Review of For All Mankind (1989) by Mjs M — 08 Aug 2009

I?ve heard a lot of good things about this Doc, but I?ve avoided it for a really long time simply because I feel like I?ve seen more than enough about the moon landing for one lifetime. I still feel that way after seeing it, but I can appreciate the strong filmmaking behind this.

The movie combines footage from all the Apollo missions and edits it to look like one lone mission. That?s a really interesting format, and it?s done in a really artful way. There?s very little voice over and no talking heads, just original footage and audio made into a collage with some wistful Brian Eno music to hold it all together.

It?s sort of like Koyaanisqatsi in space.