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Mesmerizing!!!

posted 14 years ago by StrangeMFDoom
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I just saw this last night at the Henry Ford IMAX in Dearborn, MI... and I was in awe the whole time. The film is amazing, and I highly suggest that you see it if you can! People often forget the amazing things we can accomplish as humans, and this film slaps you in the face with a reminder of what we have done. Not to mention the images they fly you "into" from Hubble, if those don't make you appreciate our existence, then I don't know what will.

Take the time to see this, and if you have children, make sure you take them to see this! Who knows, one of them could be the first to walk on mars, or launch the next iteration of a space telescope 25 years from now.

It's very rare, especially as an adult, to be able to feel that childlike awe of looking at something real, but it somehow surpasses all the limits of your imagination, and you are left with nothing but wonder. Well this film does just that!

"Thanks, I try to keep it short, especially in the summer"

[–] berrorg 14 years ago

Ditto...

Plus: This beats any religious experience you can have... it brought tears to my eyes at a couple of times.

PLEASE watch it and get your kids to watch it... then discuss it. I did that and it is the most gratifying experience to be able to talk about this with your children.

[–] runner-15 14 years ago

Truer words were never spoken. THIS is what IMAX was invented for! I had to wipe the tears from my eyes more than once. Whether you are religious or not this film puts the universe in a perspective that our forefathers could only dream of.

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[–] mr-x-6 14 years ago

What is it about exactly? I've been watching a lot of documentaries about the beginning of the universe on the science channel. Does it talk about any of the things they've learned about the universe using the hubble telescope? Or is it just about the mission at hand?

[–] StrangeMFDoom 14 years ago

The film does a great job at balancing the story around the mission, and the results of what we have seen/learned as a result of the telescope. Though, I wish I could have seen more of the images from Hubble, I hope they make something just about that.

"Thanks, I try to keep it short, especially in the summer"

[–] blezay 14 years ago

Indeed it was a remarkable experience.. But I do have a few complaints.. Too short!! Uhh, come on, they should have had included our solar system, etc. I was expecting to see our Sun in IMAX. The 45min flied like a bird.

[–] daycd 13 years ago

Some interesting information about a solar system nursery and great pictures of what they call 'tadpoles'; new suns with dust around them that might form planets.

[–] supernova804 14 years ago

Just saw it last weekend and it was amazing. After it was over and what a wonderful world was playing no one moved. The theatre wasn't packed but there was a good 30 people in it and everyone just sat there silent for at least 2 minutes. Stunning.

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[–] jfurm 14 years ago

Holy Cow same thing happened when I saw it today. Credits rolled and no one moved for a few minutes, everyone filed out in complete SILENCE. Me n my brother chuckled that everyone was deep in thought, contemplating the universe and how insignificant humans are. What an experience.

The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think, oh by the way, which one's Pink?

[–] osirisjds 14 years ago

Amazing!

[–] stebai 14 years ago

Yep, was amazing and mind expanding stuff. However it just whetted my appitite. I want a full 60 mins of exploring the universe in IMAX 3D, the best parts were the Shuttle launch, and, the bit where you travelled through the stars to see other galaxies etc. It was amazing as it really felt you were looking through a giant window on a Spaceship as the stars raced by as you neared your destination. A whole doco like this would blow away any planetarium experience you could ever imagine. C'mon NASA lets get the kids really excited about Space travel again, make a IMAX 3D PLANETARIUM and watch those jaws drop..

[–] ChairHugger 14 years ago

I saw this (in 3D) at the Science museum in London last week and can only concur with the feeling of awe experienced whilst watching this (too short) film.
The visit to my favorite part of the night sky, the stellar nursery in Orion, just blew me away (excuse the pun).
An experience i'll never forget.