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In the Shadow of
the Moon
Featuring:
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Stephen Armstrong, Viola Armstrong
Directed by: David Sington
Produced
by:
Duncan Copp
Written
by: David Sington
Distributor: THINKFilm |
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Always informative, usually entertaining, and occasionally
inspiring, In the Shadow of the Moon is yet another
strong affirmation of the fact that the documentary is alive and
well. The film chronicles America’s late-1960s quest to put a
man on the face of the moon. The viewer is introduced to the
initial goal as set forth by the Kennedy Administration, and
then shown the completion of the seven Apollo missions later
sent to land on the alien planet. For younger audience members
like me, the experience functions as a highly informative look
into a crucial piece of contemporary American history. Viewers
who lived through the events documented in the picture will
likely find it more involving on an emotional-level. All
ticket-buyers will find the movie’s dazzlingly pro-American
themes, conveyed first-hand by the astronauts and NASA-workers
involved (primarily Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins),
to be uplifting and entirely welcome. In a season of treasonous
downers such as Paul Haggis’ In the Valley of Elah, In
the Shadow of the Moon’s simple view of a united and hopeful
America reminds one of the great things that the people of this
country are able to accomplish when thrust into extraordinary
circumstances.
-Danny Baldwin,
Bucket Reviews
Review Published
on: 9.28.2007
Screened on:
9.26.2007 at the Landmark Hillcrest in San Diego, CA.
In the Shadow of the Moon is rated PG
and runs 109 minutes.
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