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Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Apollo 13 is one of the best films of the decade. Despite prior knowledge of the historical results, is guaranteed to keep viewers steeped in suspense. Director Ron Howard created a new look fantastic, consolidating the transformation of its favorite son Mayberry Andy Griffith in one of the most successful director / producers all over Hollywood. Good run by Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks (on the heels of her Oscar-caliber performances from Forrest Gump) the Apollo 13, especially attractive to film connoisseur. Based on the true story of the Apollo 13 mission, the film stirs emotions of all kinds — hope, fear, and patriotism among them. In the end, is one of those rare films where the characters are able to connect intimately with the audience. In summary, Apollo 13 provides a real insight into the lives of those who defined history …

Tom Hanks plays the role of real-life astronaut Jim Lovell, crew member of the three men of Apollo 13 – the 1970 lunar landing mission. Accompanied by fellow crewmates Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), Lovell rockets into space in search of his dream of walking on the moon. You can not make the flight, fellow astronaut Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) is still in bad wins on the ground.

Meanwhile, Americans show little interest in the last lunar mission, although only a year has passed since the Neil Armstrong's famous words. Apollo 13 is perceived as "routine" and the flight arrives a little press coverage until Lovell utters some famous words of his own, "Houston, we have a problem "…

When things go very wrong on Apollo 13, the changes in an astronaut landing mission to survival. Lovell, Haise Swigert and working feverishly to discover the problem. Meanwhile in Houston, flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris), bumped crew member Ken Mattingly, and the legions of monitoring the work of NASA all day to keep in touch and bring the astronauts home safely. As the minutes passed, the whole world holds its breath in anticipation of the outcome …

Following the tails of Tom Hanks back-to-back Academy Awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump – Apollo 13 reached the the movie theaters with widespread anticipation. The monumental expectations of moviegoers had no value as a multiple of the film nominations Academy testify. But what makes Apollo 13 so strong and emotion-driven epic is its relationship to the historical record. The events unfolding occurred of truth, and when no one knew that the end result. Unlike today, space travel was not routine (or at least not as high as it is now). The men who flew the mission of Apollo 13 were true heroes in every sense of the word.

And Although they failed to reach the moon, the astronauts of Apollo 13 are immortalized in history in ways you never would have been if the flight went without a hitch. Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, and his colleagues to do justice to this classic story of triumph of man over adversity. Compelling, suspenseful, and full of drama, Apollo 13 is an unforgettable film – and it definitely has to do – moviee …

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