Although it can be a bit slow at times, Apollo 11 makes up for all of that with stunning cinematography and film footage that looks better than ever 50 years later on the big IMAX screen.
There's something special about the moon landing. Whether nowadays you believe it or not, it was an unique time in American history. Todd Douglas Miller's new documentary, Apollo 11, throws the political elements of the time out the door and truly focuses solely on the Apollo mission. The result is a truly unique cinematic experience, one that makes you feel like you are really there in the control rooms and standing on the moon with Buzz and Neil.
What makes Apollo 11 so unique is the stunning film editing and footage that was used in the movie, from the very first scene to the last. The footage keeps on getting better and better and at times you are almost thinking that this can't be real, but sure enough-all of the film footage in this documentary was salvaged from the actual Apollo 11 mission, from NASA, the space craft and the surrounding areas of the Kennedy Space Center during the time of the blast off.
Let's face it. We've seen it all before. Just this year, we were treated to another great movie with Ryan Gosling as Neil, but this is different because it's real. The footage is real. What you are seeing on screen is real, and the actors are actually the real astronauts and men and women that were in the control rooms at Nasa. You get to be there with them, every step of the way, for each day, of the Apollo mission.
The film's highlights are the stunning visuals of the Earth from the Apollo 11 space craft, the moon surface, and the moon landing itself. The astronauts, brave as they might be, make it so they can be your best friend, and in that time, was everyone's friend, when Neil took those first small steps for man. The unusual footage of the Dark Side of the Moon, which has never been seen before, is also stunning.
Of course, all of this deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. To see it at home on a regular theater would diminish the product, and IMAX makes it all too real and stunning to see it on a huge movie screen, which is why this documentary was only released in select IMAX's across the country.
The film itself is entirely uplifting, full of heart, emotion and brilliant captures the unique and awesome experience of being at NASA during the Apollo 11 mission and onboard the space craft. It's also a technical marvel, a heaven for space junkies and mechanics of all kinds. It makes you feel young again and wanting to see a rocket lift off for your first time.
Apollo 11 isn't perfect, but it's damn near pretty close. It can't help but feel slow throughout the movie, and it also might be a bit too long. At times one can drift off, but your instantly captured again when the stunning images of the Earth and Moon appear. It's a film that everyone in the family can enjoy.
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