Apollo 13 Critique

Apollo 13 is a true story about 3 astronauts sent to land on the moon and return home.  The problem begins when an explosion destroys a key component of the space craft.  The crew begins to run out of oxygen and power and are forced to abandon their goal of landing on the moon.  They have to focus on simply getting back home alive using limited resources.  One of the themes this movie explores is humanities desire to explore the unknown.  We have a need to know what is beyond us and what lies out of our reach.  This is what has moved humans across the world and led civilizations to interact with each other.  We have continued to explore space through the use of telescopes and space craft.  We will always continue to explore the unknown and will want to better understand the world we live in.  It is interesting to see how the 3 men are devastated not only that they may not survive their journey, but that they will never get to land on the moon and meet their goals of exploring and discovering.  I would recommend Apollo 13 to many people because it is a true, interesting story about survival, exploration, and working together to accomplish impossible things.