The movie ends under a scene that is quite puzzling at first glance.
When Armstrong returned from the moon landing and was still in isolation, his wife Janet came to see him accompanied by several officials. Janet was dressed very formally, with a suit jacket, stiletto heels, and hardly any overjoy or excitement on her calm face. She came silently, facing her husband's palm under the glass barrier, and a few seconds of eye contact was the end of the movie.
Extremely implicit emotions are just like the overall expression of this movie.
I originally thought this movie would be a "blockbuster" with a lot of exciting sections, after all, the story background is too legendary.
During the Cold War, the arms competition between the United States and the former Soviet Union became increasingly fierce, and lunar exploration was also one of the main conquests. Armstrong majored in aeronautics and astronautics. After retiring from the military, he did a lot of flight test work, and later entered the now famous NASA, which is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as an astronaut.
In March 1966, Armstrong and David Scott took the Gemini 8 to complete the first orbital docking in history, although there was an actual accident in the Arkina docking module during the process;
In January 1967, a fire broke out on Apollo 1, and three astronauts who were undergoing test flights were killed;
In July 1969, Apollo 11 was launched. As a pilot, Armstrong stepped on the moon for the first time on behalf of mankind, completing the famous "a big step in human history."
It seems that the moon landing is a feat, but the whole process was shrouded in the shadow of the Cold War, the threat of failure and death, the suspicion of the people, and the huge technical resistance. It was extremely difficult to successfully complete it. When the roar of machinery sent mankind into space that would never be possible to set foot in, when the boundless planet was shown in front of an imagination too small to carry, it was exciting enough.
In fact, many space films did not evade human ambitions and the magnificence of the moment of leaving the earth, but director Damien chose an extremely calm and restrained line drawing in "The First Man on the Moon".
Just like the plot mentioned at the beginning, the Armstrong presented in front of the audience is not a heroic legend, but a father, husband and NASA astronaut in ordinary life. His lifelong obsession was the death of his youngest daughter, and he finally threw his daughter's bracelet on the moon as a souvenir. He also has troubles with firewood, rice, oil and salt. He needs to deal with the relationship between his wife and his wife. He unconsciously crushed the glass when he heard the news of the sacrifice of his colleague. His hands were full of blood. Tests and failures were the work he needed to overcome until he finally returned. , Armstrong did not show too much relief or ecstasy. He buried all his deep feelings behind the aviation mask, and the audience could only get a glimpse of the ups and downs in his heart within a few seconds.
The same is true for the moon landing. Damien took a few important points of the moon landing, and carefully described the failure and death, including the opposition from the American people, and the anxiety of Armstrong and others more intuitively made the audience perceive the difficulty of the process. What he shoots is not romantic heroism, but a semi-documentary biography, with restraint and restraint as the theme.
Even the most famous moment in history, the moment when the American flag was placed on the moon, was ignored in the movie, directly allowing the American media to discuss whether the film’s values and patriotism were in place.
In fact, Armstrong in real life is indeed as low-key and silent as portrayed. According to a NASA colleague recalled afterwards, Armstrong had always been reticent, and he was more willing to get things done instead of bragging about it. Even after successfully landing on the moon, he tried his best to avoid too much exposure, and finally became a professor of engineering at a little-known University of Cincinnati.
Only the first two places reveal the passion and romance in the depth of the film.
When Armstrong flew to space for the first time on a mission, the halo of the starry sky spread on his face, the earth was thrown behind them, and there was a vast expanse in front of him. The roar and dizziness of launching for several minutes were miraculous at this moment. Normally still, Armstrong's eyes were shocked by piety and deepest yearning.
The second time was the moment he set foot on the moon. In the few seconds that he took off his mask, his eyes remained, and his quiet look was far more suitable for interpreting the romance and extraordinaryness of the moment than any excited words.
Maybe there are feelings for Ryan Gosling's Love House and Wu, I really like this movie. It's not so much a moon landing film, but a biographical film is more suitable.
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