Movie Theater First Man
- Thread starter Tucker301
- Start date
Powerful. It's a gottasee.
I just hope Hollyweird doesn't fall once again for turning it into a message movie.
Greg
I just hope Hollyweird doesn't fall once again for turning it into a message movie.
Greg
I'm kinda surprised the same guy that directed La-La Land (a film I hate to admit on SnipersHide I actually enjoyed with my wife) is doing a period film about Neil Armstrong.
Just watched this. Overall I enjoyed it but it's not going to win any awards, imo. It's no where near Apollo 13 and I didn't leave the theater wanting to see it again. The characters are hard to relate too, Neil especially. And the Neil, as presented, left me to question how he could have been a test pilot, let alone in the space program. I know very little about the man but I don't think this movie did him any justice.
Curious on anyone else's opinion that has viewed it.
Curious on anyone else's opinion that has viewed it.
I was at the home in Lynchburg, VA, watching on TV. I was 9 years old, coolest thing I had ever seen. I got to be a NASA contractor in my late 20’s-early 30’s.
Maggot, where was the Blue Dahlia, and how old were you?
Math, lots of math.
And then really intelligent pilots with huge amounts of education running the ship in case any fine adjustments need to be done on the fly.
Then commutations back to earth to run any problems that arise.
It all happened and ended before I was around. But I do recall playing with a plastic Saturn V growing up and watching the first flights of the shuttle program on T.V.
That's the problem with forming opinions of any historical event/person from watching an entertainment movie.
Please do some biographical reading on Mr Armstrong.
Don't get me wrong, I agree. I am familiar with his accomplishments, but I didn't know him nor his personality.
As he was presented in the movie, he would have never made it as a test pilot nor into the space program, IMO. We know that he did both, which leads me to believe who ever wrote this script either had an axe to grind, bad info or just didn't care.
Even if the movie portrayal was accurate, how do you know he would not have achieved what he did?
Here is a review from a sincere space geek
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-t...ies/first-man-trivializing-the-lunar-landing/
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-t...ies/first-man-trivializing-the-lunar-landing/
Thanks for posting that, I'm glad I read it.
I think I'll skip this one and re-watch "The Right Stuff" instead.
Last edited:
I remember watching it on the one TV we had in the house - a small black & white TV on a table in our den.
When the moon landing occurred I a study nerd in college dorm walked by the TV room and everyone was screaming...I had no idea what they were shouting about and I told one guy in the hallway I had to go study physics and organic chem (summer school), and he said " they just landed on the moon" and I said.." yeah Right!"
moon landing! biggest hoax ever! im kidding...
look forward to watching this. from the earth to the moon w/ tom hanks was amazing.
look forward to watching this. from the earth to the moon w/ tom hanks was amazing.
I was only about 5, and it was on tv pretty late at night, so my dad made a home movie of it on our super 8 movie camera. Got to see it a couple weeks later. It was on a crappy little black and white which was sitting on top of our broken (but almost new) color tv.
I like that the interview said that Armstrong was a "Humble" man. He was a fighter pilot and a test pilot. Have you seen a humble one? They are special with a capital "S" and their stainless steel and titanium balls strike sparks when they drag the ground, lol. They all know they are the best. Neil was an introverted engineer, who disliked the public adulation and attention which came with the fame of his achievement. He was not all that likeable a person. Geeky, egotistical, etc. He was also immensely brave to sit on top of a rocket made from slide rule calcs and assembled by the lowest bidder. It was such a remarkable achievement that NASA admits that today, they cannot replicate the main 1st stage rocket engines of the Saturn V. Most of the drawings and calcs are gone and they no longer have the skills to design them. Interesting. Those early flights were so risky it is hard to comprehend. They did it but they used up a lifetime of luck in the process.
Really enjoyed it ... the movie was shot really well, with the close focus emphasizing the individuals involved.
It’s not a new myth, like The Right Stuff, or a glossy feel-good flick like Apollo 13, but it’s worth a watch for the photography, effects, and performances.
It’s not a new myth, like The Right Stuff, or a glossy feel-good flick like Apollo 13, but it’s worth a watch for the photography, effects, and performances.
Did you know Mr Armstrong personally, or interact with him in a professional capacity?
