Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Based on Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Some movies are supposed to be viewed and forgotten. Some movies force you to ponder. But there are some movies that leave you inspired and charged. And everytime you revisit the movie in your thoughts they gnaw at you asking you have you fufilled your desire? Have you achieved your dreams? You want to become the character in the movie, the protagonist who goes through all the ups and downs and emerges a victor in the end. An ordinary human being whose limits of endurance were tested, but who persevered and finally achieved what he had set to.
October Sky is one such movie. A 1999 American biographical film based on the true story of of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and who eventually became a NASA engineer.
Directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern this movie leaves you with an inspiring message: yes, you too can become what you had wished to. No matter how many odds you face, persevere and you will soon realise your dream. There are many a brilliant scenes in this movie, but the most heart touching, according to me, is the one in which Homer having accidentally started a forest fire and charged is bailed out by his father, and he has to return being a coal digger, just like every one else in the town. As the elevator moves down the coal mine, Homer looks up and he sees the dawn sky through the elevator gates. Sky is where Homer wishes to reach, but the hands of fate are pushing him down in the dark and cold coal trenches. But Homer doesn't give up. He keeps looking for that one opportunity to realise his dream, even if that means going against the orders of his stern father and he finally achieves his dream. He becomes a NASA engineer helping other astronauts find their place in the sky.
The movie is replete with such inspiring scenes. A must watch, especially when you feel like there is no hope.
Contributed by: Ritesh Gupta
Writer: Based on Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Some movies are supposed to be viewed and forgotten. Some movies force you to ponder. But there are some movies that leave you inspired and charged. And everytime you revisit the movie in your thoughts they gnaw at you asking you have you fufilled your desire? Have you achieved your dreams? You want to become the character in the movie, the protagonist who goes through all the ups and downs and emerges a victor in the end. An ordinary human being whose limits of endurance were tested, but who persevered and finally achieved what he had set to.
October Sky is one such movie. A 1999 American biographical film based on the true story of of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the launch of Sputnik 1 to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and who eventually became a NASA engineer.
Directed by Joe Johnston, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Laura Dern this movie leaves you with an inspiring message: yes, you too can become what you had wished to. No matter how many odds you face, persevere and you will soon realise your dream. There are many a brilliant scenes in this movie, but the most heart touching, according to me, is the one in which Homer having accidentally started a forest fire and charged is bailed out by his father, and he has to return being a coal digger, just like every one else in the town. As the elevator moves down the coal mine, Homer looks up and he sees the dawn sky through the elevator gates. Sky is where Homer wishes to reach, but the hands of fate are pushing him down in the dark and cold coal trenches. But Homer doesn't give up. He keeps looking for that one opportunity to realise his dream, even if that means going against the orders of his stern father and he finally achieves his dream. He becomes a NASA engineer helping other astronauts find their place in the sky.
The movie is replete with such inspiring scenes. A must watch, especially when you feel like there is no hope.
Contributed by: Ritesh Gupta
No comments:
Post a Comment