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thoroughmas says...

6 years ago

The thing about this movie is that it made me feel something I am unable to put into words. I consider that among the highest compliments I can give a film. It lands in a similar way to Interstellar or Arrival. It's not clever or surprising like those movies, but its authenticity and its striking tenderness had me hooked and crying the whole way through.

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nmahoney416 says...

6 years ago

First off, from a technical perspective, this is a masterpiece. Everything that is shot in a ship looks phenomenal. The moon landing itself is breathtaking. See this in IMAX if possible. That being said, everything outside a ship is just ok. The acting is good overall but I’m not sure if it Oscar worthy. Claire Foy really gives the best performance. It feels a little too long. They used shaky cam a little too much. It makes sense on the ship scenes but it felt overused on the ground drama. It might be my least favorite Chazelle movie but this is still a great movie.

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Reply by dgw

5 years ago

@nmahoney416 Camera shake: my number one complaint about this film, hands down. Haven't seen such excessive camera shake since the last _Bourne_ film I watched (can't remember which; I found those kind of forgettable).

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RuiPSOliveira says...

6 years ago

I ended up enjoying this way more than I though I would have.
After "Whiplash" and "La La Land", two great music themed movies, I confess I had my doubts if Damien Chazelle could do a simple drama biopic but, he clearly did.
Technically speaking, the "First Man" is outstanding. The sound syncs masterfully with the beautiful images we get through the whole movie. Great soundtrack and an amazing use of aspect ratio, making it very immersive.
Also, Ryan Gosling proves, once again, how captivating he is. A really mature actor that's pretty much filling his career with great and memorable interpretations.
It could have had more deep dialogs and exploration of characters, specially Claire Foy's character, but, I ended up leaving the movie theater pleased.
It's a very straightforward story done it right.

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chrisman29 says...

6 years ago

this is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and after watching it i feel sorry for the people who were so excited about it the movie in my eyes was nothing but slow and bordom it even didn't show him putting the American flag on Earth it's probably one of the worst paced movie of the year I can't believe how awful this was I really don't recommend it to anyone else I had a hard time staying awake myself so if you have insomnia and need to sleep I guess go see it but otherwise stay away from. it

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Sisi2 says...

6 years ago

A really beautiful movie. As others have mentioned this movie focuses on the journey and all the sacrifices ti took. The music is awesome as well.

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Urban Legend says...

6 years ago

This movie is a disgrace to all of the sacrifices & hard work that went into the moon landing!! By omitting the scene of Neil & Buzz planting the American Flag on the moon, it undermines everything about the mission!!!

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Reply by farneyboy

6 years ago

@urban-legend I see what you're saying and I agree...to a certain point. I do think it would have been nice to see that flag-planting moment in the film. However, having watched the movie last night, to me it felt like the whole focus of the film was not designed to be on the mission itself, but rather on Neil's very personal journey to being the first man on the moon. [spoiler] The scene where he leaves the bracelet in the crater is probably the best example of this, because had the movie been mostly about the mission, they could have shown the flag planting scene then instead of the personal moment remembering his daughter. [/spoiler] I actually felt like the movie honored the sacrifices of all those involved in the missions (both Gemini and Apollo) through Neil's reactions to them. And his disgust that politicians would want to pull funding for the missions, especially AFTER the sacrifices his fellow astronauts made and were making to accomplish the objectives. I thought the movie was very well done.

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Reply by KurtMoney

6 years ago

@urban-legend Hey maybe see the movie first, bud. You're a disgrace to all of the hard work and sacrifice that goes into commenting on movies.

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Reply by thoroughmas

6 years ago

@urban-legend That's a pretty shallow and narrow perspective IMO.

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Reply by Heimdall77

6 years ago

@urban-legend I really don't understand how you could completely miss the point of the movie. The movie is about the **man**. It is literally in the title.

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Reply by plittlefield

6 years ago

@urban-legend I saw heaps of sacrifice, hard work and the flag... did you see the same film?!

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tyluke says...

5 years ago

I really wanted to like this. I was so looking forward to it. Cinematography was awesome. Loved the kind of first person claustrophobic feel in the launch shots. Sound and score were spectacular. All that said. I know everything I read about Armstrong says he was a very humble and quite person, but they made him seem angry and bitter. I never once felt he really wanted to go to the moon and In a movie that is about the first person to ever go, that seems important. Maybe it’s just my dislike for Ryan Gosling talking

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stakahashi says...

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5 years ago

So interesting to see the ambition for space during that time period; the strong push and the seemingly impossible tasks. So much information and knowledge we have today that we take for granted, and which came at such a high cost. [spoiler] Figuring out, on the fly, how to stop bouncing off the atmosphere, and not drift out into space forever! Unreal. [/spoiler]

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hokese says...

2 years ago

I found this movie boring and just lacking in excitement.

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Lee Brown Barrow says...

5 years ago

One small step for Hollywood, one giant step for Chazelle who makes his first real step into big-budget Hollywood filmmaking. It's a good film; intimate in it's character study and spectacular when it takes to the skies. Kudos too for showing Armstrong as a real and complicated man, and not an all-out American hero.

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rusty07 says...

5 years ago

The pacing of the movie makes it a challenge to watch..

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