In the year 2015, the majority of adults, young adults, teens and children have learned and idolized the noble individuals who have ventured into space. These astronauts have risk involved in their field of work. Many of these risk are unforeseeable and unimaginable to common land dwellers like us. Space travel is feared by some because of the unknown mysteries that lay within its endless unexplored territory, but is also admired for the same reason. Depictions of these seemingly rare space quests like those in the films Apollo 13 and Gravity have been big hits at the box office since Americans witnessed the moon landing in 1969. Though both films differ in many ways, they both reinforce the greatest fear of space exploration: what if something goes wrong? Both films are full of thrill and suspense, but scientific accuracy, believable character, and story line is key to a great film set in space. After all, shouldn't movies that include amazing scientific advances of the human species be at least semi-accurate? Gravity was released in 2013 so it's visual effects stump the 1995 film Apollo 13, although Ron Howard’s film gives the viewer a more accurate representation of how qualified, well-trained astronauts would react on their mission and that is what makes it the better film. Universal Studio's film Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is a docudrama that depicts the NASA's aborted 3rd lunar-landing mission. While doing some regular maintenance on the ship an oxygen tank explodes setting the space craft off course. The veteran team of astronauts soon find out that another oxygen tank is leaking and are forced to abandon the mission. The ship is left with very little of its resources because of the explosion. This forces the crew to power up their back up system and exposes them to harsh conditions. Their reluctance to utilize the available recourses stems from not knowing their next move; having lost their transmission to mission contr