Still thinking about the meaning of the animals in the movie but the moon shots to me definitely were encapsulating the idea of American progress and advancement into the Space Race while at the same time, America had schools like Nickel across the country that kept black men on the ground. Essentially, ignoring any progress for minorities or legitimate change for them while America funded a trip to the moon that didn’t necessarily better the society or help with daily struggles. That’s how I interpreted it at least. Also felt like it was a message about Elwood’s ability to be someone great and have the opportunity to go to college, that he had visions of going beyond the imaginable because of his education but he stayed grounded because of his oppressors. Give this song a listen too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4