Above dreams

Constance 2021-12-13 08:01:02

October sky

In the United States in the 1960s, it seemed that the whole people were obsessed with space. Even the children in the small town where they lived in coal mines were no exception. They were passionately pursuing the hope that they could build a rocket, even if it was just To participate in the national high school student science and technology competition.

Jack Gyllenhaal plays the protagonist Hawkman. He has ideals or dreams. He works hard and perseveres, but he has failed repeatedly without wavering. Fortunately, he has a mother who understands him, a partner who silently accompanies and struggles with him, and a teacher who dared to admit his mistakes and support him. A group of country boys made a rocket that could fly into the sky. This movie is a seemingly clichéd inspirational film with touching details. A group of teenagers who were born destined to take over their father’s miner’s lamp, light up the sky of their lives with their dreams, and drew a new life because of the trajectory of a rocket. the way. At the end, I realized that this is a biopic based on real life. Human beings never lack dreams. Turning dreams into ideals has become the goal of a lifetime. Asimov said: Humans will always choose the safest and the most moderate. The way forward, the stars will become distant dreams.

In the history of mankind, we always have to thank those arrogant and adventurous people who have turned dreams beyond the reach of mankind into reality.

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October Sky quotes

  • Roy Lee: I'll tell you what's unbelievable... captain of the football team being jealous of you.

  • Principal Turner: Miss Riley, our job is to give these kids an education.

    Miss Riley: Mmm-hmm.

    Principal Turner: Not false hopes.

    Miss Riley: False hopes? Do you want me to sit quiet, let 'em breathe in coal dust the rest of their life?

    Principal Turner: Miss Riley, once in a while... a lucky one... will get out on a football scholarship. The rest of 'em work in the mines.

    Miss Riley: How 'bout I believe in the unlucky ones? Hmm? I have to, Mister Turner, I'd go out of my mind.