Netflix has again made documentary is exciting to watch and easy to binge. The remastered footage looks fantastic and the documentary features compelling interviews with families and friends, as well as key players in NASA, Morton-Thiokol, and from the Rogers Commission.
Unfortunately, the documentary does not have much to say. The primary focus of the documentary is introducing us to the lives and personalities of the crew and portraying the heartbreak that their families went through during and after the disaster. However, the documentary does not tell much of a story and is more focused on just recounting the events that occurred.
Sadly, this documentary is a missed opportunity. We could have watched a compelling story about 'go-fever' and how a system can push an institution to a disaster, like HBO's Chernobyl, or a technical exposition, like Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, or even something entirely different that told a story from the perspective of the families. However, we mostly got great footage and great interviews bundled together in a way that does not tell a coherent story.
Unfortunately, the documentary does not have much to say. The primary focus of the documentary is introducing us to the lives and personalities of the crew and portraying the heartbreak that their families went through during and after the disaster. However, the documentary does not tell much of a story and is more focused on just recounting the events that occurred.
Sadly, this documentary is a missed opportunity. We could have watched a compelling story about 'go-fever' and how a system can push an institution to a disaster, like HBO's Chernobyl, or a technical exposition, like Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, or even something entirely different that told a story from the perspective of the families. However, we mostly got great footage and great interviews bundled together in a way that does not tell a coherent story.