Tuesday 21 July 2009

Theo Kamecke's Moonwalk One

Last night on the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon I watched the first UK showing of Moonwalk One, NASA's Never seen before documentary that got 'lost'. And although everyone has seen the famous 'One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind' footage and the pictures of Buzz Alderin and Neil Armstrong on the moon I had never thought of the effect this event had on the whole planet at the time, because I'd always taken it for granted as I'm sure most people have who weren't alive at the time. It was as well as being an amazing achievement the biggest media event the world had ever seen, literally being watched by the whole world. Then again some of the footage does look no more realistic than the special effects in films of the late 60s and early 70s, so do we give the conspiracy theories some room to flourish? Though according to CNN its only 6% of people who believe the conspiracy theories, the footage is pretty unbelievable, but it would be, its the first footage man on the moon. Whether the conspiracy theories are to be believed or this truly was mans greatest achievement, this documentary gives a fascinating insight into the event. The music and narration is very reminiscent of the early star trek films but the overall documentary allows you to feel like you have gone back in time and you can feel a little bit of what it must have felt like to have witnessed the greatest single event in our history.

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