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First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Based on the 2005 book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, and Lukas Haas, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. Steven Spielberg serves as an executive producer. It world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by Universal Pictures.

Plot
Hoping to reach the moon by the end of the decade, NASA plans a series of extremely dangerous, unprecedented missions in the early 1960s. Engineer Neil Armstrong joins the space program, spending years in training and risking his life during test flights. On July 16, 1969, the nation and world watch in wonder as Armstrong and fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins embark on the historic Apollo 11 spaceflight.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Awesome direction of Damien Chazelle who directed La La Land.
 * 2) It is very faithful to the book it is based on.
 * 3) Like Gravity, the movie has beautiful cinematography and is extremely realistic and convincing.
 * 4) Well made musical score of Justin Hurwitz.
 * 5) Ryan Gosling gives great performance of Neil Armstrong.
 * 6) The moon landing sequences are fantastic.
 * 7) Neil Armstrong is a likable protagonist, like in reality.
 * 8) Lots of memorable scenes.
 * 9) Great acting for Ryan Gosling.
 * 10) The characters are rather likable.
 * 11) "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Bad Qualties

 * 1) There are some factual errors the movie that included, but not limited too:
 * 2) During Armstrong's 1961 flight in an X-15, the rocket plane begins "ballooning" (i.e., bouncing off the top of the atmosphere). The view out the window shows a carpet of clouds just below the wings. But Armstrong was at 120,000 feet, about twice the altitude at which even the highest clouds form.
 * 3) The cockpit, instrument panels and switches of both Gemini 8 and the Lunar Module are grimy and even rusted. But all early spacecraft were pristine, single-use ships that had never been flown before.
 * The infamous controversy involving the US flag on the moon being omitted.
 * 1) It was released when mh:awfulmovies:Venom were controlling at the box office, which it label to disappointment.
 * 2) The runtime can be considered too long at 141 minutes.

Reception
First Man received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, who praise, particularly regarding the direction, Gosling and Foy's performances, musical score, and the Moon landing sequence, although its choice to not depict the planting of the U.S. flag on the lunar surface led critics and politicians from both major American political parties to debate the film's stance on patriotism. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 438 reviews, with an average rating of 8.05/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "First Man uses a personal focus to fuel a look back at a pivotal moment in human history – and takes audiences on a soaring dramatic journey along the way.". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84/100, based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick and Mark, have praised the movie for its near spot-on portrayal of their father in the film. They had also supervised the screenwriters to ensure they got most of the pointers right in the movie.

Box office
First Man opened up at #3 on its opening weekend making a domestic gross of $5,783,310. The total domestic gross was $44,936,545. In foreign territories, it made $60,760,870. Overall, First Man grossed $105,697,415 against its $70 million budget, making it a box office disappointment. Deadline Hollywood stated that the under-performance was less a matter of any controversy involving the American flag and more to do with the 141 minute runtime and the film's focus on drama, although Forbes speculated the backlash played a factor.

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