With all due respect, this documentary features comments “right from the horse’s mouth,” as it includes comments from former Apollo astronauts including Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan. It is fascinating to listen to these men who actually flew to the moon recall their experiences and the feelings they had during those momentous occasions.
The film is filled with images such as President Kennedy’s initiative and comments during the early 1960s that men should attempt to go to the moon. As one astronaut put it, “I liked it because it was a simple speech. He wanted us to go to the moon and by the end of the decade.” Although Kennedy would not live to see the goal accomplished, it happened in July 1969. Other images include the Civil Rights movement along with the assassinations of JFK, Robert Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is still a “wow” moment to see footage of Neil Armstrong taking his first step on the moon, with the now-famous quote, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The film is filled with comments from the people who lived this adventure, great footage of the moon, and clips of the times in which all of these events transpired. Charlie Duke became a Christian as did at least one other astronaut, because the order of the universe they viewed from the mothership and lunar module convinced them of the reality of the creator. This documentary is filled with interesting trivia, such as the fact that each member of Apollo 11, the first group to go to the moon, were all born in the same year, 1930.
This film includes some mild language, but it is an entertaining and wonderful story of who we were when man landed on the moon. We at Dove award our seal to this movie as a family-friendly slice of history.