Peter Travis creates a brand new look on the Movie‚ October Sky directed by Joe Johnston by reviewing the movie for Rolling stones in february 1999 . He discovers the movie to be very unique and refreshing from the movies directed at that period of time. He considers October sky’s optimistic look on life to be way more necessary for common people than those Cynical outlooks of other movies. Traver states that the movie is based on the autobiography “The Rocket boys : A memoir “ written by Homer
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mix. If a book has a rocket ship in it‚ the only thing that can turn it back into fantasy is Holy Grail.” ~ Debra Doyle The book “The Afterlife” and the movie “October Sky”. The two text‚ The Afterlife and October Sky‚ have several similarities and differences. No doubt‚ there are several similarities between The Afterlife and October Sky. An example of their similarity is both text having a right of passage. A right of passage is ceremony that marks an important transitional period in a person’s
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Saving Sky by Diane Stanley‚ a thirteen-year-old named Sky Brightman lives in a world of war‚ terrorism‚ and unfair prejudice. She is remarkably unaffected by it all‚ until her friend Kareem is in danger. His family is taken to deportation centers because of their Middle Eastern background‚ and Kareem is the next target. He must seek refuge with Sky’s family. Although both Kareem and Sky know the world can be dark and unfair‚ Sky tends to be more of an optimist while Kareem is a realist. Sky is not
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October Sky Vs. Rocket Boys Have you ever read a book and later watched the movie version only to find out that they are completely different? In Homer Hickam’s book‚ “October Sky” and the film adaptation by Joe Johnstun‚ the main character Sonny Hickam is portrayed differently. His physical characteristics‚ personal goals‚ motivation‚ and his family. There are just a few changes between the book and movie. One major contrast is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal
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The theme of October Sky is follow your dreams‚ even if people tear you down. This theme is very evident throughout Sonny’s life in coalwood. In life there will always be something or someone trying to tear you down and make you fail. This is the case with Sonny and his father John. Sonny dreamed of building rockets and going into space‚ to be somebody other than a miner in coalwood‚ like everyone else. He faced many obstacles in the process. His father and most of the town told him he would never
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you wish for? Are there certain people or obstacles that would keep you from achieving that dream? Even though the woman in the story " The Greyhound Tragedy" by Richard Brautigan was not successful in accomplishing her dream‚ Homer in October Sky did‚ these characters share a connection. Both of these individuals had different situations and therefore attained different ends. One of the very first situations that Homer and the woman had in common was that their families always wanted what was best
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Film Write-up 1 October Sky is a based on a true story about a mining town called Coalwood and one boy’s journey. Homer Hickam is an adolescent boy whose life has been predetermined by his father‚ a foreman at the coalmine‚ to work down in the mines but he has a different plan for his life. In October 1957‚ everything changes when the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik goes into orbit. After he sees the satellite flying across the night’s sky‚ Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets
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In the book‚The Sky Is Everywhere” the author ‚Jandy Nelson ‚is trying to illustrate that losing a loved one is hard to moving on.When Lennie was younger her mother left her for a new family‚ Bailey took the mother’s position. Bailey was always there when Lennie needed someone to talk to. Lennie felt so close to Bailey be cause they would tell each other there own secrets. Suddenly Bailey dies‚ leaving Lennie to be on her own. Without Bailey ‚ Lennie discovers she’s a whole entire new person. This
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October Sky is the most heartwarming movie I’ve seen in a long time. I could not help applauding at the end. It was really nice and very entertaining. It was very touching in terms of family relationships and very inspiring in terms of science and fulfilling our dreams. The point that I remember most about the movieOctober Sky is the relationship between Homer and his father. Watching the movie and seeing the bad relationship they had made me think about my own dad. We rarely have arguments and
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In the movie “October Sky” by Joe Johnston‚ which is based on a true story written by Homer Hickam Jr. there was a boy with a dream to reach the stars. Homer Hickam watched the first artificial satellite Sputnik launch into space. The launch made Homer realize that he wanted to build a rocket of his own. Homer had faced many obstacles‚ people‚ and he even had to sacrifice his dreams. I think the theme should be - Dream’s are worth fighting for‚ but sometimes sacrifices are needed. One reason I
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