It captured me and my attention from the very get-go and held onto it until the very end. What Apollo 13 is, is an incredible story told very well. In many ways, this movie celebrates how capable we humans are and how far we can stretch ourselves when needed. To not only be able to undertake such a mission, but to solve the biggest problem that NASA had ever faced with nothing but human ingenuity, is quite astonishing, especially for someone like me who has lived most of his life used to having computers everywhere. The whole mission was done with basically less computing power than we now have in our pockets. Something else that I found fascinating, was the way that the situation in this film was solved. Something that this movie captures incredibly well.
Add all these things together, and you will have a tense environment. Another thing that is very much explored in this film is the idea that once you are in space, no one will come to the rescue. Space is, after all, uncharted territory for most of us watching and having that tension present, adds to the anxiety of the unknown. Tension, and especially high tension, is what's crucial for these types of movies to be successful. Especially once the, now infamous line, 'Houston we have a problem' is said, the tension just keeps on ramping up and never eases until the final credits start rolling. Apart from the very beginning, I was on the edge of my seat for the entire 140-minute runtime.
While movies like First Man, Interstellar, or even Gravity, have certain moments that are extremely tense, this film keeps that tension going throughout. Apollo 13 is probably the best space movie I have ever seen, at least as far as ones based on actual events go. I have heard nothing but good things, and I went in expecting it to be good, but I never would've expected to be so captivated by it. I'm honestly a little blown away by how much I liked this film.
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