Film Critique Apollo 13

Apollo 13 was a captivating and moving film. Seeing how the film was based on real events it creates a whole new level of excitement. I think the acting was really convincing and made me connect with emotion that the astronauts must have been feeling. I was both hopeful for the mission, and fearful that they would not be able to return home. As soon as the first warning light started to blink I was on the edge of my seat. Tom hanks played a really different character than he usually does in movies and I really enjoyed it. The the first oxygen tank exploded I thought that this movie would for sure have a bad ending, and could not peel my eyes from the screen... To say the least this movie was intense!!
When the men look at each other and say" If this doesn't work we won't have enough power to get home" I could only fear and imagine how they must have felt. They are literally out in space, looking down on the earth with the possibility that they would die out there. That obviously would be a terrible and unthinkable situation. The scientists back on earth have to get to work in order to find a way to make a filter air air back in the space center. Other problems start to arise as the air gets colder and the power supply gets lower and lower. I wonder how I would feel if I knew there was a possibility that I would never see my family again or even step on earth one more time. After things start going bad the men start to fight and realize they may never get home. As the CO2 levels rise and hope is slowly dwindles. Then just in time the scientists make a quick filter and save the men from CO2 poisoning.
Power is still low and the men are coming down with high fevers. Jim rips off his bio-med sensors because he is tired of "the western world worrying about his kidneys"... After many struggles and a lot of emotions... the crew powers up and re-enters the atmosphere. Eventually they are able to land back on earth with a splash in the Pacific Ocean.
It is so sad that people didn't care enough when everything was okay and they were heading off to the moon, but as soon as something goes wrong every station wants to be a part of history.