Apollo 10 1/2 is a great premise, recalling the year 1969 from a child's perspective, especially regarding the moon landing. I especially like the rotoscope style of filming, and that was done pretty well here. They used a variation of it on the historical footage which is shown on TV's and movies within the movie which ads to its unique flavor.
Yet, like so many Netflix produced movies, there is gratuitous tobacco product placements and character shown smoking cigarettes. Sure idiots smoked in 1969, just like idiots smoke in today's world, but I wonder who much money the tobacco industry pumps into Netflix to promote cancer-causing additions? Apollo 10 1/2 will appeal to children, by its child-focused main character, and its rotoscope style of filming, so why not just leave out the tobacco product placements? Is it because Netflix is paid to put that smoking nonsense into these films???? Probably.
I would give the film a 10 without the smoking, but because of all the tobacco product placements, the film only gets a 7.
Yet, like so many Netflix produced movies, there is gratuitous tobacco product placements and character shown smoking cigarettes. Sure idiots smoked in 1969, just like idiots smoke in today's world, but I wonder who much money the tobacco industry pumps into Netflix to promote cancer-causing additions? Apollo 10 1/2 will appeal to children, by its child-focused main character, and its rotoscope style of filming, so why not just leave out the tobacco product placements? Is it because Netflix is paid to put that smoking nonsense into these films???? Probably.
I would give the film a 10 without the smoking, but because of all the tobacco product placements, the film only gets a 7.