First Man (film)

First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. It stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds. It follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018. It received critical praise, particularly regarding the direction, Gosling and Foy’s performances, musical score, and the Moon landing sequence.

About First Man (film) in brief

First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. It stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds. It follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12, 2018. It received critical praise, particularly regarding the direction, Gosling and Foy’s performances, musical score, and the Moon landing sequence. Despite its positive critical reception, the film was considered a box office disappointment, grossing USD 105 million worldwide. The filmmakers’ 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. It has received numerous accolades, including two nominations at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, ten nominations atThe 24th Critics’ Choice Awards, seven nomination at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards, and four nominations at the 91st Academy Awards. It is based on the 2005 book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen. The movie was originally announced in 2003, with Clint Eastwood slated to direct. After that rendition fell through, the directors all signed on by 2015, and principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia, in November 2017.

In the film, Armstrong is selected to command Apollo 11, which will likely attempt the first lunar landing. Three days after the launch, Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit and begins the landing site. The mission turns out to be much rougher than expected, forcing Armstrong to take manual control of the spacecraft. After setting foot on the Moon, Armstrong drops Karen’s bracelet into Little West West crater. With their return home, the astronauts complete the mission and are placed in quarantine in Little West. The astronauts are placed home and placed into quarantine in West Virginia, where they are placed on a waiting list for medical care. Armstrong’s wife Janet confronts him about the risks of the mission to tell them about the young sons he faces, and insists that he explain the risks to them. The next year, after Armstrong ejects from the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in an accident that could have killed him, he says goodbye to his family. In 1965, after the Soviets complete the first extravehicular activity, Armstrong is informed that he will command Gemini 8, with David Scott as the pilot. Armstrong and Scott successfully launch on Gemini 8 and dock with the Agena target vehicle, but soon afterward, a malfunction causes the spacecraft to roll at an increasingly dangerous rate. After the mission, a fire kills White and the Apollo 1 crew. Armstrong learns the news while representing NASA at the White House. In 1967, Armstrong and his wife Janet have a second son, Mark.

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