Review of First Man (2018) by Netflic — 14 Oct 2018

This is a biopic about the first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong.

Space exploration is inherently a very dangerous business, especially human exploration, because, as we know, space is deadly. .

There are so many things that can (and often do) go wrong, with catastrophic consequences.

But human curiosity and drive for  knowledge push the mankind forward.

The more difficult an obstacle is, the more vigorous person it takes to beat it and prevail.

Authors of the movie tried to show how many losses Neil had to endure in his family life and due to the nature of this business. To do that, they used something like time-lapse technique, compressing 8 years of his life that led to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon into two-hour-plus movie frame. I would not call execution of this time-lapse perfect.

But cinematography is amazing and two leads' performances are stellar.

Presence effect was such that I felt like I was inside the spaceship.

If you do not have motion sickness, go see it in a theater. It requires a huge screen.