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Relationship between the Apollo program and movies

Since we actually went to the moon and even broadcast it, it's true that a movie that says ``Apollo didn't go to the moon'' would be more interesting than a movie that recreates ``Apollo did go to the moon.'' No matter how blurry the images and unsatisfactory audio, it can't compete with the real impact of the moment when humans first set foot on the moon during Apollo 11. I don't think you can get the same excitement even if you make full use of VFX to vividly reproduce it.

In fact, the feat of Apollo 11, the first man to walk on the moon, has never been made into a feature film. There are works such as `` Transformers: Dark of the Moon '' (11) that use VFX to recreate the Apollo 11 moon landing, but while the lunar surface relay was interrupted, it crashed on the far side of the moon. It was based on the Apollo conspiracy theory that the secret purpose was to investigate alien spaceships.

On the other hand, ` `Apollo 13 '' (1995), which depicts not only ``Apollo did not go to the moon,'' but also the process of ``not being able to go to the moon,'' stands out among Apollo movies. Originally, it was supposed to be a blemish on the Apollo program that failed to reach the moon due to an accident, but the story reveals the unique drama of a movie in which the astronauts gather their wisdom to rescue the astronauts who were in danger of not being able to return home, and bring them back safely. was.

“Apollo 13” preview

The reason the Apollo program was canceled earlier than planned was because it cost so much money but didn't yield much, but `` Apollo 18 '' (11), which focused on this issue, is said to have been canceled after the 17th mission. This is a fake documentary that claims that there was actually 18, and that footage of a secret lunar exploration was leaked from NASA. This setting was realistic, as it has recently become clear that recorded footage, including footage taken on the moon by the Apollo program, has been lost or erased. It also contained content similar to `` The Third Option, '' in which the Soviet Union discovered a manned spacecraft that had secretly landed on the moon.

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