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Article #22: October Sky (DVD) Review

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Overlooked by the Academy Awards and most As Homer's father becomes ill from the
of the movie viewing public, October Sky deadly effects of coal dust, he pushes
turned out to be one of the best movies his son to support the family by entering
of 1999. Based on the true life story of the mine. Unable to see the bright
Homer Hickman, a coalminer's son inspired potential of his son's interest in
to learn about rocketry following the rockets, John Hickman (Chris Cooper)
launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, battles Homer every step of the way as he
October Sky is more than just a film pursues his passion. But Homer remains
about rockets, it's a film about one man committed, and when he and his friends
overcoming the trials and tribulations begin launching rockets from a new site
that attempt to run him down. The outside of town, more and more people
emphasis placed on the passion of the begin showing up to see the brilliant
human spirit and its ability to overcome spectacle... When Homer's hero, German
great conflict and achieve feats of rocket scientist and NASA engineer
wondrous heights makes October Sky a film Wernher von Braun, replies to a letter
that is certain to enjoy an enduring Homer wrote, the path is cleared for the
legacy and a heightening in stature among students to exhibit their work at the
critics with the passing of time... National Science Awards.
Set in a 1950s West Virginia town, Encouraged by Miss Riley, Homer and his
October Sky follows the life of Homer friends are prepared to put their entire
Hickman (Jake Gyllenhaal), the teenage future on the line at this one
son of a coalminer who pushes his son to exhibition, where the prize includes
follow in his footsteps. Growing up in a fully paid scholarships to some of the
town where coal is king, the citizens of top universities in America...
Homer's world can't fathom pursuing a The inspiring tale of a boy and his
career in any other field. But when friends who never give up on believing in
Homer's classroom is informed of the themselves, October Sky is a feel-good
Soviet launch of Sputnik, the satellite movie reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart and
inspires Homer to learn everything he can Frank Capra. Outside of the traditional
about rockets, satellites, and mold of action super-thriller or
inner-orbiting spacecraft. Goaded on by blood-spilling reality drama, October Sky
their teacher Frieda Riley (Laura Dern), bucks the trend of cinematic
Homer and his friends study the various commercialism by offering its audience a
aspects of a rocket launch and begin more intelligent foray into the world of
staging the launch of their own homemade film and storytelling. This trend toward
rockets. But their trial and error quality cinematography is one we can only
experiments go awry, putting the local hope will continue. Sporting a colorful
townspeople in the path of their errant cast of characters rife with conflict and
rocket launches, and they incur the wrath passion, October Sky is a definite
and disdain of a community that views must-see film that you won't want to
them as freaks and outcasts. miss.






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