it took to get three men back to Earth. Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks), Jack Swiggert (played by Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (played by Bill Paxton) blasted off on the Apollo 13 mission on April 11, 1970, in trying to collect samples from the surface of the Moon and survey it. Swiggert took the place of the more experienced Ken Mattingly (played by Gary Sinese) since Mattingly was the only one not immune to the measles after one of the other astronauts had contracted it. The flight surgeon on the trip ordered him to remain aground to keep both himself and the crew healthy during the flight.
My research paper will investigate the Greek God Apollo. The reason I chose Apollo was I have never had a chance to look into other Gods or Goddess’ other than Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. The next seven paragraphs are paraphrased depictions, stories and relational information directly related to the god Apollo The information was compiled by author: Atsma, Aaron J., on the website: Theoi.com. Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 – 2011. 12 May 2014. Each paragraph is a separate encyclopedia reference and is noted in the following footnotes reference.
Apollo 11 was such a huge historical turning point because, it not only affected the United States, but it affected the entire world. It was one of the first mass worldwide event, and an estimated 600 million people watched. Apollo 11 caused the world to think more about space and all
On July 16, 1969 the space ship Apollo 11 left from Kennedy Space Center en route to the moon. The crew consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, the commander; Edwin E. Aldrin, the jr. lunar module pilot; and Michael Collins, the commander module pilot...
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space adventure film directed by Ron Howard. The film depicts astronauts Jim Lovell,
The success of Apollo 11 which included the historic presence of the first humans on the moon signified the greatest extent of human intellectual advancement. Apollo 11 was part of a larger project known as the Apollo Program, comprised of a large number of unmanned test missions and 11 manned missions. The Apollo Program was intended to land humans on the moon and safely return them back to Earth. Of the 15 missions executed, six resulted in success to date. The concept of space expedition was initially sparked by the Russian launch of satellite Sputnik during the Cold War. The launch induced the creation of NASA’s first human spaceflight program called Project Mercury. A portion of the United States saw the launch as beneficial, as it established the need for the country’s advance, whereas others were concerned about what the Soviet Union will make out of this achievement. The first successful manned space expedition executed was Apollo 7, which had a tremendous influence in the outcome of the subsequent missions. Various other missions were performed before the launch of Apollo 11, some of which were unsuccessful such as Apollo 1, whereas others, like Apollo 7, had prospered in assisting in the success of Apollo 11. During the momentous mission, the participants, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. Aldrin, fulfilled their roles effectively. With the actions of those that participated in the mission, the United States was able to leave a physical mark on the uncharted territory thought to have been far beyond human reach.
Little did anyone know or expect this would be the most rewarding mission since 1961. Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins left from the Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida on July 16,1969. Michael Collins was the command module pilot, Neil Armstrong was the mission commander, and Buzz Aldrin was the lunar module pilot. The Apollo 11 crew traveled 240,000 miles in just 72 hours, Apollo 11 entered into a lunar orbit on July 19,1696. Collins detached for the lunar module The mission was already ahead of schedule with Americans waiting to see what was going to happen next for their country. At 10:39 p.m., Armstrong, being televised, opened the hatch of the lunar module, and three minutes later Armstrong made history by putting his left foot of the moon’s powdery surface. When Armstrong stepped down from the last step from the spacecraft, all of America jumped for excitement and joy. Aldrin soon joined Armstrong 19 minutes later, and together they took photographs, then planted the United States flag. President Nixon was so very blessed and honored that he was able to witness America make history on July 24, 1969 along with all of the other Americans. Returning back to Earth
This film focuses on the events of Apollo 13, which was a mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s manned spaceflight program. The goal of the mission was to land two astronauts on the moon to collect geological samples. However, the crew never made it there because an explosion in the middle of their flight damaged much of their rocket and its systems. Leaving
On April 10th James "Jim" Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise embarked on one of the most historic missions in NASA history. Three days later on April 13th, while performing a routine stir on the O2 tanks, the Apollo 13 mission suffered a terrible electrical malfunction and was forced to make an emergency return mission. The movie has forever contributed two phrases to our everyday cultural vocabulary, "Houston we have a problem", communicated by Jim Lovell, and "Failure is not an option", voiced by Gene Kranz.
“On July 16, 1969 the world watched in anticipation as three men were hurtled skyward in a rocket bound for the moon.” (news.nationalgeographic.com). This was the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the first successful manned mission to the moon. This mission was the product of the space race (race to see who would go into outer space first, against the Soviet Union). This goal was set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961 and he promised that we would be the first to step on the moon by the end of the decade. The Apollo 11 mission is often cited as the greatest achievement in human history. (news.nationalgeographic.com)