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I would've thought that Gene Kranz (i.e. any actor) was going to be involve in this film; what gives?

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If you have seen the film (and minor spoiler, if not), Mission Control is only seen during the Gemini 8 docking and emergency, for which John Hodge (Ben Owen) served as lead flight director (and was on shift).

The real-life Gene Kranz is thanked in the credits. He met with and spoke with the filmmakers in the process of making the movie.

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I hate to say it, but I probably came out of this film with a negative opinion. The writing almost feels to me like someone wrote a screenplay about grief and loss once but no one would make it so they shoehorned it into a bio-pic instead.

I did particularly enjoy the scene leading up to the landing. The music, the original mission control audio, the direction, it came together very well. I also really liked the shot when Neil and Buzz were going from the CM to the LM and the camera kept changing its angle to change which way we were viewing "up" as the audience.

Interestingly, unless I blocked it from my memory, the shot that opened the trailer of Neil Armstrong watching a Saturn V launch wasn't even in the film.

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Pretty obvious this director was no fan of the space program, could have made a much better movie, with I'm sure many that were actually there to give advice, seems he didn't listen much, did it his way, ended up making a flop, stay away from space movies Damien, not your thing.

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To each their own I guess, but if the impression you were left with is that Damien Chazelle does not like the space program, then that is unfortunate.

He told me he enjoyed his research into the Gemini and Apollo programs, and while he has no immediate plans to do another space project, he said in our interview that "I definitely have the space bug."

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Astronaut Leroy Chiao reviewed "First Man" for Space.com:
I loved this film. Judged against all accounts of Armstrong's life, lead actor Ryan Gosling gave a believable account of the man and hero. The film showed that astronauts are human.

This really struck a chord with me. We astronauts have problems, just like everyone else. We have issues in our personal relationships. We don't necessarily know how to communicate with our spouses, children or other family members. We have deep friendships with some of our peers and experience friction with others. Some of these good friends and colleagues die in the line of duty or for other reasons...

Astronaut Nicole Stott reviewed "First Man" for Popcorned Planet:

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To each their own I guess...
I can agree with you Robert, just frustrated because this movie could have been much better. Character wise, don't think Neil was so down constantly, and Buzz was the bad way depicted in the film.

I worked with a man that worked at NASA during Apollo, worked with Neil and Buzz, as well as the other Apollo astronauts. He said Neil was very friendly, much more talkative had a sense of humor too. Buzz was opinionated for sure but not to the point of being a jerk. Well, guess that's Hollywood for ya.

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We all see the movie through the lens of our own experiences.

From what I hear, Buzz Aldrin enjoyed the film, and Rick and Mark Armstrong are on record saying the same. Jim Hansen, who spent more time interviewing Neil Armstrong than anyone else has said that Gosling's portrayal is loyal to the man he knew.

For what it is worth, my second (and third) viewings of the film were better than my first. I came out of my first screening (while the film was still in edits) thinking it didn't show Neil being lighthearted. On subsequent viewings, those scenes stood out more.

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Five out of five!

I saw the movie last night and have to say (although I was sceptical going in) I came out thinking the film was superb.

The narrative structure might not be to everyone's taste but the more I think about it, the more its "haunting" quality suits a man who is seen by history as "more" than human. In a way the film makers had to over-sentamentalise Armstrong (I won't say more as I'm trying not to spoil its central plot line) to make him human again.

I'll take back any criticism I might have had of Gosling and say he was perfect for the role. Claire Foy is a shoe in for an Oscar for her performance.

The "space" sequences are fantastic. Although strangely the moonlanding is anti-climactic (probably intentionally?), the Gemini section is truly "edge of the seat" viewing from a sensory perspective in the cinema. The X-15 opener is also amazing.

Although "Apollo 13" is still, in my eyes, the best realistic space movie I'd happily say "First Man" is a strong second.

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Yesterday I watch the movie and I have a question. On the trailer you see several sequences that you don't see in the movie. I didn't see the sequence at Arlington, the fire of Armstrong's house and Neil watching behind windows on the firing of a Saturn V at the Cape. Is this a shorter version of "First Man"?

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The scenes were cut from the final film. I believe in at least one case, the scene was cut after the trailer was released.

It is possible the cut scenes will be extras on the Blu-ray/DVD when released, but those details are not yet available.

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Any idea when the movie will be released on DVD?

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It is possible the cut scenes will be extras on the Blu-ray/DVD when released, but those details are not yet available.

I'm hoping they release a DVD long version with the cuts restored in place rather than saved as extras.

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When I saw the film, there was a trailer for one of the girl in "The Dragon Tattoo" movies, which had Foy as the primary character. I almost laughed when I saw this trailer, thinking this can't be the same person.

I think an Oscar nomination for her portrayal in the film is a given, but whether she wins or not is clearly open for speculation.

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The scenes were cut from the final film. I believe in at least one case, the scene was cut after the trailer was released.
There's nothing unusual about this. There are plenty of movies that had trailers released with scenes that were later cut from the film.

Frankly, I had forgotten all about the house on fire scene, and the scene of Aldrin and Armstrong watching a Saturn V go up from behind a window, until I just read about this here. I had completely forgotten those scenes were in the trailer and not in the finished film.

I would not bet my life on those scenes going back into the finished product. Many times when you see films with scenes cut out and you see them restored on home video, you realize why they were cut in the first place.

I think, generally, the loss of his daughter was enough for the casual viewer to recognize that Armstrong's life was hardly perfect. The house fire, I would think for some viewers who weren't very familiar with Armstrong's life, would have seen over the top and Armstrong would have been made into a target for pity. If I were the director, I think I might have cut that scene out too, if it didn't help the narrative along.

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Any idea when the movie will be released on DVD?
No date has been announced, though it is available for pre-order.

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I liked the movie. As did my wife.

Some of the casting choices were nearly perfect. Actor Patrick Fugit looked just like Elliott See and I thought the actor that played Jim Lovell sounded just like him.
Does anyone know if any actual astronauts had cameos in the film?

And did Dave Scott actually pass out when Gemini was spinning out of control?

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The latest episode of the StarTalk podcast talks about the movie. They don't really review it as such but astronaut Mike Massimino said, "I thought it was fantastic".

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Saw the film again last night with my family. My Millennial children liked the film a lot. They had some knowledge of space history, but not in an immersive sense as experienced in the film. They loved the first-person scenes, especially the first step on the moon.

From my experience Millennials may not be drawn to the film, but once they encounter it they love it.

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Finally got to see it, though not in Imax. Loved the subject, hated the movie. Without knowing anything other than seen on screen, two misconceptions (maybe?) are apparent.
  1. Janet didn't seem very happy being married to Neil, or being a pilot's/astronaut's wife.
  2. Neil didn't show much emotion/excitement about anything except his daughter's death, even flying.
It's too bad that most people who don't know any more than what they see on screen will be misinformed. Also, I'm not a fan of the "camera in your face" style of movie making. Lots of close ups with no dialogue makes for a dull experience.

I'm planning on seeing it again in Imax and hope to come away with a better feeling.

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Finally got to see this film tonight, in a small but nearly full theatre. I went with an open mind, oblivious to reports such as in The Washington Post of a box office flop.

The comparisons to and contrasts with Apollo 13 as a benchmark book/film are interesting:

  • The book Lost Moon / Apollo 13 was turned down by 11 of 13 publishing houses, as they thought no one would want to read about failure. First Man concerns a global icon and successful hero of mankind's ultimate adventure.
  • Both movies are focused on singular aspects of the Space Race - one mission versus one man.
  • Both movies had to address tragedy and triumph.
  • Both movies had technically complicated subject matter to address in a limited timeframe.
  • Apollo 13 was made 25 years after the events - First Man was made 50 years after the events.
  • Apollo 13 won two Academy Awards - First Man could equal or surpass that.
Overall, I think First Man had the much tougher and more ambitious task - a character study over a longer time period with more disparate events and multiple space vehicles. It's harder to condense/compress 10 years than 10 days. Ron Howard and Tom Hanks also had the benefit of being alive to witness the history of Apollo unfold, unlike Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling.

Jim Lovell thought Kevin Costner would play him in Apollo 13, but the role went to Tom Hanks. Personally, I think Costner would have delivered the more accurate portrayal. Ryan Gosling does a superb job in First Man, as does Claire Foy. The casting for See, White, Aldrin, and Scott is really excellent.

There is much to like and commend in First Man. Screenwriter Josh Singer said in an interview with Variety:

By focusing on that loss and sacrifice and failure, it humanizes this person who we think of as an idol and helps us really understand that this wasn’t easy, this wasn’t superheroes that did it.
We see that struggle with life and death, on the ground just as much as in the air. The price paid is clearly high and Kennedy's words are prophetic - going to the Moon will be harder and more difficult than anyone could imagine. Through the film we get to see the forging and tempering of character through adversity, fire, and personal loss.

This is a movie of physical and psychological contrasts - male and female, young and old, light and dark, near and far, small and giant, serenity and noise, stillness and speed, gentleness and violence, simplicity and complexity, risk and reward, success and failure, tragedy and triumph. Ice cold, rational logic is juxtaposed with raw, intense emotion. The Moon starts out as fuzzy, indistinct and remote - over time it's brought ever closer and its beauty and desolation are both concealed and revealed in the shadows of the craters. The Moon and Earth are shown as opposites and separate, but are in reality part of the same system and connected. The theme of distance - closeness versus remoteness - is captured perfectly in the pre-mission, lunar surface, and quarantine scenes. Entities that are contrasted are actually opposite sides of the same thing.

During the movie, however, I only occasionally got a sense of the audience reacting to what they were seeing on screen. It was hard to know if they were truly engrossed and engaged, mildly bored, genuinely entertained, or otherwise. Even when the movie ended, there didn't seem to be much reaction or chat, either positive or negative.

First Man is a rollercoaster in every sense - characterized by highs and lows, hang time and immediate action, the ordinary and the extraordinary. It's a different film than Apollo 13, with a different approach and a different emphasis. Like a person, it has flaws at times - too much shaking, technical inaccuracies, dramatic license etc. But the exceptional aspects more than compensate and it gives really interesting perspectives on the man, the husband, and the father as well as the test pilot and the astronaut. It also provokes questions for the future - how will we view, understand, and document the life of the first person to touch the surface of Mars, and what personal tragedies, sacrifices, and triumphs will they have experienced to get there?

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I know it won't sound like it, but I did enjoy the movie and please understand where my criticisms come from. It's important to remember when watching this, it's Hollywood and not a documentary. With that being said:

As someone who's done research into the X-15 and the program, and had close relationships with the pilots I thought the "LA Base Leg" flight of Neil's was great Hollywood, but not very accurate technically.

Someone I'm close to (the definitive author on all things X-15) actually gave them data, flight plans, etc. This is where the disconnect between Hollywood and accuracy comes in. I know my friend gave them accurate info — but it wasn't used.

Example: Nearly hitting a mountain top — great drama but never happened. Struggling to use his stick above 100,000' instead of the RCJs. And other things of course.

But again, that's the difference between Hollywood and a Documentary.

While I thoroughly enjoyed Gosling's acting, I thought the portrayal was "less than Neil." I cannot claim a close friendship with Neil, although I had spent some time with him and enjoyed email exchanges over the years. I found him to have a grand sense of humor, very gracious and yet, he could be guarded as opposed to being withdrawn and sullen.

Understandably when your barber sells your hair.

Those that knew Neil know that he was "sort of over" Apollo 11, but became animated and lit up when you discussed test flight and in particular, the X-15 program.

When X-15 jock Bob White was in the hospital before he passed, I was visiting him. He had gone from ICU to the next level down, and there were no phones in the room. A nurse comes in with a portable phone and says "there's a Neil on the phone for you." Bob says "Neil who?" The nurse asks, gets wide eyed and stammers, "Oh my God it's Neil Armstrong," and starts babbling into the phone to Neil. She puts it on speaker, and another nurse rushes in to see what the commotion was, as does a doctor. They monopolize the phone with stupid questions about the Moon as do most non space geeks — well geeks alike... LOL for about 10 minutes.

This whole time Neil was very gracious, joked with them, and made sure they gave Bob the care he needed. Bob finally in his best General voice "ahem'd" and they handed the phone over. I of course left the room and had to explain to them who Bob was. One of my favorite Neil anecdotes.

But again, this is simply my humble opine, and again, I did enjoy the movie. It's the bane of historians and space geeks that when we see a movie such as this, to groan at certain aspects.

That being said, I'm not allowed to watch CSI or other cop shows on TV as I throw shoes and scream.

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That being said, I'm not allowed to watch CSI or other cop shows on TV as I throw shoes and scream.
Yep, same with me and any military TV shows with my wife in the room...

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Spoiler Alert: These articles are possibly best read after you have seen the film.

Some interesting perspectives on what was real in the movie:

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Having read more opinions and watched more reviews including Amy Shira Teitel's, I returned to the cinema tonight for a second viewing.

This time the theatre was one third full, which allowed me select a seat further back to offset the jarring effect of high speed vibration and rotation. This was not as visually disturbing second time around. I could also see why the rotation rates on the Gemini were so high - these scenes are interspersed with scenes on the ground so Chazelle has to exaggerate the rates to throw the audience back in to the action.

Second time around I was watching the movie with one eye on the emotional temperature as this was a frequent complaint from some viewers i.e. First Man is too melancholy. Robert is correct that you do notice the lighter moments more, but they are understated and struggle against the darker moments. The problem with the medium is this: with film, a director has a limited amount of time to deal with a lot. The time compression of the real life events, which played out over years, is extremely high. Consequently we are barely exposed to characters on screen before they die and it is this along with the dark cinematography and score that accentuate the sense of loss. In real life, a person would have far more time to come to terms with that degree of tragedy. For context, Chazelle has less time to play with than the real Apollo 11 EVA.

Having said all that, First Man is even better second time around. The technical errors faded in to background irrelevance and the quality of the movie was the dominant lasting impression. This is not a Tony Scott Top Gun-style movie, nor is it Ron Howard's Apollo 13. Chazelle delivers a study of Neil Armstrong that has overtones of Friedrich Nietzsche. In First Man, the Übermensch (astronaut) really does gaze in to the abyss, and have the abyss gaze back in to him. The sensation of being in the 1960s and being on board the vehicles is really well done, the visuals are stunning, and the sensitivity of the story telling is truly impressive.

For what it's worth, there were several times during tense scenes when you could literally have heard a pin drop in the theatre. Afterward, I did overhear one person say they thought it was a really good film. While it is certainly true that someone who does not know much of the real history may come away with an altered perspective, hopefully they will really understand and appreciate the depth of sacrifice involved in that first step.

Overall, First Man is an excellent cinematic experience and a first class film deserving of awards.

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I'm not a "nuts and bolts" space historian, neither did I see the trailer for this film, so most of the critical comments have gone over my head. As a lifelong space fan, I just went to enjoy a good film (or not).

In the event, I thoroughly enjoyed it. As my brother (who accompanied me, but is not a space fan) remarked " it was worthy of a spectacular Disney World virtual-reality ride." I have to say, however, that unless you have some spaceflight knowledge, it is difficult to determine who the various characters are. There are few clues in the film (just an odd first name thrown in here and there).

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Character wise, don't think Neil was so down constantly...
Neil's childhood friend Kotcho Solacoff said in a 2009 BBC documentary that Neil talked to him about being on the Moon:
Well, knowing Neil, it was very few words. He says: 'It was fun, and it was exhilarating.' And that's all he would tell me. He says: 'Very enjoyable', but he wouldn't actually go in to any more detail than that but that's typical of Neil.
I would agree that Neil was often smiling in period footage, and that any sense of enjoyment or fun on the Moon, apart from the exhilaration of landing, didn't really feature in First Man.

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I'm glad that several people on this string have mentioned that they appreciated the movie more their second time around, as I came out of my first viewing with a lot of the same objections that several folks have brought up here. Let me just say that I also came out of my second viewing with a much higher opinion of the movie and the hope that it reaches a huge audience. My wife had only positive things to say about the film and I suspect that most people would feel the same.

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I certainly look forward to watching the Blu-ray in the comfort of my own home, at a volume selected by me.* The film deserves to be viewed again for a more leisurely appraisal.

* "First Man" wasn't as deafening as some films, but I physically could not have endured the sound level that must have existed in the front 25% of seats.

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The film deserves to be viewed again for a more leisurely appraisal.
You are absolutely right and I intend to do so.

Many may not however. Especially those who are not as interested in the subject matter as we are.

I will say that after my wife and I saw the movie the patrons in the theater stayed to watch the credits and also applauded. This is rarely seen in these parts. I estimate that most, if not all of the audience were middle aged and older.

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I've finally managed to take a look at my copy of the annotated screenplay. For those interested in this movie it's a worthwhile publication. Hearing, in their own words, some of the intentions of the creative team certainly added to my appreciation of their efforts. In a movie where so many characters are merely glimpsed without any introduction, the inclusion of names in the script was helpful. Unfortunately I did find that the choice of font on the small (normal? not large?) print white-on-black sections made them hard for my worn old eyes to read.

One question that I hoped to have answered, wasn't. In the spirit of "better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt," I've not mentioned it so far, but here goes. In the X-15 scene the cockpit floor can be seen to be glowing bright red from inside. Now I know that the ship got hot, and that on several flights smoke in the cockpit was reported. However I've read a hell of a lot on the X-15, watched numerous interviews and even met a couple of X-15 pilots - and not once can I recall this rather dramatic phenomenon being mentioned. Is it just me or is this another movie invention?

The annotaded screenplay does identify Stan Butchart as the "pilot" (you mean one of right?) of the B-52, but actually he was the Launch Panel Operator. Although Butchart was a research pilot, he never served as a B-52/X-15 launch pilot.

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In the X-15 scene the cockpit floor can be seen to be glowing bright red from inside.
The filmmakers credit Joe Engle for this detail.

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In the X-15 scene the cockpit floor can be seen to be glowing bright red from inside.
A look at this photo shows that the X-15 has a cockpit floor that is a separate structure to the external fuselage skin. Additionally, the internal pressurisation structure of the cockpit would act as additional insulation from the outside skin. And there is an added layer of the cockpit side panels for further protection.

The canopy structure is also double skinned and insulated, so the chance of being able to view the inner side of the external skin seems remote.

While reports of the windows reaching high temps and the radiated heat being felt by the pilot, direct exposure to a red glowing metal surface whilst wearing an inflated pressure suit seems to be an extremely high risk.

I believe in this case it may be dramatic license.

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The filmmakers credit Joe Engle for this detail.
Thanks Robert. Do you have a reference for that? At the moment I'm still thinking along the same lines as Oly and assuming that either they misunderstood Joe (we know the outside nose and leading edge skins glowed red), or have exaggerated somewhat.

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I don't have a published reference to cite, but I recall it being mentioned.

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OK thanks Robert. Either way, I guess it’s a question for Joe Engle.

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posted 12-06-2018 09:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
"First Man" has been nominated in two categories for the 2019 Golden Globes. The winners will be announced on Jan. 6.
  • Claire Foy for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
  • Justin Hurwitz for Best Original Score – Motion Picture

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posted 12-06-2018 11:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SpaceAngel   Click Here to Email SpaceAngel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is there a chance of this movie will go all the way to the Academy Awards?

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If you are asking is "First Man" eligible for Academy Award nominations, then yes. Voting begins Jan. 7 and the nominees are announced on Jan. 22.

The 2019 Oscars will be held on Feb. 24, 2019.

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posted 12-10-2018 11:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
"First Man" has been nominated in 10 categories for the 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards, including:
  • Best Picture
  • Best Actor - Ryan Gosling
  • Best Supporting Actress - Claire Foy
  • Best Director - Damien Chazelle
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - Josh Singer
  • Best Cinematography - Linus Sandgren
  • Best Production Design - Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas
  • Best Editing - Tom Cross
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Score - Justin Hurwitz
The winners will be announced on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.

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It would appear that "First Man" is being released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 22, 2019. I'm not complaining (I haven't watched it in the cinema) but is this particularly quick for release on DVD, so soon after the movie release?


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