Sunday, June 7, 2009

In the Shadow of the Moon (David Sington, 2007)


Despite being terrific NASA propaganda, this is also a grand tribute to the utopian impulses at the heart of exploration. A compelling use of some very charismatic talking heads (despite the inexplicable compulsion towards extreme close-ups). The juxtapositions between the elderly astronauts and images of their younger rocket-jockey incarnations made for compelling human drama.

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