The fimmakers wanted Lovell to nominally portray one of Admirals present to greet the crew in real life. Lovell insisted that he be shown as a Captain, because that's the rank at which he retired.
It needs to be said that Jack Swigert wasn't as incompetent as the movie makes him out to be. NASA would have never sent him up there if he was. He was instrumental in developing many of the procedures for the command module, and he was one of the few who requested to be a command module pilot instead of walking on the moon. He was every bit as capable as what Ken Mattingly was.
Agreed, if you listen to the original audio between Apollo 13 and command they were all collected, calm, and so professional that the astronauts sound bored with the situation. Of course the movie had to add drama for the audience but still a great movie.
I remember the real Apollo 13 mission. This movie takes a few liberties, but in general it's spot on. It really is gives you a good idea of how things were back then.
Don't feel about crying. Flight Director Gene Kranz said he sit down and cried when he knew they made it back. You can see it in the movie when everybody was cheering along with the rest of the world. It was an emotional experience with me too when I saw those three great big, beautiful parachutes with the spacecraft attached to it with a camera in one of those helicopters.
I was 15 when this happened. It was a HUGE news story. There are a few liberties taken with dialogue but the events were real. Jim had already orbited the Moon in Apollo 8. They orbited the Moon 10 times during Christmas 1968. On Christmas Eve they read the Book of Genesis to a live TV audience. 13 was supposed to be the 3rd maned landing. But events depicted in the film explain why they couldn't. There were 4 more manned Apollo landings on the Moon over the next 2 years. We haven't gone back for 50 years. Of the 12 men who walked on the Moon only 4 are still alive.
I was 14 when this happened. It remember it being extremely tense and stressful, watching it on TV. Most of what happens in the movie true, except for the argument the guys had.
I feel so fortunate to have lived in that era. I was 11 years old, living in the Projects, watching all this unfold on our Black & White TV. I still remember my beloved mom lighting candles for each of the Astronauts, as I explained to her in Spanish what was actually happening. When we saw those 3 Parachutes open, we too screamed, cheered, & cried. Mom: "I knew Jesus would answer my prayers, I just knew it, I felt it." When they made their safe splash down. We all knew their names, we all knew who won the Kentucky Derby, & who was the Heavyweight Champion of the World. I became an Environmental Scientist because of our Apollo Space Program, & NASA.
@@catherinelw9365 I've always said: "I'm an unemployed Astronaut, after the Space Shuttle Program was cancelled by NASA." Flying in back of the C-130, all alone, on my return back to the US, & in my mind, that is my private Space Shuttle. The National Geographic Science Foundation was the very 1st agency to have recognized the accomplishments & bravery of the "Red Tails" Had it not been for them specifically, Germany in WWII would've won the War & U & I, German would've been our second language in the US! This happened way B4 President Clinton & Obama finally acknowledge them. National Geographic Science Foundation was created in England, & they were the first to paint the Tails & tips of the wings 'RED" to honor them all. I feel like an honorary member of the "Red Tails" If I could go back in time, I would've been honored to have served with them. Pla do Google me: Santiago Murillo-Tucson. All true. As soon as we land, & step out of the C-130, I salute the "Red Tails' for the safe escort, I look 180 degrees & say: "Look Mom just how far we've BOTH come."
The Apollo series ran thru 17. Ironically, one fellow I. The preview audience was heard saying it wasn't believable because that would never happen. It wasn't just millennials that didn't know about it. The thing that gets me is despite all the actual news footage from the events of the day, many still come away thinking it wasn't real.
This movie makes me cry every time I watch it. Whether their name was Lovell, Grissom, Gagarin, Aldrin, Ride, Jemison, Kirk, or Picard, my heroes have always worked in space.
The launch FX were so well done, Lovell thought they were his crews real launch. Just from cameras he hadn't seen before. Mattingly getting grounded was actually the best possible luck. He was the astronaut expert of the LM, which was used as the lifeboat that made it possible to survive and come home, and was more useful on the ground working out procedures than he possibly could have been actually on the ship. Oh. One more thing. The actors were "overacting" to make it seem more dramatic. The actual astronauts sounded shockingly calm. A credit to their professionalism.
I haven't actually taken the time to look this up, but this movie's depiction of freefall zero g was made possible by the Zero G planes right? The ones that do a massive pull up and then nosedive from insanely high. Therefore creating real freefall zero g. I assume they did because idk how else you could simulate freefall with CG in the 90s.
I remember the first moon walk. Unfortunately the newness wore off quickly and the public was apathetic by the time Appolo 13's mission took place. It was a wake-up call to everyone how difficult and dangerous these missions really were.
I just can't believe that a whole generation of millennials were not taught about the Apollo missions and Apollo 13 specifically. Had to learn about it via a movie.
Thank God for this movie! I'm so happy I had the privilege to watch it. I can't wait to learn more about this mission. Thanks for watching and commenting! 💛
@@AlexxaReacts see and that's ok, if you were raised and educated in Canada, I wouldn't expect this to be taught. Just like we weren't really taught about other nations space programs except our own.
100% true story. I was only 7, growing up in New Zealand, but I remember what a big news story it was. No criticism intended at all, but it is always a bit surprising to me to find that younger people don't know about this history..
Well how detailed is your knowledge of the first flight and what led up to that etc.? That was about the same time difference from Apollo 13 to today as it was from the first flight to Apollo 13.
Mostly true and accurate. The scene of the astronauts having a meltdown in the LEM did not happen. They were all calm & collective and professional solving the immediate problems to get home. Hollywood had to have a scene like that but it didn't happen. No one was 'bouncing off the walls"
@@rhudoc3745 that scene was a deliberate artistic choice, and I agree with that choice (even the real Lovell). It was necessary to sell the situation to the audience, to make them relate with the characters. This is a very accurate movie, but still not a documentary.
Also just a kid when this happened. I don't remember any of the details and I don't even remember that they were in trouble. But I DO remember watching the ocean landing and how everyone was so happy that they made it!
I went to school with astronaut Jack Swigert's boys (identical twins) not long after this. I appreciate the engineer's work creating a "save" ... being an astronautical electrical engineer myself somewhat later.
No shit? You're serious? That's pretty damn awesome. I always wanted to work in aeronautics. I took Aeronautics classes in high school, I didn't give up on being an astronaut until I was 17. That's when I realized that I'm colorblind and there's only been one colorblind astronaut in American/world history. So it's off the table for me. So annoying, I've settled into my plan of being an electrician or engineer. My dad fixes MRIs, CTs, XRays, IVs and that kind of thing. So that's what I've confined myself to. It's not so bad, but damn I wanted to be the pilot that steering the craft. I don't want to be just a passenger on a tourism trip. Anyway, it's really really cool that you're an Astronautical Engineer, you're doing work for the world not just for your country.
@@jacket5456 Back in the day i did that. What Color Is Your Rainbow was a pop book about careers. Do creative free thinking and use visualization to get your ultimate prize. But real life doesn't work like that. It isn't like the factory floor where you input ideas and Tomahawk cruise missiles come out the far end (I did that). It is a matter of randomly being at the right place at the right time and being self-aware and aware of fleeting opportunities. The ultimate failure is being that close to your dreams and being too cowardly to seize the gold ring on the meri-go-round of life. Be prepared, be brave ... and good luck!
The reason that the filters on the command module and the lunar module were different shapes is because the two spacecraft were made by two different companies.
This mission return was a miracle. Because Ken Mattingly was held bsck necause of the "measles, he was there to help them get home. PS: Jim Lovell is still alive!
Great choice, I enjoyed watching this with you. If you would like to read about Apollo, I recommend Jim Lovell's "Lost Moon" (what this movie is based on), and Michael Collins' "Carrying the Fire".
So you recenty watched the Corbomite Maneuver from Statr Trek. The bald man at mission control is Ron Howard's Brother Clint Howard who was the alien in the Corbomite Maneuver
Americans used to believe we could do great things, just because there were great things to do. We accepted the dangers in order to possibly achieve great things. It seems today that we give more weight to any dangers instead of possible achievements
I think you were saying, but it posted backwards... JFK said, "We do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."@@technofilejr3401
2:25 Yes This actually happened It's a fairly accurate recreation. All the major events are true. I've read a lot of science fiction even from the 50s and 40s and this reads like a late 1950s science fiction story had they written one about being stranded in space. 13:33 I don't think any of the other comments mentioned How they did the 0g effect. There's an airplane NASA uses that flies a special trajectory that gives you under a minute of 0g at the top of a steep climb. Instead of using wires or strings they built the mock up of the spaceship inside the airplane and shot the shots when their gloves and such are floating around during those one or two minute periods of zero gravity the only had a minute or so to get the shot. Some shots were done using wires for the astronauts but most of it with stuff actually floating around inside was actually 0g. Next best thing to going in space. 16:13 about those oxygen tanks, in zero gravity liquids don't settle to the bottom and gases float to the top instead they mix together. In order to keep the oxygen feed from sucking in a big bubble of gas and and blocking the pipe they have little propellers like a fan inside The tanks to keep the gas and liquid mixed. A small electric motor spins it around and mixes up the liquid and gas into tiny bubbles. Unfortunately there was a mistake made on the launch pad several weeks before the launch. There are two voltage systems on the Apollo spacecraft a 500 volt system and a 250 volt system, unfortunately they used identical plugs. They wanted to test the system before launch and so plugged electrical power into the spacecraft. Unfortunately someone plugged the 500 volt power plug into a 250 volt outlet. Shorting out the electric motor inside the oxygen tank. When they turned on the stirring mechanism to make sure everything was mixed properly it shorted out. Fire + oxygen bad thing go BOOM. 19:07 to generate electricity the spacecraft combined oxygen and hydrogen a thing called a fuel cell. You get drinking water and electricity out of it. Unfortunately when you shut the fuel cell supply of oxygen off It could not be restarted. In that moment shutting down the fuel cells meant the end of the mission to the moon no matter what. That's why the dramatic pause They knew they weren't going to the moon even if this was a minor problem. It also meant they did not have anyting but the emergency supplies of water for the rest of the mission.
Actually, Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon. 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 also landed and did various other experiments. But by Apollo 13, it seemed like nothing new to the public. We'd already been there. So, interest was beginning to fail, until 13 "...[had] a problem."
Greetings once more from the world of yesterday... Being 58, I was around for all of the Apollo missions. You've probably surmised from my other posts how big a scifi fan I was and how much going to the Moon meant to me. I was only 4 when Armstrong set foot on the Moon. Oddly enough, while I know I watched Armstrong live, I have no clear memory of it. My sister was born that same week, so it's all mixed-in with memories of her birth Like many early Gen-X scifi fans, I knew _everything_ about how the missions worked. I knew more about the spacecraft than most adults. When the Apollo 13 disaster occurred, I was generally glued to the TV. As a young child, I didn't understand what the phrase, "no possibility of help," really meant. It was only as I got older that I learned just how bad it really was. You're right: if there's evidence for Divine Intervention, Apollo 13 was it. The film does a good job with the key events. It takes a few liberties with time. The film's portrayal of Jack Swigert as a rookie pilot who might make a mistake was pure Hollywood. In fact, Swigert had been training with the backup crew from Day One and was still training with them when he had to replace Mattingly. Backup crews don't stop training because a launch date is coming up. They train almost until the spacecraft is off the ground. No one had any doubts about Swigert's abilities. Many sources have specifically said that the finger-pointing conversation did not and would never occur between any two pilots in that circumstance. When you dive into it, the disaster was actually much worse than what Howard was able to portray in the screen time he had. He only hit the highlights. He didn't hit on "little things." For example, the crew had to learn to re-fly the LM. It was never designed to push the CM, so the center of mass, fuel-to-weight ratio ... it was all wrong. Controls worked almost opposite from the way they'd trained to use them. The umbilical from the CM to the LM wasn't designed to be reversed the way Mattingly wanted, to get more power to re-start the CM. The pilots had to work their way into cramped spaces to manually rewire it with a soldering iron. There were a million details like that which had to be glossed-over for time. It was a non-stop crap-fest from the moment the O2 tank blew until they jettisoned the LM. All the audio from the mission is available. I suggest that you listen to the audio to compare it to the film. It's very interesting to see how they kind of Hollywooded it up. Howard changed a now-famous quote. Here's what happened: The initial explosion happened and Swigert radioed down: "Houston, I think we've had a problem, here." That explosion caused the radio antenna to shudder, and Houston got a slightly garbled transmission. They asked Swigert to repeat what he said. Then the main explosion happened, causing Lovell to jump onto the comms. It was then that he radioed down: "Houston, we've had a problem." Ron Howard changed the line to, "Houston, we have a problem," because "we've had" seems like it happened in the past and was now over. It should be mentioned that Lovell didn't ask Swigert what he'd done in the moments following the initial explosion. He stuck his head up because he thought Haise had hit a pressure reset valve -- a prank Haise enjoyed. It made a bang and gave the other two pilots a moment of stress, but was otherwise harmless. When Lovell looked at Swigert and saw the perplexed look on his face, he knew it was no reset valve -- and by extension, they were probably in a lot of trouble. That's when the main explosion happened that took out an entire side panel of the Service Module. All those nits picked, the film does an extraordinary job at executing the disaster, the people involved, and the world's reaction, in a way that's consistently moving. It's a master class in directing. Ron Howard has said that the Apollo 13 launch is the most cinematic thing he's ever shot. Marilyn Lovell has said that Hanks got Jim's mannerisms and speech patterns so perfectly that when she saw his portrayal, she just said, "That's my Jimmy." This movie is an 11/10 on so many levels.
@@AlexxaReacts NASA has had three outright disasters (Apollo 1 and the space shuttles _Challenger_ and _Columbia_ ). The former Soviet space agency had more. It's a wonder that there have been so few. There have been a lot of near-misses. Apollo 13 was as close to disaster as they got and still managed to get the astronauts back. To hear it described as a "successful failure" doesn't begin to describe just how close they came, so many times. As I say, the film does a great job with the bullet points. It's as close as I've ever seen a historical film get to actual events. They always over-dramatize it a little, but this is really close. In interviews, the youngest Lovell daughter said outright that when she heard about it, "... I thought my daddy was dead. I thought I'd never see him again." You don't need to dramatize much when the kids write him off for dead the moment they hear about it. Somehow, Ron Howard was able to hit the bullet points on the ground and in space. He manages to make it compelling -- albeit with an incredibly stacked cast. I don't think there isn't anyone who doesn't empathize with Marilyn and the kids; while at the same time admiring Jim as an incredibly competent astronaut, leader, husband, and father. On top of all that, Howard had to explain to non-nerds how everything worked. I can tell you everything about the spacecraft, but it's now ancient history. Explanation of some of the science is required. I think he did a good enough job that if you know nothing of science, you can still be like Bill Murray in _Ghostbusters_ : "Ok, so that's bad. Good safety tip. Thanks, Egon." That is a hell of a juggling act to pull off, and Howard did an amazing job of it.
@BedsitBob one might also mention the Apollo 11 landing itself. Armstrong had to hunt a little for a good spot to land. The initial site turned out to be a boulder field that made a landing impossible. By the time Armstrong landed, the Eagle was running on fumes. If you listen to the communication between Houston and the LM, Houston was actually counting down the seconds of fuel left before the tanks were empty and the LM would crash. Armstrong landed only 17 seconds to spare. In addition, they'd lost comms with the Eagle a couple of times, received an alarm that they weren't sure what meant, and the computer's readings of their telemetry didn't match real conditions. I've listened to those comms for my entire life, but didn't put it together for decades. If you don't know they're counting down the seconds until the tanks are empty, it sounds like counting down to a prearranged landing time. It's a bit amazing to me that the countdown didn't sound a hell of a lot more stressed. They were staring into the face of a potential crash landing. Immediately after Armstrong radioed, "The Eagle has landed," Houston radioed back that they had a lot of guys turning blue, and that they were breathing again.
@@SYLTales The countdown was to the abort point (the point at which they would jettison the descent stage, fire the assent engine, and return to the CM) not the point at which they would run out of fuel.
In the real Apollo 13 mission, they did come out of the communications blackout late, but the first signal received was telemetry from Apollo 13, received by a communications aircraft in the recovery area. The picture breakup from the aircraft carrier was real, caused every time the radar dish on the aircraft carrier scanned past the satellite uplink dish that was relaying the TV.
A terrific quote I encountered recently has to do with Apollo 13..."NASA is absolutely not superstitious, but you can bet they will never launch anything numbered "13" ever again." Not sure if that is a real quote...but it does not seem that NASA has sent anything into space with the number 13 on it ever since, though commercial satellite companies have. Also...fun fact "consolation prize"...since they did not go into orbit around the Moon on their free return trajectory, Apollo 13 traveled a bit further away from Earth than all of the other flights to the Moon. So to this day, Lovell, Haise, and Swigert hold the record for the farthest distance from Earth people have ever traveled. I would definitely suggest you take a look at the details of this film...it is really terrific and accurate to reality in so many ways...but not all. The Astronauts raising their voices was dramatized, Swigert being behind the curve on training never happened, and a few other things in the movie did not really happen...but it is so excellent in so many ways. No, Fred Haise did not have the measles...he was not at risk from those because he had already had them, so could not get them again. He threw up only because he was "space sick" from the zero gravity, though he did have issues with a UTI and his kidneys during the mission.
4:41 Consider the irony of this line-up for a moment. Left to right, we've got Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks), Ken Mattingly (played by Gary Sinise) and Fred Haise (played by Bill Paxton). This movie came out in 1995. The previous summer, Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise were costars in a movie called _Forrest Gump,_ in which Sinise's character (Lt. Dan Taylor) said to Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump), "The day you become a shrimp boat captain, _that's_ the day I'm an _astronaut!"_ Son of a gun. He kept his word. 🤷♂
Oh. Well _Forrest Gump_ is a very good movie, but Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise also costarred in a movie called _The Green Mile._ Let me warn you, though, before you decide to watch either, keep tissues handy and _don't_ put on any makeup. It'll be ruined.
This is great - - thank you for the courage for living in your beautiful tears - - sincere emotion is priceless, and as a Director myself, I’ve always felt even as a man that being able to cry sincerely is my superpower thank you
Eventhough I knew that the astronauts will return successfully because the movie based on real historical events, I was still worrying about them. Great reaction!
Apollo 8, 10, 11-17 all went to the moon. Apollo 11 was the first to land (8 & 10 were rehearsals; 7 & 9 were earth-orbital shakedown flights). 13 obviously didn't land, but managed to limp home safely. HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon" is an excellent 12 part docu-drama series summarizing each of the missions. Might make for an interesting reaction series...?
It kills me that many people today, know more of the Kardashian's names than they do the astronauts of the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo missions. Only a handful of people in the history of humanity have ever flown to the moon, yet nobody knows their names. Sad.
It is sad. As a French Canadian, I don't recall ever hearing it in school. But I'm thankful for movies like these that give me a glimpse into the past. It has allowed me to delve more into space travel. Just in time to see the first Canadian go to the moon in the coming years. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@AlexxaReactsOkay I was wondering why you didnt appear to know any of this. I’m an American in my mid 50’s so the Apollo program happened during my childhood. As a kid we were taught this in elementary and junior high.
If one wants to learn about NASA and space program I recommend two documentaries: Apollo: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control Failure is not an Option (from Gene Kranz book) Both are outstanding. Really enjoyed your reaction and close attention to the story and details. I was 17 and 2 months from HS graduation and had followed the space race since Alan Sheppard's sub orbital flight in May 1961.
0:23 "I think _Apollo 11_ is the one that _actually_ went to space." Oh. Well _several_ Apollo spacecrafts made it to the Moon. _Apollo 8_ was the first one to _reach_ it, but they just orbited a few times. _Apollo 11_ was the first to successfully _land_ there. _Apollo 13_ did not manage to land, but managed to unite humanity in bringing our guys home. Otherwise, though, _every_ Apollo spacecraft made it to the Moon up through 17 before they cut the budget for the _Apollo_ program.
There was never any concern about them docking with the LEM. Swigert was more than capable, and even if he couldn't manage it, there were two other astronauts aboard, who could do it.
This is my first time watching your channel. I love your perspective and commentary. The only thing I would change, personally, I would probably double the size of your facecam. It's cool to put the title of the movie in the video with a pic of the movie and the actors above, I would just make the facecam slightly bigger than the movie. Just some constructive criticism, other than that I loved your reaction and I'll definitely look out for more of your reactions. Keep it up :)
As fact-based Hollywood dramas go, this one is quite accurate. I know of only two ways it differs from real events: 1) The astronauts never argued with each other. They acted calmly and professionally even when things were at their worst. 2) NASA engineers had anticipated having to put the square peg in the round hole, and had worked out the procedures well before the mission. To me, this is even more impressive than how it's portrayed in the movie. They spent a lot of time figuring out in advance what could go wrong and how to deal with it. It's not as exciting, though, to show someone saying "get me procedure 3721-A" than it is to show people working on it under stress. The actress who played Blanche (Jim Lovell's mother) was played by Jean Speegle Howard, director Ron Howard's mother. And the actor who portrayed engineer Sy Liebergot (the bald guy with glasses) was portrayed by Clint Howard, the director's brother. Ron Howard directed another movie about a real-life rescue mission in 2022 called Thirteen Lives. It's about the boys' soccer team that was trapped in a cave in Thailand in 2018. I like this movie quite a lot. Ron Howard also directed Splash, Cocoon, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, and Frost/Nixon. Of these, Cinderella Man is my favorite.
37:31 "Never in human _history_ has the _entire world_ been united by such a _global_ drama." And _this_ is the kind of thing that makes me regret that the Cold War ended up being overrun with the mentality of the _arms_ race instead of the mentality of the _space_ race. An arms race is about who can develop the most sophisticated, powerful, destructive _weapons._ Bad things happen to your rivals and you're _glad_ about it, because they're your _rivals._ A space race, on the other hand, is about who can send manned spacecraft further and further into _space._ Bad things happen to your rivals and you go to their _aid,_ because the two of you are competitors, but you and they are both still people and you _recognize_ that about each other. The arms race lead the US to disaster in Vietnam and the USSR to disaster in Afghanistan. The space race carried humanity to the Moon. Which effect is preferrable?
DON´T YOU AMERICANS KNOW YOUR OWN HISTORY FOR GOD SAKES. I am from Finland and we were tought about the Apollo Program in 5th grade in elementary school.
I'm not American, but Canadian. But thanks for watching nonetheless 😊 And no, it wasn't part of our curriculum at school. Have a beautiful and blessed day!
@@juhokojima6669 It's all good! It wasn't part of the Quebec curriculum when I was in school in the 90s 🤷🏾♀ But, the great thing about knowledge is that as long as we are willing and able, we can always learn new things. I'm having a great time learning about it now and have a different appreciation for their experiences than I would have had as a kid. 😊 Thanks again for watching!
5:57 Now, here, we come to a bit of literary license as far as Jack Swigert is concerned. It's true, he was not married. So it's true, _legally_ speaking, he was a bachelor, which apparently places him in a _minority_ in the astronaut corps. It's _not_ true, however, that he was the total ladies man the _movie_ makes him out to be. Thus, it's also not true that he went to space with the Clap, and ergo, it's not true that he inadvertently spread it to Fred Haise. They did him kind of dirty with that one.
You seem to have weird Copyright problems. I have watched many Reactions to Apollo 13 without any problems You Tube sucks. why the sound gets muted at critical points I cant understand. By the way do you know that Gary Sinise Played Lieutenant Dan and Tome Hanks played Forest Gump in that film.
No, I didn't. I haven't watched Forrest Gump yet 😊. And yes, copyright is definitely difficult. All the background songs were hit for copyright/monetization, unfortunately. Since I'm a fairly new channel, I don't want to ruffle feathers just yet 😜 but thank you for watching and commenting!!
Non Non No Need to talk just to talk. That's what a Great reaction Video Should be. it's Your reaction. Not a Commentary. Especially when people don't know what they're talking about.
I know that this was a while ago, but I strongly, strongly, strongly urge you to watch Hidden Figures - about the women that made early space flight possible.
@@AlexxaReacts then the final piece of the puzzle is The Right Stuff. That has to do with the beginning of the Space Program, and is a beautiful, lyrical movie. It also invented a scene that you've seen a million times in other movies, you'll probably notice it the moment you see it. And it has a very very young Jeff Goldblum in a minor part
Don't thank Jesus, thank the underpaid scientists that could design a filter adapter based on whatever was laying around! That's years of living off Ramen noodles in college coming into play!
😂😂 I'll always thank Jesus or God first, but you are right, I thank the scientists too! I'm always astonished at human ingenuity! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💛
@AlexxaReacts My pleasure. No offense on the religious thing. But yeah, true story. They mention the fire, that was Apollo 1. Space shuttles Challenger and Columbia had catastrophic failures. No survivors on those 3. But Apollo 13 made it home. I'm sure they all smelled like used gym socks but they made it.
@@WaywardVet OMG! I can't even imagine. I command anyone who's attempted, aided or been a member of space exploration. They put their lives on the line to advance science and knowledge. I will definitely look more into Apollo 1 and the Space Shuttles you mentioned too!
The officer at the carrier shaking hands with Tom Hanks at the end when they board the ship was the real life Jim Lovell.
The fimmakers wanted Lovell to nominally portray one of Admirals present to greet the crew in real life. Lovell insisted that he be shown as a Captain, because that's the rank at which he retired.
OMG! That is awesome!
That is so wholesome! A full circle moment!
Also, the older lady in Navy blue and white in the stands during the launch scene behind "Marilyn Lovell" is indeed Marilyn Lovell.
@@LordMekanicus really? Didn't knew that one!
It needs to be said that Jack Swigert wasn't as incompetent as the movie makes him out to be. NASA would have never sent him up there if he was. He was instrumental in developing many of the procedures for the command module, and he was one of the few who requested to be a command module pilot instead of walking on the moon. He was every bit as capable as what Ken Mattingly was.
Agreed, if you listen to the original audio between Apollo 13 and command they were all collected, calm, and so professional that the astronauts sound bored with the situation. Of course the movie had to add drama for the audience but still a great movie.
I remember the real Apollo 13 mission. This movie takes a few liberties, but in general it's spot on. It really is gives you a good idea of how things were back then.
I liked the green paint in Houston. It will be 3 years before CARC paint becomes official. DuPont is already making it and testing it.
Don't feel about crying. Flight Director Gene Kranz said he sit down and cried when he knew they made it back. You can see it in the movie when everybody was cheering along with the rest of the world. It was an emotional experience with me too when I saw those three great big, beautiful parachutes with the spacecraft attached to it with a camera in one of those helicopters.
In one of his interviews, recorded about 50 years after the mission, he still got very emotional, when describing seeing the parachutes.
I was 15 when this happened. It was a HUGE news story. There are a few liberties taken with dialogue but the events were real. Jim had already orbited the Moon in Apollo 8. They orbited the Moon 10 times during Christmas 1968. On Christmas Eve they read the Book of Genesis to a live TV audience. 13 was supposed to be the 3rd maned landing. But events depicted in the film explain why they couldn't. There were 4 more manned Apollo landings on the Moon over the next 2 years. We haven't gone back for 50 years. Of the 12 men who walked on the Moon only 4 are still alive.
I was 14 when this happened. It remember it being extremely tense and stressful, watching it on TV. Most of what happens in the movie true, except for the argument the guys had.
I feel so fortunate to have lived in that era. I was 11 years old, living in the Projects, watching all this unfold on our Black & White TV. I still remember my beloved mom lighting candles for each of the Astronauts, as I explained to her in Spanish what was actually happening. When we saw those 3 Parachutes open, we too screamed, cheered, & cried. Mom: "I knew Jesus would answer my prayers, I just knew it, I felt it." When they made their safe splash down. We all knew their names, we all knew who won the Kentucky Derby, & who was the Heavyweight Champion of the World. I became an Environmental Scientist because of our Apollo Space Program, & NASA.
That moment when the parachutes opened was so intense, I'm tearing up just thinking about it. I can't even imagine watching it in real time. 🥹
Bless your Mom, what a sweet lady.
@@catherinelw9365 I've always said: "I'm an unemployed Astronaut, after the Space Shuttle Program was cancelled by NASA." Flying in back of the C-130, all alone, on my return back to the US, & in my mind, that is my private Space Shuttle. The National Geographic Science Foundation was the very 1st agency to have recognized the accomplishments & bravery of the "Red Tails" Had it not been for them specifically, Germany in WWII would've won the War & U & I, German would've been our second language in the US! This happened way B4 President Clinton & Obama finally acknowledge them. National Geographic Science Foundation was created in England, & they were the first to paint the Tails & tips of the wings 'RED" to honor them all. I feel like an honorary member of the "Red Tails" If I could go back in time, I would've been honored to have served with them. Pla do Google me: Santiago Murillo-Tucson. All true. As soon as we land, & step out of the C-130, I salute the "Red Tails' for the safe escort, I look 180 degrees & say: "Look Mom just how far we've BOTH come."
The Apollo series ran thru 17. Ironically, one fellow I. The preview audience was heard saying it wasn't believable because that would never happen. It wasn't just millennials that didn't know about it. The thing that gets me is despite all the actual news footage from the events of the day, many still come away thinking it wasn't real.
Folks who think the Apollo program is fake tend not to be too scientifically conversant.
This movie makes me cry every time I watch it. Whether their name was Lovell, Grissom, Gagarin, Aldrin, Ride, Jemison, Kirk, or Picard, my heroes have always worked in space.
The launch FX were so well done, Lovell thought they were his crews real launch. Just from cameras he hadn't seen before. Mattingly getting grounded was actually the best possible luck. He was the astronaut expert of the LM, which was used as the lifeboat that made it possible to survive and come home, and was more useful on the ground working out procedures than he possibly could have been actually on the ship. Oh. One more thing. The actors were "overacting" to make it seem more dramatic. The actual astronauts sounded shockingly calm. A credit to their professionalism.
I haven't actually taken the time to look this up, but this movie's depiction of freefall zero g was made possible by the Zero G planes right? The ones that do a massive pull up and then nosedive from insanely high. Therefore creating real freefall zero g. I assume they did because idk how else you could simulate freefall with CG in the 90s.
@@jacket5456 That's exactly right. Their nickname is "The Vomet Comet."
It was so good it had me in all my feelings! It gave me goosebumps!
@@AlexxaReacts Glad you enjoyed it. If you ever want to, the actual mission recordings are available (free).
@@dailyqwikbytes Ohhh!! I'm sooo going to do a reaction to it for the channel! Thanks for letting me know! 💛
I remember the first moon walk. Unfortunately the newness wore off quickly and the public was apathetic by the time Appolo 13's mission took place.
It was a wake-up call to everyone how difficult and dangerous these missions really were.
I just can't believe that a whole generation of millennials were not taught about the Apollo missions and Apollo 13 specifically. Had to learn about it via a movie.
Thank God for this movie! I'm so happy I had the privilege to watch it. I can't wait to learn more about this mission. Thanks for watching and commenting! 💛
Do you boomers consider all generations after you millennials? You realize millennials are turning 40 now? We were taught about it where I live.
To be fair, I am a millennial, and I didn't learn about it in school. But then again, I'm French Canadian 😁
@@AlexxaReacts see and that's ok, if you were raised and educated in Canada, I wouldn't expect this to be taught. Just like we weren't really taught about other nations space programs except our own.
100% true story. I was only 7, growing up in New Zealand, but I remember what a big news story it was. No criticism intended at all, but it is always a bit surprising to me to find that younger people don't know about this history..
Well how detailed is your knowledge of the first flight and what led up to that etc.? That was about the same time difference from Apollo 13 to today as it was from the first flight to Apollo 13.
@@js0988 What's the point? His point was that younger generations have no factual knowledge of history. That's pathetic.
@@catherinelw9365 younger generations think the Universe began on the day of their birth. Clueless of everything and yes, pathetic.
Mostly true and accurate. The scene of the astronauts having a meltdown in the LEM did not happen. They were all calm & collective and professional solving the immediate problems to get home. Hollywood had to have a scene like that but it didn't happen.
No one was 'bouncing off the walls"
@@rhudoc3745 that scene was a deliberate artistic choice, and I agree with that choice (even the real Lovell). It was necessary to sell the situation to the audience, to make them relate with the characters. This is a very accurate movie, but still not a documentary.
The man at 44:06 is Jim Lovell himself making a cameo in the movie.
Also just a kid when this happened. I don't remember any of the details and I don't even remember that they were in trouble. But I DO remember watching the ocean landing and how everyone was so happy that they made it!
I went to school with astronaut Jack Swigert's boys (identical twins) not long after this. I appreciate the engineer's work creating a "save" ... being an astronautical electrical engineer myself somewhat later.
No shit? You're serious? That's pretty damn awesome. I always wanted to work in aeronautics. I took Aeronautics classes in high school, I didn't give up on being an astronaut until I was 17. That's when I realized that I'm colorblind and there's only been one colorblind astronaut in American/world history. So it's off the table for me. So annoying, I've settled into my plan of being an electrician or engineer. My dad fixes MRIs, CTs, XRays, IVs and that kind of thing. So that's what I've confined myself to. It's not so bad, but damn I wanted to be the pilot that steering the craft. I don't want to be just a passenger on a tourism trip. Anyway, it's really really cool that you're an Astronautical Engineer, you're doing work for the world not just for your country.
@@jacket5456 Back in the day i did that. What Color Is Your Rainbow was a pop book about careers. Do creative free thinking and use visualization to get your ultimate prize. But real life doesn't work like that. It isn't like the factory floor where you input ideas and Tomahawk cruise missiles come out the far end (I did that). It is a matter of randomly being at the right place at the right time and being self-aware and aware of fleeting opportunities. The ultimate failure is being that close to your dreams and being too cowardly to seize the gold ring on the meri-go-round of life. Be prepared, be brave ... and good luck!
I second what @jacket5456 wrote! That is awesome!!
The reason that the filters on the command module and the lunar module were different shapes is because the two spacecraft were made by two different companies.
Ohhhh! Good to know!
This mission return was a miracle. Because Ken Mattingly was held bsck necause of the "measles, he was there to help them get home. PS: Jim Lovell is still alive!
A true miracle!
"PS: Jim Lovell is still alive!"
Sadly Marylin recently passed away. ☹
Great choice, I enjoyed watching this with you. If you would like to read about Apollo, I recommend Jim Lovell's "Lost Moon" (what this movie is based on), and Michael Collins' "Carrying the Fire".
Thank you for those suggestions! I will add it to my book list for my vacation 💛
So you recenty watched the Corbomite Maneuver from Statr Trek. The bald man at mission control is Ron Howard's Brother Clint Howard who was the alien in the Corbomite Maneuver
The Green Mile and Forest Gump are other movies that Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise are in together. Both are awesome.
I haven't seen either, so I will add them to my list!! 💛💛
Americans used to believe we could do great things, just because there were great things to do. We accepted the dangers in order to possibly achieve great things. It seems today that we give more weight to any dangers instead of possible achievements
Exactly. As President Kennedy said “We do these things not because they are hard”
I think you were saying, but it posted backwards... JFK said, "We do these things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."@@technofilejr3401
2:25 Yes This actually happened It's a fairly accurate recreation. All the major events are true.
I've read a lot of science fiction even from the 50s and 40s and this reads like a late 1950s science fiction story had they written one about being stranded in space.
13:33 I don't think any of the other comments mentioned How they did the 0g effect.
There's an airplane NASA uses that flies a special trajectory that gives you under a minute of 0g at the top of a steep climb. Instead of using wires or strings they built the mock up of the spaceship inside the airplane and shot the shots when their gloves and such are floating around during those one or two minute periods of zero gravity the only had a minute or so to get the shot. Some shots were done using wires for the astronauts but most of it with stuff actually floating around inside was actually 0g. Next best thing to going in space.
16:13 about those oxygen tanks, in zero gravity liquids don't settle to the bottom and gases float to the top instead they mix together. In order to keep the oxygen feed from sucking in a big bubble of gas and
and blocking the pipe they have little propellers like a fan inside The tanks to keep the gas and liquid mixed. A small electric motor spins it around and mixes up the liquid and gas into tiny bubbles. Unfortunately there was a mistake made on the launch pad several weeks before the launch. There are two voltage systems on the Apollo spacecraft a 500 volt system and a 250 volt system, unfortunately they used identical plugs. They wanted to test the system before launch and so plugged electrical power into the spacecraft. Unfortunately someone plugged the 500 volt power plug into a 250 volt outlet. Shorting out the electric motor inside the oxygen tank. When they turned on the stirring mechanism to make sure everything was mixed properly it shorted out. Fire + oxygen bad thing go BOOM.
19:07 to generate electricity the spacecraft combined oxygen and hydrogen a thing called a fuel cell. You get drinking water and electricity out of it. Unfortunately when you shut the fuel cell supply of oxygen off It could not be restarted. In that moment shutting down the fuel cells meant the end of the mission to the moon no matter what. That's why the dramatic pause They knew they weren't going to the moon even if this was a minor problem.
It also meant they did not have anyting but the emergency supplies of water for the rest of the mission.
Actually, Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon. 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 also landed and did various other experiments. But by Apollo 13, it seemed like nothing new to the public. We'd already been there. So, interest was beginning to fail, until 13 "...[had] a problem."
Fucking hell, a rocket launch always gives me the best type of shivers along my spine.
I'm right there with you!!
Greetings once more from the world of yesterday...
Being 58, I was around for all of the Apollo missions. You've probably surmised from my other posts how big a scifi fan I was and how much going to the Moon meant to me.
I was only 4 when Armstrong set foot on the Moon. Oddly enough, while I know I watched Armstrong live, I have no clear memory of it. My sister was born that same week, so it's all mixed-in with memories of her birth
Like many early Gen-X scifi fans, I knew _everything_ about how the missions worked. I knew more about the spacecraft than most adults.
When the Apollo 13 disaster occurred, I was generally glued to the TV. As a young child, I didn't understand what the phrase, "no possibility of help," really meant. It was only as I got older that I learned just how bad it really was.
You're right: if there's evidence for Divine Intervention, Apollo 13 was it.
The film does a good job with the key events. It takes a few liberties with time.
The film's portrayal of Jack Swigert as a rookie pilot who might make a mistake was pure Hollywood. In fact, Swigert had been training with the backup crew from Day One and was still training with them when he had to replace Mattingly.
Backup crews don't stop training because a launch date is coming up. They train almost until the spacecraft is off the ground. No one had any doubts about Swigert's abilities.
Many sources have specifically said that the finger-pointing conversation did not and would never occur between any two pilots in that circumstance.
When you dive into it, the disaster was actually much worse than what Howard was able to portray in the screen time he had. He only hit the highlights. He didn't hit on "little things."
For example, the crew had to learn to re-fly the LM. It was never designed to push the CM, so the center of mass, fuel-to-weight ratio ... it was all wrong. Controls worked almost opposite from the way they'd trained to use them.
The umbilical from the CM to the LM wasn't designed to be reversed the way Mattingly wanted, to get more power to re-start the CM. The pilots had to work their way into cramped spaces to manually rewire it with a soldering iron.
There were a million details like that which had to be glossed-over for time. It was a non-stop crap-fest from the moment the O2 tank blew until they jettisoned the LM.
All the audio from the mission is available. I suggest that you listen to the audio to compare it to the film. It's very interesting to see how they kind of Hollywooded it up.
Howard changed a now-famous quote. Here's what happened:
The initial explosion happened and Swigert radioed down: "Houston, I think we've had a problem, here." That explosion caused the radio antenna to shudder, and Houston got a slightly garbled transmission. They asked Swigert to repeat what he said. Then the main explosion happened, causing Lovell to jump onto the comms. It was then that he radioed down:
"Houston, we've had a problem."
Ron Howard changed the line to, "Houston, we have a problem," because "we've had" seems like it happened in the past and was now over.
It should be mentioned that Lovell didn't ask Swigert what he'd done in the moments following the initial explosion. He stuck his head up because he thought Haise had hit a pressure reset valve -- a prank Haise enjoyed. It made a bang and gave the other two pilots a moment of stress, but was otherwise harmless.
When Lovell looked at Swigert and saw the perplexed look on his face, he knew it was no reset valve -- and by extension, they were probably in a lot of trouble. That's when the main explosion happened that took out an entire side panel of the Service Module.
All those nits picked, the film does an extraordinary job at executing the disaster, the people involved, and the world's reaction, in a way that's consistently moving. It's a master class in directing. Ron Howard has said that the Apollo 13 launch is the most cinematic thing he's ever shot.
Marilyn Lovell has said that Hanks got Jim's mannerisms and speech patterns so perfectly that when she saw his portrayal, she just said, "That's my Jimmy."
This movie is an 11/10 on so many levels.
Thank you so much for this comment. It makes me excited to dive more into this story! 💛🚀
@@AlexxaReacts NASA has had three outright disasters (Apollo 1 and the space shuttles _Challenger_ and _Columbia_ ). The former Soviet space agency had more. It's a wonder that there have been so few.
There have been a lot of near-misses. Apollo 13 was as close to disaster as they got and still managed to get the astronauts back. To hear it described as a "successful failure" doesn't begin to describe just how close they came, so many times.
As I say, the film does a great job with the bullet points. It's as close as I've ever seen a historical film get to actual events. They always over-dramatize it a little, but this is really close. In interviews, the youngest Lovell daughter said outright that when she heard about it, "... I thought my daddy was dead. I thought I'd never see him again."
You don't need to dramatize much when the kids write him off for dead the moment they hear about it.
Somehow, Ron Howard was able to hit the bullet points on the ground and in space. He manages to make it compelling -- albeit with an incredibly stacked cast. I don't think there isn't anyone who doesn't empathize with Marilyn and the kids; while at the same time admiring Jim as an incredibly competent astronaut, leader, husband, and father.
On top of all that, Howard had to explain to non-nerds how everything worked. I can tell you everything about the spacecraft, but it's now ancient history. Explanation of some of the science is required. I think he did a good enough job that if you know nothing of science, you can still be like Bill Murray in _Ghostbusters_ :
"Ok, so that's bad. Good safety tip. Thanks, Egon."
That is a hell of a juggling act to pull off, and Howard did an amazing job of it.
@@SYLTales Gemini 8 was also a very near miss, coming within seconds of killing the men who went on to command Apollo 11 and Apollo 15.
@BedsitBob one might also mention the Apollo 11 landing itself. Armstrong had to hunt a little for a good spot to land. The initial site turned out to be a boulder field that made a landing impossible.
By the time Armstrong landed, the Eagle was running on fumes. If you listen to the communication between Houston and the LM, Houston was actually counting down the seconds of fuel left before the tanks were empty and the LM would crash. Armstrong landed only 17 seconds to spare.
In addition, they'd lost comms with the Eagle a couple of times, received an alarm that they weren't sure what meant, and the computer's readings of their telemetry didn't match real conditions.
I've listened to those comms for my entire life, but didn't put it together for decades. If you don't know they're counting down the seconds until the tanks are empty, it sounds like counting down to a prearranged landing time. It's a bit amazing to me that the countdown didn't sound a hell of a lot more stressed. They were staring into the face of a potential crash landing.
Immediately after Armstrong radioed, "The Eagle has landed," Houston radioed back that they had a lot of guys turning blue, and that they were breathing again.
@@SYLTales The countdown was to the abort point (the point at which they would jettison the descent stage, fire the assent engine, and return to the CM) not the point at which they would run out of fuel.
Great reaction! I remember this and the first moon landing. It was an incredible time! It's amazingi what we can do when we put our minds to it.
Ken Mattingly did eventually go to the moon, as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 16, so he didn't lose out completely by being grounded for 13.
In the real Apollo 13 mission, they did come out of the communications blackout late, but the first signal received was telemetry from Apollo 13, received by a communications aircraft in the recovery area. The picture breakup from the aircraft carrier was real, caused every time the radar dish on the aircraft carrier scanned past the satellite uplink dish that was relaying the TV.
That was so nerve-racking!
A terrific quote I encountered recently has to do with Apollo 13..."NASA is absolutely not superstitious, but you can bet they will never launch anything numbered "13" ever again." Not sure if that is a real quote...but it does not seem that NASA has sent anything into space with the number 13 on it ever since, though commercial satellite companies have.
Also...fun fact "consolation prize"...since they did not go into orbit around the Moon on their free return trajectory, Apollo 13 traveled a bit further away from Earth than all of the other flights to the Moon. So to this day, Lovell, Haise, and Swigert hold the record for the farthest distance from Earth people have ever traveled.
I would definitely suggest you take a look at the details of this film...it is really terrific and accurate to reality in so many ways...but not all. The Astronauts raising their voices was dramatized, Swigert being behind the curve on training never happened, and a few other things in the movie did not really happen...but it is so excellent in so many ways.
No, Fred Haise did not have the measles...he was not at risk from those because he had already had them, so could not get them again. He threw up only because he was "space sick" from the zero gravity, though he did have issues with a UTI and his kidneys during the mission.
Awww - that was a good consolation prize! I will definitely look into books about Apollo 13 to learn more about this flight and these astronauts. 💛
Have to say, I enjoy your reaction to this .. hope to see more movies from you!!!
Thank you so much! A new movie will be posted on Christmas eve 😉
4:41 Consider the irony of this line-up for a moment. Left to right, we've got Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks), Ken Mattingly (played by Gary Sinise) and Fred Haise (played by Bill Paxton).
This movie came out in 1995. The previous summer, Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise were costars in a movie called _Forrest Gump,_ in which Sinise's character (Lt. Dan Taylor) said to Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump), "The day you become a shrimp boat captain, _that's_ the day I'm an _astronaut!"_
Son of a gun. He kept his word. 🤷♂
Oh. Well _Forrest Gump_ is a very good movie, but Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise also costarred in a movie called _The Green Mile._
Let me warn you, though, before you decide to watch either, keep tissues handy and _don't_ put on any makeup. It'll be ruined.
This is great - - thank you for the courage for living in your beautiful tears - - sincere emotion is priceless, and as a Director myself, I’ve always felt even as a man that being able to cry sincerely is my superpower thank you
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Eventhough I knew that the astronauts will return successfully because the movie based on real historical events, I was still worrying about them. Great reaction!
That was so nerve-racking! Thank you for watching! 💛
Apollo 8, 10, 11-17 all went to the moon. Apollo 11 was the first to land (8 & 10 were rehearsals; 7 & 9 were earth-orbital shakedown flights). 13 obviously didn't land, but managed to limp home safely. HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon" is an excellent 12 part docu-drama series summarizing each of the missions. Might make for an interesting reaction series...?
I will add it to my list!! 💛
It kills me that many people today, know more of the Kardashian's names than they do the astronauts of the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo missions. Only a handful of people in the history of humanity have ever flown to the moon, yet nobody knows their names. Sad.
It is sad. As a French Canadian, I don't recall ever hearing it in school. But I'm thankful for movies like these that give me a glimpse into the past. It has allowed me to delve more into space travel. Just in time to see the first Canadian go to the moon in the coming years. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@AlexxaReactsOkay I was wondering why you didnt appear to know any of this. I’m an American in my mid 50’s so the Apollo program happened during my childhood. As a kid we were taught this in elementary and junior high.
If you liked this, you should watch The Right Stuff, and a good mini series is The Astronaut Wive’s Club.
I will add it to my list! Thank you for the suggestion, your comment and for watching! 💛
The cancelling of the Acapulco trip was actually for his Christmas 1968, Apollo 8 mission, not Apollo 13.
9:34 Oh, the launch sequence is _so_ compelling.
39:34 😢The reentry sequence, too. You know, to this day, we don't know why they had radio silence for _four_ minutes instead of three.
If one wants to learn about NASA and space program I recommend two documentaries:
Apollo: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control
Failure is not an Option (from Gene Kranz book)
Both are outstanding.
Really enjoyed your reaction and close attention to the story and details. I was 17 and 2 months from HS graduation and had followed the space race since Alan Sheppard's sub orbital flight in May 1961.
Noted! I will definitely check those out!
Also watch an HBO series called From The Earth To The Moon, by Ron Howard and Tim Hanks.
Best reactions a re from viewers who dont know the outcome ❤
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0:23 "I think _Apollo 11_ is the one that _actually_ went to space."
Oh. Well _several_ Apollo spacecrafts made it to the Moon. _Apollo 8_ was the first one to _reach_ it, but they just orbited a few times. _Apollo 11_ was the first to successfully _land_ there.
_Apollo 13_ did not manage to land, but managed to unite humanity in bringing our guys home.
Otherwise, though, _every_ Apollo spacecraft made it to the Moon up through 17 before they cut the budget for the _Apollo_ program.
There was never any concern about them docking with the LEM.
Swigert was more than capable, and even if he couldn't manage it, there were two other astronauts aboard, who could do it.
This is my first time watching your channel. I love your perspective and commentary. The only thing I would change, personally, I would probably double the size of your facecam. It's cool to put the title of the movie in the video with a pic of the movie and the actors above, I would just make the facecam slightly bigger than the movie. Just some constructive criticism, other than that I loved your reaction and I'll definitely look out for more of your reactions. Keep it up :)
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I will definitely take your suggestion into consideration (especially for movie reactions). 💛
Funny that I saw this 13 day's after you posted it.
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As fact-based Hollywood dramas go, this one is quite accurate. I know of only two ways it differs from real events:
1) The astronauts never argued with each other. They acted calmly and professionally even when things were at their worst.
2) NASA engineers had anticipated having to put the square peg in the round hole, and had worked out the procedures well before the mission. To me, this is even more impressive than how it's portrayed in the movie. They spent a lot of time figuring out in advance what could go wrong and how to deal with it. It's not as exciting, though, to show someone saying "get me procedure 3721-A" than it is to show people working on it under stress.
The actress who played Blanche (Jim Lovell's mother) was played by Jean Speegle Howard, director Ron Howard's mother. And the actor who portrayed engineer Sy Liebergot (the bald guy with glasses) was portrayed by Clint Howard, the director's brother.
Ron Howard directed another movie about a real-life rescue mission in 2022 called Thirteen Lives. It's about the boys' soccer team that was trapped in a cave in Thailand in 2018. I like this movie quite a lot.
Ron Howard also directed Splash, Cocoon, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, and Frost/Nixon. Of these, Cinderella Man is my favorite.
Ron’s father, Rance, was the priest sitting with Mrs. Lovell during the re-entry.
37:31 "Never in human _history_ has the _entire world_ been united by such a _global_ drama."
And _this_ is the kind of thing that makes me regret that the Cold War ended up being overrun with the mentality of the _arms_ race instead of the mentality of the _space_ race.
An arms race is about who can develop the most sophisticated, powerful, destructive _weapons._ Bad things happen to your rivals and you're _glad_ about it, because they're your _rivals._
A space race, on the other hand, is about who can send manned spacecraft further and further into _space._ Bad things happen to your rivals and you go to their _aid,_ because the two of you are competitors, but you and they are both still people and you _recognize_ that about each other.
The arms race lead the US to disaster in Vietnam and the USSR to disaster in Afghanistan. The space race carried humanity to the Moon. Which effect is preferrable?
DON´T YOU AMERICANS KNOW YOUR OWN HISTORY FOR GOD SAKES. I am from Finland and we were tought about the Apollo Program in 5th grade in elementary school.
I'm not American, but Canadian. But thanks for watching nonetheless 😊 And no, it wasn't part of our curriculum at school. Have a beautiful and blessed day!
@@AlexxaReacts Oh okay, I am sorry, my mistake. But still Come on.
@@juhokojima6669 It's all good! It wasn't part of the Quebec curriculum when I was in school in the 90s 🤷🏾♀ But, the great thing about knowledge is that as long as we are willing and able, we can always learn new things. I'm having a great time learning about it now and have a different appreciation for their experiences than I would have had as a kid. 😊 Thanks again for watching!
DON'T YOU FINNISH KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANADIANS AND AMERICANS FOR GOD'S SAKES? It's in her description box!
5:57 Now, here, we come to a bit of literary license as far as Jack Swigert is concerned.
It's true, he was not married. So it's true, _legally_ speaking, he was a bachelor, which apparently places him in a _minority_ in the astronaut corps.
It's _not_ true, however, that he was the total ladies man the _movie_ makes him out to be. Thus, it's also not true that he went to space with the Clap, and ergo, it's not true that he inadvertently spread it to Fred Haise. They did him kind of dirty with that one.
7:49 Oh. It's also not true that Swigert had allowed his _skills_ to get rusty.
You seem to have weird Copyright problems. I have watched many Reactions to Apollo 13 without any problems You Tube sucks. why the sound gets muted at critical points I cant understand. By the way do you know that Gary Sinise Played Lieutenant Dan and Tome Hanks played Forest Gump in that film.
No, I didn't. I haven't watched Forrest Gump yet 😊. And yes, copyright is definitely difficult. All the background songs were hit for copyright/monetization, unfortunately. Since I'm a fairly new channel, I don't want to ruffle feathers just yet 😜 but thank you for watching and commenting!!
Non Non No Need to talk just to talk.
That's what a Great reaction Video Should be.
it's Your reaction. Not a Commentary. Especially when people don't know what they're talking about.
Thank you 💛
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I know that this was a while ago, but I strongly, strongly, strongly urge you to watch Hidden Figures - about the women that made early space flight possible.
I've already watched it! I love that movie so much. 😊
@@AlexxaReacts then the final piece of the puzzle is The Right Stuff. That has to do with the beginning of the Space Program, and is a beautiful, lyrical movie. It also invented a scene that you've seen a million times in other movies, you'll probably notice it the moment you see it. And it has a very very young Jeff Goldblum in a minor part
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Nowadays, he would have been vaccinated against measles. There are no anti-vaccers in the space program.
I need more Golden Girls😢
The schedule was posted Friday for the upcoming week 😊
@@AlexxaReacts Can't wait❤️
Don't thank Jesus, thank the underpaid scientists that could design a filter adapter based on whatever was laying around! That's years of living off Ramen noodles in college coming into play!
😂😂 I'll always thank Jesus or God first, but you are right, I thank the scientists too! I'm always astonished at human ingenuity! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💛
@AlexxaReacts My pleasure. No offense on the religious thing. But yeah, true story. They mention the fire, that was Apollo 1. Space shuttles Challenger and Columbia had catastrophic failures. No survivors on those 3. But Apollo 13 made it home. I'm sure they all smelled like used gym socks but they made it.
@@WaywardVet OMG! I can't even imagine. I command anyone who's attempted, aided or been a member of space exploration. They put their lives on the line to advance science and knowledge. I will definitely look more into Apollo 1 and the Space Shuttles you mentioned too!