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This is not what I would call a documentary film per se that is organically woven into a single interesting narrative. Rather, in a small time available, they literally squeezed in footage of every single launch of Saturns I and IB's with summary narrative describing each particular flight in a fashion that tears up a single narrative. As a result the narrative that is otherwise nice and informative (describing the general design, contributions of Wernher von Braun, JFK's visit to NASA) is ruined by these dry, factual, and at times details that are too specific for a 40-minute film.

The documentary does feature interviews of people who managed the projects which gives a good background to what was happening but the annoying black screen title card introductions to each ruin these too. Some of the choices of music were also pretty bad. It has a very good professional narrator which is probably the only plus for this film along with some rare footage that you normally wouldn't see anywhere else.

Other than that, it is quite an unprofessionally made documentary with bad editing and script. Still, for what it is it gives plenty of information and footage and certainly worth a look for any space fan as one can hardly find any other films about the early Saturns.

As a child I read in a popular science magazine about the discovery of dinosaur tracks alongside with human footprints and ancient civilisations that evidently possessed knowledge far more advanced then the evolution theorists can allow it to be. In school I was taught we were evolved apes and questioning that was a crime. Today, the western society is moving towards that Orwellian society that has no place for God, where science is made a new world religion claiming that not only it possesses the truth but that it is the Truth, which is extremely disturbing. They ignore the fact that science is a method of observation and study of the world around us and when put next to the ability to create Life, conquer death and give definitive answers as to the origins of the universe it shrinks to no more than a child's knowledge of quantum physics, only in infinitely larger proportions.

It's a shameful fact that science does not only turn a blind eye on discoveries that don't fit officially taught theories, but can actually silence scientists and ruin their carriers for simply trying to make their discoveries open to scientific community and public. Not only that but Darwin's myths of evolution (and here I stand for the truth wherever it may lead, regardless of one's religious or anti-religious convictions) has been made the only answer to our origins by the "enlightened" man. It is very peculiar how human attitude towards a Creator determines the scientific "facts" that are made to fit that attitude. When Darwin proposed his theory, which is still no more than a hypothesis, at the time when sceptics and atheists alike were attacking religious beliefs from all sides, it was sold as the only possible explanation of the origins of man. At the same time fake "facts" where manufactured by the same sceptics to disprove the historicity of Christianity, to demonstrate that it is no more than a resurrected myth based on other old myths. Today, some 150 years later unsuspecting general public is casually fed these lies as "facts" along with ridicule and mockery of religious beliefs. Curiously, a theory, a myth has been turned into a reality and historical facts connected with Christianity tuned into a myth. Truly, an Orwellian society where lie is truth and truth is lie.

This documentary starts with archaeological discoveries that do not fit Darwin's theory but then switches and focuses on the ruins of ancient civilisations which provide some indirect evidence as to their level of knowledge and the time period of their existence, thus challenging the theory that our knowledge has gradually evolved. But I wish they concentrated more on the archaeological discoveries, on rebuking Darwin's theory where it clearly tries to manipulate facts to fit into its postulates. Still it presents some very important facts and must be seen by anyone who cares about the health state of their intellect.

The second film in the Footprints of God series is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus. Unless your an expert in the ancient Biblical history and a frequent traveller to those places or a Christian Biblical tour guide in Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Greece, Jordan and Syria at the same time, the series is definitely not to be missed. They say the Holy Land is the fifth Bible. It is definitely true in that so many places described in the Bible, unless they were completely destroyed by wars and time, are there to tell us their stories of life, customs, traditions and events of the time. They help to get the much needed dose of reality of those events that happened in the course of several thousand years of history, especially in this age of scepticism or plainly a blind refusal to accept the historicity of Christianity. If you'll never see some of the places, use it as a great travel and history source, and if you're going to see some of them - as a travel guide of the places not to be missed. And not just a travel guide, it will help you understand the deep meaning of the events connected to these places.

And that's what Steve Ray does. Mary is often overlooked and ignored and even reduced to simply a speechless tool in the story of Salvation by most of the non-traditional (Protestant) Christian denominations that appeared no more than 500 years ago. But her role is not that of simply a birth-giver. Her "yes" to God was key to all that happened later, as was her life after the Annunciation. Christians have always venerated saints and Mary as a very special saint. They also venerated the sacred places where most important events happened, they built churches over those places, thus preserving the memory for future generations. Christianity is not a religion of the Book that "fell from the skies", completely detached from this world, people and places. It is deeply rooted in history and without its history it is in danger of turning into a myth - exactly what the sceptics and atheists are desperately trying to make it to be.

Of course, there is so much to tell about Mary's life and her role in Salvation - both historically and theologically, and one hour of this documentary is barely enough just to cover the main points, albeit briefly. But it does the job very well, combining history and faith in one organic story-telling, and can certainly be used as a starting point to familiarise yourself with what it is that Catholics actually believe, as opposed to what you may think they believe. If you are not a traditional Christian: Catholic, Orthodox or Oriental, things that you hear may sound quite daunting and not entirely clear but information is all widely available in books and online. I would recommend this to anyone - whether you are a sceptic, a protestant or a traditional Christian.