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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

Plot
In the 1960s, Neil Armstrong, an American NASA test pilot, and his fellow Apollo Program team-members zip themselves into insulated suits and set out on a mission to land on the moon.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Great direction of Damien Chazelle who directed La La Land.
 * 2) Fantastic score of Justin Hurwitz.
 * 3) Very faithful to the book it is based on.
 * 4) Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy gives performance of Neil Armstrong and Janet Armstrong.
 * 5) Awesome moon landing sequence.

Bad Qualties

 * 1) There are some Factual errors throughout the movie:
 * 2) *TBA
 * 3) It was released when mh:awfulmovies:Venom was crushing the box office, which led the film to underperform at the box office.
 * The infamous controversy involving the US flag on the moon being omitted.

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".

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