I wasn't bored! But man I miss when cinema certainly felt real. And so was the history! Nothing more exciting than watching hotshot pilots want to strap themselves onto a deadly missile flying incredible speeds.

But their deeds will not go unnoticed as these were real men who sacrificed everything for country & glory. The Space Race will never be the same again without them.

Also a big fan of 1950's-60's NASA, like really.

I wasn't bored! But man I miss when cinema certainly felt real. And so was the history! Nothing more exciting than watching hotshot pilots want to strap themselves onto a deadly missile flying incredible speeds.

But their deeds will not go unnoticed as these were real men who sacrificed everything for country & glory. The Space Race will never be the same again without them.

Also a big fan of 1950's-60's NASA, like really.

Not too shabby

Not too shabby

The Mercury astronauts do not get talked about enough. 7 test pilots joining a program even more insane than flying experimental fighter jets. There was no precedent for what they went through. 

I understand what this movie was going for by including Chuck Yeager but I wish it didn’t spend so much time on him. He marks an important transition from air travel to space travel but he takes up so much time in this movie. Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton are footnotes in this movie but they all have interesting stories I wish could’ve been told. 

Great performances all around but particularly Ed Harris, Sam Shepard and Scott Glenn. I think this is a quintessential movie for learning about the space race. 

Sidenote: I find it very interesting how much the actual astronauts dislike this movie, particularly in how Gus Grissom is depicted and how much they emphasize Annie Glenn’s stutter.

The Mercury astronauts do not get talked about enough. 7 test pilots joining a program even more insane than flying experimental fighter jets. There was no precedent for what they went through. 

I understand what this movie was going for by including Chuck Yeager but I wish it didn’t spend so much time on him. He marks an important transition from air travel to space travel but he takes up so much time in this movie. Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton are footnotes in this movie but they all have interesting stories I wish could’ve been told. 

Great performances all around but particularly Ed Harris, Sam Shepard and Scott Glenn. I think this is a quintessential movie for learning about the space race. 

Sidenote: I find it very interesting how much the actual astronauts dislike this movie, particularly in how Gus Grissom is depicted and how much they emphasize Annie Glenn’s stutter.

Thank god i never have to fly a plane or go to space. For 3 hours its a bit boring but the hardcore american exceptionalism and scott glenns smile make up for it. Theres a few miscellaneous scenes that i really loved and a ton of intense visuals but not enough substance i guess

Thank god i never have to fly a plane or go to space. For 3 hours its a bit boring but the hardcore american exceptionalism and scott glenns smile make up for it. Theres a few miscellaneous scenes that i really loved and a ton of intense visuals but not enough substance i guess

this movie was hella long but decent my dad hyped it up too much so my expectations were too high

this movie was hella long but decent my dad hyped it up too much so my expectations were too high