October Sky..must watch..

Have you seen the movie ‘October Sky’?

No?

Then you should watch it.

Based on true story, this movie is about a boy who found his dream and tries to pursue it. Homer Hickam is a high school boy in Coalwood, West Virginia. On 4th of October Russians launches Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. He saw the Sputnik with his friends and neighbours who react with fear (those days Americans were really scared not because of satellite but because somebody else has did it before them). But Homer instantly fascinated by the object which is moving some incredible speed and orbiting around Earth. At that time he decides that he will built rocket. He started studying everything he can find on jet and rocket engine.

While many of Homer's friends are puzzled by his new obsession, several new friends share his enthusiasm, and with the encouragement of his teacher, Homer and his fellow "Rocket Boys" begin designing and launching their own homemade missiles. However, Homer's father takes a dim view of his son's interest in rockets and is convinced Homer's future should be the same as his own, working in the local coal mines.

Because, Coalwood’s main trade was coal mining and everybody have to do mining job for surviving in that small place. Only those students can escape from that small village if they can able to get football scholarship. Homer tries to get place in football team, but failed every time. Then by designing rockets and fighting against all odd condition this small village boy wins a science competition and got scholarship. For which he make everybody to proud him. This high school boy then becomes a NASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s.

Actually why I like the movie is that because like Homer, I also wanted to build rocket and tried too. Many times. I like the way he pursue his interest in rockets did whatever he want to know about the rockets. He read books, took help of others, and always tries new things after each failure. When I compared myself with Homer I found I did not do those things which he did. After a long time, when I joined Model Rocketry Lab of Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre then I learned rocket science and aalso learned to make model rockets.

Making rockets is always a very exciting experience to me. I especially enjoyed designing part of rocketry. Trying new types of models. Not every time gives you a success, but when design works and rocket roar and jump towards sky I cannot express my feeling. I think making rockets by your own and flying them successfully, it’s like AWESOME yaar!!!! At least once in a lifetime everyone should experience it.

But before that watch October Sky. I know you will like this movie...