How often do you watch a movie and get a sense of true exhilaration? Maybe one in a hundred! My one in hundred was ‘October Sky’. It so full of spirit and letter-perfect filmmaking that I defy anyone to watch this movie without getting a tingle in his or her heart. Thrilling in the best sense of the word, traditional without being corny and with a script, photography and symbolism that could be the basis for any film maker wanting to make a classic.
A must watch for all those who believe in the triumph of true human spirit against all odds.
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I remember watching this movie a good 6+ years back, with a younger and then unknown Jake Gyllenhaal on it...
I can recollect the last scenes when the rocket fired by the kid (or rather this dad) metamorphises to the modern day one...
very nice movie!!!
As the rocket shoots upward the camera shows it from the views of characters who are related to it in one way or the other. The last scene is indeed wonderfully picturised(although a li'l far fetched!).
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