tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5112343933848117526..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: The Right Stuff (1983)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-41254675303063316192012-07-11T06:49:38.789-07:002012-07-11T06:49:38.789-07:00Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into...Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into the book for sure. It sounds like an interesting read.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-90054621553929100662012-07-10T14:34:49.016-07:002012-07-10T14:34:49.016-07:00While Chuck’s exploits were before my time (I’m gl...While Chuck’s exploits were before my time (I’m glad some things are), I remember watching the Mercury launches on TV, and I still have a hardback 1962 copy (a gift from my mom) of We Seven, written by the first seven astronauts. It was one of Tom Wolf’s sources. The film captures the innocent and patriotic “can do” mind-set of the era. The movie is, as you say, a bit scattershot, but it is fun and informative – and the characterization of the key personalities is not wholly fanciful.<br /><br />For a contemporary movie about the space program try (though it is hard to find) I Aim at the Stars (1960), a biopic of Werner von Braun. The era’s optimistic mindset is on display first hand, but also on display is uneasiness about the role of von Braun. The title comes from von Braun’s remark, “I aim at the stars” at which a reporter in the movie grumbles, “but sometimes I hit London.”Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com