This epic tale of a small- town boy, who no one thought would ever make it, is a truly interesting story about a boy who built rockets in his basement with his friends in order to prove to the town of Coalwood and especially to his father, that anyone could make it, and all they have to do is set their mind to it. Homer Hickman, a coal miner's son, is determined to break away from his assumed destiny by his father's bleak and dangerous subterranean footsteps. Homer discovers and becomes friends with, what everybody else believes to be, the class nerd in order to gain knowledge about physics. He then recruits a couple more friends to help him build and launch crude rockets. This eventually gathers the curiosity of his whole town and his unsupportive father who, naturally, sees Homer'
“Apollo 13” also reminded me of this movie. When Tom Hanks is looking at the sky at night behind his house, and is placing his thumb in front of the moon and then taking it away, the bright light reminded me of that satellite. Also, when his friends, and mainly Homer’s father, blasted off the last rocket in “October sky”, it reminded me of the rocket ship that was launched in “Apollo 13”. The trail of smoke that was left behind from the “Miss Riley”(the name of the rocket) was very similar to that of “Apollo 13”.
When I first saw this movie, I was very emotional. The fact that a small- town boy made it to college, by a simple dream is truly a remarkable accomplishment and an unforgettable story. The “Rocket Boys” made it all the way, with the help
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