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Entertainment Topics
Movie Night With Your Teens
Apollo 13 Talking Points
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Astronaut Ken Mattingly is disappointed about being scrubbed from the mission.
How does he deal with it? For more about handling hard situations with grace,
read Ephesians 4:29, Romans 8:28 and the story of Joseph in Genesis 39.
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What value did the scientists and administrators at NASA in Houston seem
to place on the astronauts’ lives?
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Which character in the movie do you most admire? Why?
Follow-Up Activity
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If your teen and/or family is facing a challenge, use this movie to discuss
options for dealing with it. Emphasize the need for persistence, even if
prospects for success look dim.
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For viewers interested in learning more about the ill-fated mission, track
down a copy of the book on which the film is based, Apollo 13: Anniversary
Edition by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger.
Just for Fun
According to a Christianity Today Web exclusive (posted 8/2/01), the
real-life astronauts of Apollo 13 praised the film for its accuracy with one
exception—the amount of profanity floating at zero gravity through the
spacecraft. One of the men reportedly said, “We didn’t talk like
that. We didn’t use words like that back then.” That’s nice
to know.
— Larry Weeden
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