October Sky

Directed by Joe Johnston
1. Directors Purpose: Having perseverance and autonomy allows you to overcome challenges and social traditions and enable you to achieve your dreams. No matter your current situation or under what circumstances you were brought up in. Joe Johnston inspires us to look up and dream bigger and think beyond the norm in our society and community. If we do not pursue our own dreams we will never know what great things we can accomplish. If we do not commit to our goals we will never reach success. We are defined be our choices and how we overcome the challenges we face.
Ideas and important messages:
1. Autonomy enables people to pursue their dreams
2. Without autonomy our life choices are limited
3. Perseverance is necessary in order to achieve our dreams
Homer Hickam
1. Description: Lives in Coalwood, is 17 years old, perseveres through many challenges, desperately wants to escape the mining town, dreams of building rockets and going into space, contrasts the dull town that lacks opportunity, does not see eye to eye with his father, motivated and determined to be more than a miner, willing to go the extra mile, strategic when he solved his problems such as being accused of arson, loyal to his family when he goes down to work in the mine, has self-belief and autonomy and makes his own decisions.
  1. Loyal: dialogue "I'll work in the mine" even though he will have to stop with his rockets.
  2. Determined: montage of failing rocket launches with the uplifting music "Ain't that a shame by Fats Domino to reflect his positivity, bright blue sky contrast the dull town, working together in mid shots to overcome challenges
  3. Autonomy: firm and decisive dialogue "No. The coal mine is your life. Not mine. I'm neve going down there again. I want to go into space."
  4. Perseveres: dialogue "Snakeroot?" That's 8 miles" It's not that far. I mean, we could walk if we have to." Prepared to walk to get off company property and continue with his rockets
  5. Challenges: symbolism when he looks up at the sky through the bars of the mining crate he sees Sputnik, he travels down into the mine getting further away from his dream.
John Hickam
1. Description: Homer's father comes across as a demanding and critical man, he wants his son to be a miner, the idea of building rockets seems foreign to him, he doesn't approve of it and tries to prevent Homer from working on them, He gets very angry when homer doesn't listen to him and makes his own decisions as John believes he needs to protect and make choices for Homer. He never comes to rocket launches, except the last one where their relationship heals and John finally appreciates his son and Homer's dream.
  1. High angle and over the shoulder shots to show Johns power and control he feels over Homer. Low angle shots to see John looming over Homer
  2. Mid shot of John's hand on Homers shoulder to show support and there equal and healed relationship
  3. High angle close up shot of John throwing the rocket in the bin, literally trashing Homer's dream
Miss Riley
1. Description: Homer's science teacher, she supports, encourages, inspires and believes that Homer can achieve his dream, she suffers from Hodgkins disease, She wants to inspire more of her students to believe they can be more than a miner, she believes in the unlucky ones.
  1. Inspires and believes: lighting is always bright showing her hope and positivity, contrasting Coalwood
  2. Supports: dialogue "Miss Riley once in a while a lucky one will get out on a football scholarship, the rest of them work in the mine." " How about I believe in the unlucky ones?"
Setting
1. Coalwood, West Virginia, 1957, dull grey lacking oppertunity, revolves around the mine.

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