Synopsis
One giant leap into the unknown
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham Lukas Haas Ethan Embry Brian d'Arcy James Cory Michael Smith Kris Rey Gavin Warren Luke Winters Connor Blodgett Lucy Stafford J.D. Evermore Leon Bridges Steve Coulter Skyler Bible William Gregory Lee Choppy Guillotte Braydyn Nash Helms Edmund Grant Callie Brown Show All…
Jeffrey Harlacker Isaac Klausner Kevin Elam Marty Bowen Damien Chazelle Wyck Godfrey James R. Hansen
Jenne Lee Rory Bruen Justin O'Neal Miller Benjamin Nowicki Erik Osusky Eric Sundahl Thomas Valentine Carla Martinez
Nick Brandon James M. Churchman Robert Nagle Allan Padelford Adam Hart Dean Bailey John Gilbert Molly Miller Ryan Green Shaun McLane
Jack Cucci John T. Cucci Susan Dawes Richard Duarte Matthew Harrison Dan O'Connell Mark Pappas Mary H. Ellis Phil Barrie Lee Gilmore Nia Hansen Mildred Iatrou Ai-Ling Lee Jon Taylor Frank A. Montaño
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la la landing
oops i forgot to "review" this it's really good and i cried like a banshee at the end (which is starting to happen more and more as my brain wilts in my old age) and then i've spent the last week trying to sort out if Chazelle actually earned that ending and then i realized i don't think i care? i dread having to have that conversation for the next 5 months, but such is the life i've chosen.
anyway, the music fucks. that much i know for sure.
neil: i love you to the moon and back
janet: prove it
An engineer witnesses the death of a child and can't help but see it as a failure of technical precision and imagination. He willfully isolates himself in an effort to prove it, and through sheer obsessive will and technical process orchestrates a relatively pointless and performative but nonetheless very cathartic and very real miracle to see it through. He achieves the metaphysical and by the end is still isolated. What a sad fucking movie.
Man, being an astronaut looks way less fun than I used to think.
fucked up if true
first man is about GRIEF it is about MASCULINITY but most importantly it is about justin hurwitz BLASTING THE FUCKING SYNTHS WHEN THE EAGLE TOUCHES DOWN ON THE MOON BABY
*blows a kiss to the moon* for ryan gosling
Technically really solid. Linus Sandgren really rocks the cinematography on this. He loves his Camtec Vintage Series Ultra Primes.
Here's an article on it: www.camtec.tv/news/2017/7/18/linus-sandgren-fsf-on-joy-camtec-vintage-ultra-primes-in-icg-magazine
Saw it on the big screen at DGA West which means I did not see the end sequence in IMAX. But honestly, I've never fancied format changes (that alter the aspect ratio) in films so happy to see it all at 2.39.
tired: stanley kubrick faked the moon landing
wired: damien chazelle faked the moon landing
i saw myself when neil stands outside, holding his telescope, staring into space. grief is too much, people are too much, it’s so easy for the relentless trauma to overwhelm. sometimes we just need to stare off into the sky, and dream. the power of this movie is that it makes you believe that you can find your catharsis, even in the worst tragedies. it makes you dream for a future where you’re okay.
First Man is inspiring — and depressing. I like that it is both. (Damien Chazelle’s films are never just one thing.) Man once walked on the moon. Now we make movies about it.