| In the Shadow of the Moon | 
| Director: David Sington
Actors: Harrison Schmitt, Alan Bean, Edgar D. Mitchell, Michael Collins (ii), Neil Armstrong
Studio: VELOCITY / THINKFILM
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (93 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1208
Format: Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 110 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: THKD55595D
UPC: 821575555951
EAN: 0821575555951
ASIN: B000XJ5TPE
Release Date: February 22, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion, of this extraordinary era in American history. Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first, and very possibly the last, time, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON combines archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen, with interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), John Young (Apollo 10 and 16), Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17), Mike Collins (Apollo 11), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14), Charlie Duke (Apollo 16) and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17). The astronauts emerge as eloquent, witty, emotional and very human.
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Moon fan January 6, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are old enough to remember the race to the moon, you'll love these poignant interviews with the original astronauts. If you are not old enough to remember the moon race, it is wonderful history.
 NASA NOT TELLING THE TRUTH -- AGAIN January 1, 2009
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
This film continues NASA's coverup of what they actually found on the Moon. Read Richard Hogland's book, "Dark Mission," for the whole story, and see if this film isn't exactly like all the other nonsense coming out of NASA.
Notice the incredibly over-exposed footage in the film. Instead of beautifully sharp images right out of NASA's vaults, all we get to see of the Moon videos is so over-exposed that no detail is visible. Why is that, NASA? Are you just incompetent as you profess, or do you have something to hide that is too "dangerous" to tell the people?
Intelligent, inquiring viewers will read Hogland's book instead of wasting their money on this video.
Nothing better! December 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best DVD I have ever seen relating to the astronauts of the early NASA program and the lunar missions. Listening to the astronauts themselves talk about their experience was wonderful.
For someone who wasn't born at the time it all happened and only knows the stories from the history books, this DVD allows you to really live the experience with the astronauts and makes it all so much more personal.
If you only watch one DVD about the lunar program.....pick this one and I promise you won't be disappointed.
Great insights about the Apollo astronauts December 18, 2008
This documentary by Ron Howard was a wonderful tribute to the men who made the Moon landings. This is a great complement to documentaries that primarily focus on the technical aspects of the US Space program, this documentary presented the human side of how the Apollo astronauts felt as they flew into history. I was moved by many of the profound insights made by the astronauts' own comments about their hopes, concerns, and fears. It is clear that what these men experienced during the Moon missions is still having a profound affect on their lives today.
The Moon and Other Adventures November 30, 2008
I have a clear and vivid memory of Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon because my brother made sure I would.
I was seven years old at the time. My brother, Daryl, a decade older than me, said, "You have to watch this and remember this. This is history." So I watched closely and made sure to remember; as did billions of other people around the world on July 21, 1969.
That wonderful historical moment and the hard work that led up to it is beautifully captured in the new documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon. Directed by David Sington, this film understandably won the audience prize at the Sundance Film Festival because it leaves viewers cheered and inspired.
It was rather astonishing to hear in the film President John F. Kennedy propose, almost promise, that America would be on the moon by the end of the decade. He acknowledges that the technology, and even some of the metal alloys, had not yet been developed, but assures the nation that these things will be discovered, and the job will be done.
It made me think of Proverbs 29:18 - "Without a vision, the people perish" (KJV). The sixties were a difficult time in the US -- war, assassinations, social upheaval - but the space program provided a vision of accomplishing great things.
God knows that we need big dreams. It can be too easy to become consumed by the petty details of life -- household chores, meeting budgets, running errands - which must be dealt with, but we can not believe those details are life. We need to be reminded that there are bigger things to be accomplished.
If you are a part of a church, you need to deal with the painting, the carpet and the tile. These are all good things. But you need to be dreaming about bigger things. Some scoffed at JFK's goal to reach the moon in less than a decade. It seemed impossible. But it could not have happened if it hadn't been proposed.
Congregations need to dream big dreams. Could we have a thousand people in our congregation? Could we support a Spanish language congregation that would be healthy and strong? Could we double, triple, quadruple our missions budget? Great things cannot happen without a great vision. And God's vision is greater than our own.
The heart of the film is the interviews with the Apollo astronauts. Most of these men are in their seventies, before long many of these men will be gone. So it is valuable to record their unique experiences.
Neil Armstrong, noted for his reclusive nature, is not interviewed, but he is well represented in news reel footage and the anecdotes of other astronauts. Armstrong's crew mates, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, provide a fascinating picture of that first moon landing and the experience of being truly alone in space (though Collins says he never felt lonely).
An interesting coda in the end credits is a response of the astronauts to those who say that there was no moon landing, that it was all a hoax (a la Capricorn One). They scoff at the scoffers, postulating that such a lie could not have been kept quiet by so many people. One of the astronauts (John Young?) wonders why, if it was a fraud, they had to make so many fraudulent trips.
(Not mentioned in the film, the incident of Buzz Aldrin punching a moon launch skeptic in the nose. The punchee sued Aldrin, but the judge quickly threw the case out of court. This led one wag to say that Buzz Aldrin is the only person of whom it can be said that walking on the moon is the second coolest thing he ever did. Not that I would ever advocate such violence.)
Another astronaut notes that around any great historical event, conspiracy theories will abound. There are people who believe that the German Holocaust of the Jews never happened or that planes couldn't have taken down the World Trade Centers. No amount of evidence will convince these people otherwise.
Jesus recognized the stubborn nature of people. He performed miracle after miracle and yet most people of His time still doubted him. But He knew that skepticism would persist even after His resurrection. In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man he said, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead." (Luke 16:31, NIV) There is vast evidence that the Bible is a reliable historical document, that Jesus was raised from the dead and that the world was created with intelligent design. But doubt will persist because admitting these truths would mean changing one's life.
It was interesting that toward the end of the film several of the astronauts confess that being in space made them consider the magnificence of the earth and space and the necessity of believing in a Creator. In fact, Charlie Duke in the film tells about how shortly after his trip to the moon he received Christ as his Lord and Savior. He says that though his trip to the moon was a great three day adventure, his adventure with God is forever.
It is unlikely that any of us will be able to walk on the moon any time soon. But we will all be able to have the adventure of walking with God.
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