First Man
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Neil Armstrong’s one small step on the moon’s surface in 1969 is a moment frozen in our collective memory, but the journey to get him there was actually the culmination of years of research and sacrifice. In fact, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to land a man on the moon proved to be one of the most costly and dangerous in history. First Man brings that long journey to life, focusing on Armstrong himself during the years from 1961 to 1969 as he fought to make that small step. Ryan Gosling portrays the legendary astronaut in a film that finds him re-teamed with his Oscar®-winning La La Land director, Damien Chazelle. First Man is inspired by Armstrong’s authorized biography of the same name, written by James R. Hansen. The film also stars Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Pablo Schreiber, Kyle Chandler, Ciarán Hinds, Ethan Embry, and Corey Stoll.
Cast
- Ryan Gosling
- Claire Foy
- Jason Clarke
- Kyle Chandler
- Corey Stoll
- Patrick Fugit
- Christopher Abbott
- Ciarán Hinds
- Olivia Hamilton
- Pablo Schreiber
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- Feb 4, 2019
la la landing
Roberto_Oct 20, 2018neil: i love you to the moon and back janet: prove it
JayOct 15, 2018Man, being an astronaut looks way less fun than I used to think.
Patrick Willems - Oct 13, 2018
*blows a kiss to the moon* for ryan gosling
owenOct 14, 2018Technically really solid. Linus Sandgren really rocks the cinematography on this. He loves his Camtec Vintage Series Ultra Primes. Here's an article on it: https://www.camtec.tv/news/2017/7/18/linus-sandgren-fsf-on-joy-camtec-vintage-ultra-primes-in-icg-magazine Saw…
Sean BakerOct 17, 2018i saw myself when neil stands outside, holding his telescope, staring into space. grief is too much, people are too much, it’s so easy for the relentless trauma to overwhelm. sometimes we just need to stare off into the sky, and dream. the power of this movie is that it…
Logan Kenny - Oct 12, 2018
tired: stanley kubrick faked the moon landing wired: damien chazelle faked the moon landing
truOct 14, 2018you ever go to the moon just to flex on the Soviet Union?
GuySep 20, 2018First Man is inspiring — and depressing. I like that it is both. (Damien Chazelle’s films are never just one thing.) Man once walked on the moon. Now we make movies about it.
Matt Singer
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- Mario lovedFirst Man
Not your typical space movie. This story is about Neil Armstrong and the experiences he dealt with leading up to the moon landing. It’s dark in tone but full of heart. Chazelle is one of the directors working in Hollywood, and this is something I highly recommend. 8.5/10
Dylan Walsh likedFirst ManA look into the humble and engineer-centric mind and life of Neil Armstrong. This is a movie about Neil’s hardships through his participation of the space race, and not a film about the space race itself. Both Gosling and Foy do excellent jobs as Neil and Janet Armstrong.
AMock lovedFirst Man9/10 Powerful movie. Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz simply do not miss. The story and the soundtrack were phenomenal in their own rights. Gosling was good, but Claire Foy stole the show in my opinion. Her performance left me floored. Highly recommend to anyone
- Platypus Lord likedFirst Man
Gosling has such a great range. The music is great and I loved the delicate, cathartic cinematography, gentle shots of the human face & family life. The plot builds its arc around Armstrong's grief. Even if that made some things not fully accurate, I respected the cohesiveness.
Eye Cinc likedFirst ManTechnically it is outstanding, the score magnificent… but the story is so dark, so depressing that holds that feeling of hope and joy that a voyage into the space should bring. Mr. Chazelle giving us, as always, the dark side of blooming events.
Julie Dolinsky lovedFirst ManNeil Armstrong has a very fascinating story. I like that this dives into everything that lead up to the moon landing. It’s beautifully made so it absolutely deserved the Academy Award. Ryan Gosling is impeccable in this project. 🧑🚀
- Matt likedFirst Man
I highly recommend this. I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Theirs a great cast and a terrific performance from Gosling. He really brings Armstrong to life in a complex way. It’s well paced and well written. Top quality biopic
Mid Review lovedFirst ManAnother incredible acting performance by Gosling, not a thriller by any means but still keeps you engaged with it’s based on real events storytelling. A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack wraps the bow on this great movie I love.
Mayzee lovedFirst ManI love a good space movie. I’m experiencing something that I will never experience and that’s the best part about movies. I didn’t know that Neil Armstrong had a daughter who died from a tumor when she was younger
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- JHJorge Hernandez
I spent two hours of my life for nothing
HBHeyden BurnsI was bored
MMmoises mantillanot deserving of a half star movie sucks completely period!!!!
- KSKalyani S
There was no excitement shown when he landed or returned. Movie was very slow and boring.. Audio came out too loud at times. The shots are so closeup to the cast that I could almost see into their ear at one point. All in all not worth it.
ANAlizabeth NguyenGreat movie I like it but just the ending was weak. They could of did less of the slow parts of the movie and add more action towards the end when they landed on the moon and when returning to earth and saw his wife/family. But over all not bad. Made me appreciate…
ARAlberto RomeroAmazing 🙌🏼!! Loved the cinematography and the original score.. Film of the year!
- AAAsad Ali
Very poor cinematography. Looks like the filmed the movie vertically and then cropped it for landscape. Trying something different for them meant not using a dolly for even the most basic shots... simple walking shots were completely ruined by a camera that was too close…
TTTyler TylerBoring. Dragged on forever
LBLaurie BaxterPerhaps not the most exciting movie, but I learned a lot about Armstrong’s personal life and personality. I didn’t realize everything that went in to this mission and how many failures they experienced. Overall would recommend.
Metacritic
Sep 27, 2018
The movie succeeds thanks to director Damien Chazelle’s superb visuals, which land somewhere between the quiet indie look of his previous flick, “La La Land,” and the epic sweep of “Apollo 13.” Space has never looked so sexy, or felt so claustrophobic.
Johnny Oleksinski
New York Post
Sep 13, 2018
A stunning cinematic achievement that celebrates one of humanity’s biggest triumphs (and mourns the tragedies that happened leading up to it), yet it never loses sight of its personal and small-scale story about a man going to work.
Rafael Motamayor
IGN
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