[Phsstpok]

in recreating the events of Apollo 11 on the Moon they made Aldrin's Christianity out to be creepy, particularly his brining along a blessed communion kit. Armstrong was portrayed as noble and correct for having refused Aldrin's offer to join in. It was as if the Christian ritual were barbaric and inappropriate, defiling the "beauty" of the virgin Moon.

It was all about the looks and body language between the actors, but if you see the scene there's no doubt about what they were going for.

The episode was written by Hanks, among others.  That fact, along with his being the producer, is why I lay this at his feet.  I didn't think much of it at the time, dismissing it as normal Hollywood ignorance.  I absolutely love the mini-series (I have three friends who were in it, on top of loving the space program), but I began doing a little retrospective consideration of Hanks attitudes following his participation in the truly hateful DaVinci Code.  He seems to have an absolute loathing, almost pathological hatred, for all things Christian.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

in recreating the events of Apollo 11 on the Moon they made Aldrin's Christianity out to be creepy, particularly his brining along a blessed communion kit. Armstrong was portrayed as noble and correct for having refused Aldrin's offer to join in.

That's not my recollection of the scene. And Andrew Chaikin stated in the book that Armstrong had a baffled expression on his face while Aldrin took communion--which he probably got from Aldrin (who was the only guy to see Armstrong's facial expression).

It was all about the looks and body language between the actors, but if you see the scene there's no doubt about what they were going for.

I'll have to get the DVD set back from my niece and see it again, because that wasn't my recollection. I thought that the whole thing with Aldrin was handled well--a man of faith struggling with the sin of pride, and overcoming it.