One thing that will please objectors: Armstrong's declaration “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” is uttered in the film, IndieWire's Kate Erbland reports – and Gosling re-creates it so well, audiences may think it's the original recording. "But rather than focus on American achievement, 'First Man' pays its deepest respects to Armstrong and to the men and women who risked and sacrificed their lives to get to the moon." "That the movie never really reaches a state of full-blown exhilaration is likely to frustrate viewers who are looking to have their sense of ownership in its historical events reinforced," she writes. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson noted in her review that the movie " is less concerned with delivering a triumphalist portrayal of the 1969 moon landing" and more with exploring "what kind of person is able to white-knuckle through the physical, emotional, and psychological toll of this sort of mission and successfully pull it off." More: 'First Man' leads Damien Chazelle from 'La La Land' to a 'leap of the imagination'
More: Ryan Gosling's 'First Man' gets liftoff with stellar reviews in Venice But no one can doubt that Chazelle’s heart is in the lunar highlands."Įarlier: Buzz Aldrin takes his shot in that 'First Man' American flag flap "But so are reminders of the ongoing Vietnam War, as well as the protests that surrounded NASA’s massive expenditures at a time when American cities were collapsing. American flags are all over ‘First Man,’ " he wrote in his review. "You might have heard about the right-wing hysteria over the absence of that all-important American flag-planting on the moon. Vulture's David Edelstein praised the movie as "intimate" and "overpowering," saluting it as " a stupendous feat." " There were more flags in there than any movie you’ll see this year." "Don’t understand the American flag fuss," The Hollywood Reporter's Tatiana Siegel tweeted Tuesday. In Toronto, critics were perplexed by the uproar. Marco Rubio blasted "First Man" as "a disservice." And even astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to step out on the moon, waded into the debate, tweeting out images of the historic moment with the hashtag "#proudtobeanamerican." But conservative commentators bashed the filmmaker's decision to skip a shot of Armstrong planting the American flag, calling it unpatriotic. 12), starring Ryan Gosling ("La La Land") as the first man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, was unveiled two weeks ago at Venice Film Festival to stellar reviews (93 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes). The Neil Armstrong biopic (in theaters Oct. But critics who've seen the movie there are flagging one aspect of the film in particular: There are American flags – lots of them – in it. Positive reaction is piling up out of Toronto International Film Festival for "First Man," Damien Chazelle's new drama about the moon landing that's being touted as an Oscar contender. Watch Video: Ryan Gosling shoots for the moon in 'First Man'
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