October Sky

October Sky? tells the story of four boys in a poverty-stricken corner of Appalachia who are determined to build their own rocket, and help get America back in the ?space race.'' It's seen through the eyes of their leader, young Homer Hickham, who sees the speck of light of the ?Sputnik? in the sky and starts reading the science fiction of Jules Verne. Homer is a good student, but math and science are his …

…people need and want to hear: ordinary people don't need to accept the 'inevitable'. Dreams can be achieved if they strive for it. Therefore, we should never give up on our goals until we tried. And when we are on our way, we must endure the difficulties and the oppositions that are against us. That?s the basic message I get from this movie and I think it?s a movie with very deep values.