The title of the film is October Sky, which made its first cinema premiere on February 19, 1999 and was based off the book Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Jr.; Joe Johnston directed it and Chris Cooper, Laura Dem, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chad Lindberg, Chris Owen, and William Lee Scott were the primary on-screen characters and performing artist within the movie; the theme of the movie was: when confronting affliction, never surrender.
In October 1957, when the first simulated satellite, Sputnik goes into space, Homer Hickam gets to be enlivened to figure out how to manufacture rockets. With his friends, O’Dell and Roy Lee, and the neighborhood geek, Quentin, they attempt to understand how rockets operate through many trial and error set-ups. Homer’s dad …show more content…
Homer Hickam is the primary character's name; nevertheless, in the book and in real life, he was nicknamed and introduced to as "Sonny”. John, Homer Hickam’s father in the movie, is not his real name; Homer Hickam is a junior, signifying that he originated his name from his biological father, Homer Hickam. The name switch was to keep the audience from being confused (Al). The movie portrayed there were only four “rocket boys”, but there are six young men who were credited to the actual project. The movie combined the names of the six boys, whose real names are Homer Hickam Jr., Quentin Wilson, Jimmy O'Dell Carroll, Roy Lee Cooke, Billy Rose and Sherman Siers. The Rocket Boys did not take railroad parts as they did in the film; however, they did make an effort to snatch a cast iron pipe under the tracks. At one point in the movie, Homer dropped out of school to help provide for his family after his dad was badly injured in a mine accident. Turns out, Homer never dropped out of school. In addition to that phony claim, the rocket boys never got any scholarships for their project …show more content…
The setting of the film was fabulous. The cars were old looking and the downtown area looked like it could be out of a 50’s catalog. The clothing attire and haircuts on the actors and actresses fit the vintage theme. The women clothes looked very neat and well planned out. Most of the men wore miner uniforms. but for the men who wore regular clothing, it looked like clothes I see on an everyday basis. Most of the men wore polo styled shirts and slacks. The scenery for any seen shot at the mine plantation was amazing. The underground mine scenes looked realistic. The lighting and sound effects were appropriate for the act. When the Rocket Boys were testing out their rockets, the shack they made looked great. I do not think there were any major prop and scene mistakes that I would change. I think all props and scenes were appropriate and came into play magnificently. If the movie was filmed in recent years, I think it would have more technological advances. The use of books would not have played a factor in the movie. More than likely, the young boys would have used the internet. Another that would probably change would be how Quentin and Homer became close so fast. Bullying is a huge issue now and Homer, more than likely, would have bullied Quentin to get him to help with his
In October 1957, when the first simulated satellite, Sputnik goes into space, Homer Hickam gets to be enlivened to figure out how to manufacture rockets. With his friends, O’Dell and Roy Lee, and the neighborhood geek, Quentin, they attempt to understand how rockets operate through many trial and error set-ups. Homer’s dad …show more content…
Homer Hickam is the primary character's name; nevertheless, in the book and in real life, he was nicknamed and introduced to as "Sonny”. John, Homer Hickam’s father in the movie, is not his real name; Homer Hickam is a junior, signifying that he originated his name from his biological father, Homer Hickam. The name switch was to keep the audience from being confused (Al). The movie portrayed there were only four “rocket boys”, but there are six young men who were credited to the actual project. The movie combined the names of the six boys, whose real names are Homer Hickam Jr., Quentin Wilson, Jimmy O'Dell Carroll, Roy Lee Cooke, Billy Rose and Sherman Siers. The Rocket Boys did not take railroad parts as they did in the film; however, they did make an effort to snatch a cast iron pipe under the tracks. At one point in the movie, Homer dropped out of school to help provide for his family after his dad was badly injured in a mine accident. Turns out, Homer never dropped out of school. In addition to that phony claim, the rocket boys never got any scholarships for their project …show more content…
The setting of the film was fabulous. The cars were old looking and the downtown area looked like it could be out of a 50’s catalog. The clothing attire and haircuts on the actors and actresses fit the vintage theme. The women clothes looked very neat and well planned out. Most of the men wore miner uniforms. but for the men who wore regular clothing, it looked like clothes I see on an everyday basis. Most of the men wore polo styled shirts and slacks. The scenery for any seen shot at the mine plantation was amazing. The underground mine scenes looked realistic. The lighting and sound effects were appropriate for the act. When the Rocket Boys were testing out their rockets, the shack they made looked great. I do not think there were any major prop and scene mistakes that I would change. I think all props and scenes were appropriate and came into play magnificently. If the movie was filmed in recent years, I think it would have more technological advances. The use of books would not have played a factor in the movie. More than likely, the young boys would have used the internet. Another that would probably change would be how Quentin and Homer became close so fast. Bullying is a huge issue now and Homer, more than likely, would have bullied Quentin to get him to help with his