I saw the version of Armstrong in this movie as someone who had been through so much shit that his lack of visible emotion was more of a safety mechanism for him. He couldn‘t deal with all the stress, so he sort of switched off. In a way, him being so cold made him feel more emotional to me.
@Travis Houze: Most one liners jokes tend to play off of stereotypes. However, there's a reason a stereotype *is* a stereotype to start with though... ;)
If you can look at movies made before interstellar, then you have contact starring Jodie Foster, screamers, mission to Mars, treasure planet, the black hole(haven't seen, but the story and ideas were pretty good for its time)... Except for treasure planet and contact, rest aren't well made. But they have some interesting ideas and trippy feel.
Not even close. This move was an absolute snoozefest compared to "The Right Stuff" or any other movie surrounding the space race including "Hidden Figures". And Ryan wasn't playing Neil Armstrong, he was playing Ryan just an even extra depressed version....
NO! Both the right stuff and Apollo 13 show *a lot more of realistic space travel* and dramatic shots of rockets and splash towns that this film almost entirely avoids. I was shocked. They *NEVER* show the flag on the moon. A lot of the movie was done in shaky-cam, out of even when that's the character speaking like it's all done Improv. And although the moon scenes were pristine, it was very anti-climatic. Both of the leads were very wooden, and they missed so many opportunities to show exciting shots of lunches and splash towns that I was very disappointed. It is *very far below* Apollo 13 and the right stuff, and this comes from a huge fan of space and NASA. I would have to give it 2 out of 10, it is that boring and the stuff it chooses to cover is inconsequential to the achievement. The biggest achievement and all of Mankind's history, probably even more so than the atomic bomb, and it's treated as a side note almost. Why is the never been a movie in the past 50 years have a celebrated this momentous event the way it should have been?
@@Jack_Stafford you can't really compare Apollo 13 to first man apart from they're set in space. Apollo 13 was showing more of the heroism of that story while first man is showing the emotional impact an opportunity like this has on the person and the people around him. And they do show the US flag on the moon. They don't show Armstrong placing it because it diverts away from theme the film was trying to show. Also because it wasn't just an American achievement but an achievement by mankind.
I bet part of the reason chazelle took this might have been because he wanted to show that he wasn't just going to make jazz movies. Just a theory though.
try 4 - 2015 - the big short 2016 - La La Land/the nice guys 2017 - blade runner 2049 and now this one. And he never depends on super heros or franchises to deliver a hit
Dude the cockpit scenes worked really well for tension! Everytime they landed after flying I breathed a sigh of relief! It wouldn't have worked if it was a panoramic view! To feel the intensity of the situation you gotta see it from the pilots view point and in that sense it worked!!
Weird request, Jeremy: Could we get a review without you editing it? I enjoy your short, fast-paced reviews but I'm just curious about what goes down before you have at it in the editing room.
The Thoro Network I know about the Q&A's and such where he doesn't edit much. I guess I'm just more curious about the specifics of an actual review. Wonder how long it actually takes for him to record a video.
I've always been a huge space nerd and yes, Armstrong was known for being rather stoic. He looked at the entire project of going to the moon as a job that had to be done. When it was done, he was done. He never really wanted any of the fame or publicity that came with it. He accepted it as part of the job but he went back to his private life as soon as he could. I haven't seen the movie yet, but it sounds like Gosling kinda nailed it.
Just saw this movie at a special NASA Glenn early screening here in Cleveland. After the movie, they had the director of the movie and Mark Armstrong, Neil’s son, there for an interview session. To address some of your pondering, the director used almost no green screen effects. It was almost all practical. He brought in giant LED screens to use for images out of the cockpit and used actual footage wherever possible. Mark Armstrong said that the family wanted the film to be truthful and that Gosling captured his dad very well. It was an awesome experience to hear from both people and I really enjoyed the movie a lot. I give it a “buy it on blu-ray” rating.
I loved how it wasn’t a documentary on the discovery channel. It was about people and what they felt. For example his relationship with his kids and when pat was staring at her car the shell of a person she was before her husband died. That sparked jan to realise what she has gotten herself into. Just moments like that
I absolutely love this movie and it’s one of those movies that the more I watch it the more I love it. When I first saw it I didn’t think it was anything spectacular. But like I said it’s fantastic and easily one of my favorite space movies.
Neil Armstrong was extremely reserved and stoic. He was privately silly and fun with his kids and private things like that, but when it came to his career as a fighter pilot, a test pilot and of course an astronaut, he was as professional as it gets. He was perfectly even keeled and never let emotion take control. Gosling is a logical choice
In the Flat Earther's mind this movie is just pure propaganda and further proof that Hollywood is controlled by NASA. I'm not sure why they hate NASA so much, but they seem to believe that NASA has tons more power than they do.
My favorite Flat Earth failing is that they can't even make a map of what they claim is a flat object without having to distort Australia to sizes that aren't even close to reality, or just claim that it doesn't exist. Yet the Globe model has been used for hundreds, thousands, of years to conduct international shipping, wage wars, predict and track the weather and the like all with amazing accuracy.
A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body). In fact.
Most underrated movie of 2018. Look at the 2019 Oscar list for Best pictures and half of those, including the winner, could easily be dumped for this one.
I just saw this film on Imax. If there is any criticism i could warrant is that it ended abruptly which i believe comes from not knowing where you are in the movie which is not even a negative because i got lost in the movie. At no point was i bored. The high tension, the anxiety of it all. It shows how truly dangerous this endeavor was. It shows how terrifying the forces we were fighting against are. How Massive the undertaking was in a world where we knew nothing about any of it. It put us in that place and time. The shot of seeing the moon from the craft, it felt alien, like we were visiting Pluto in today's terms. Every moment of the film gave off the vibe that people could die at any moment from the tiniest failure. I was on the edge of my seat.
I've read stories and biography about neil armstrong and all about moonlanding stuffs, and i swear, the more you know the more you realise that ryan gosling, damian chazelle,cs, they did an outstanding job 👏
Neil Armstrong's stoicness was one of the main reasons why I was worried about this film in the first place. He was chosen to be the commander because he was so steadfast, calculating and brave. I haven't seen the film, but it looks like according to the trailers, they show his Gemini Mission with the stuck Thruster that could have killed him. And the flying bed frame crash that should have killed him. He just casually walked away from both of them, unfazed.
I liked "First Man" a lot. I took Armstrong's (Gosling's) "stoic-ness" as conveying an intense experience. There were a lot of dramatic events in his life that came before the Moon mission. People are known to "lock up" emotionally when experiencing overwhelming events. In Armstrong's case those events included the deaths of people he was close to either emotionally or professionally. All whom he respected. There was a scene where he did let out his feelings. It was also considered common of men in his time, and for some today, to give the appearance of stability for the sake of family. In regards to the visual recreation of the mission itself, it was extremely seamless. Making the transition from experiences on Earth to the Moon convincing and moving at the same time.
Admittedly, sometimes I don’t care to see these movies. I just come to these reviews for this dude’s energy. Jeremy seems like the kinda guy you’d go to a convention with and properly nerd out with you without getting weird. Just in a fun, adult, appreciative way. Do your thing man. Long time fan since like, your low haircut days Bless up Thanks for the reviews
As far as I’m aware having read a lot about Apollo Neil was a very level head person even by astronaut standards, so I’m not surprised they struggled to make an emotional drama out of this movie.
I only just watched this movie and I freaking loved it. Sorry I didn’t see it in the theater. I’ve downloaded the score which is just hauntingly beautiful. Really loved this film!!!
Saw an early screening in Dallas last night, anytime they’re in flight it’s extremely intense. Gosling keeps proving he’s one of the best out there. Chazelle has also cemented himself as a top tier director. Almost shit myself when they both showed up after the screening for a Q&A.
Hey Jeremy, I've watched your videos for a long time, just wanted to let you know you are AWESOMETACULAR and one of the realest dudes on UA-cam. I've never been this early to your videos so I'm hoping you'll catch this comment and give it a little bit of love. Love ya dude!
Hey Jeremy, you should check out the soundtrack. At least the Launch track or the Landing track. Justin Hurwitz score for this movie is up there with Stephen Price's score for Gravity.
I enjoyed the movie. I was focused the whole time. What’s best is, I was alone in the cinema, people were at work and school that’s why. The thrillest and maybe my favorite part of the movie was during the Gemini 8 launch. The details are mindblowing it gave me more ideas how the astraunots felt inside that assembled metal with bombs of enormous blasts and infinite rumbles and shaky seats and... I mean, I really appreciate the details that I have just been introduced to. Of course, Apollo 11 event was also fantastic. I also really admire the details of them dealing the whole NASA projects that they have to handle, the complexity not just science, but psychologically. For us knowing there is a big success ahead of them is one thing, but for them not knowing that yet, that it’s about losing another friend or their own lives and leaving their kids behind, or losing another millions of taxes, or just ending up to nothing, is a whole different level and this movie was able to give us that part of the idea. Amazing movie. I recommend watching it solo in the cinema like I did. XD. I also expected many experts will have something to say about the actual facts, but I went to the cinema to absorb additional info about the experience of being inside that rocket and the psychological feeling of dealing the enormous tasks that they were up to. The only thing that makes my mind goes back and forth into is, associating the actors’ faces with the real ones since I know Neil’s and Buzz’s faces so well, we all do, and they are not that close, especially Buzz. But acting is more important, so.
This movie was pretty enjoyable for me, Ryan Gosling was really great as Neil Armstrong, for having to be very stoic and calm for most of his performance it worked out a lot better than I thought because initially when it started out I was like "Aww man, he's gonna be totally stiff and lifeless throughout this entire movie isn't he?" So I'm glad the movie proved me wrong, next to Gosling I thought Claire Foy was the best performance in the movie, you can tell she wants her husband to succeed in what he's doing but she's also hesitant about him going because she understands the danger that comes with the mission, also the training segments and conferences were a lot more interesting than I thought they'd be, as for flaws the movie does get a little too slow at times, particularly when Neil Armstrong is at home with his kids, the interactions he has with his wife are pretty great but when he's hanging around with his kids it just kinda feels like dead air, that and since this movie is more about the process of getting to the moon rather than the moon landing itself when they actually do go to the moon it's a little too short of a time span, I would've liked a little more of the running time focused on that, also considering the subject matter this movie just wasn't as big or grand as it probably should've been, it's a good, enjoyable watch but not as good as it probably should've been, especially considering the director, overall though this was a perfectly enjoyable movie, not the best moon landing movie ever but a fairly interesting and entertaining watch. 6/10
It is now October 22nd. What are your thoughts on why First Man was 89% critic approval v. 62% fan approval? My thought is that when critics really love a movie and fans don't the critics are falling into the trap of "needing" to love the movie for one reason or another (typically but not always because of politics). While in the reverse like Suicide Squad the fans feel the need to be kind because they like the genre.
It looks pretty good. Jeremy is an awesome reviewer and makes me smile ALL THE TIME! He's inspired me to do my own movie reviews, although i'm not sure I can compete with his charisma. :-)
The problem I had with Gosling’s portrayal is that Neil was very commonly smiling, He enjoyed his work, he believed in the project beyond the human cost of it. So while I appreciate that his portrayal humanized Neil in one direction, it only really humanized Neil in that one, negative emotion direction.
Maybe it’s because I’m also a very reserved and stoic person myself, but I think Ryan Gosling’s is so much more nuanced and subtle than people are giving it credit for. I could see so much heartbreaking and palpable emotion even in his most reserved and closed off moments in the film. And the contrast with Claire Foy’s much more emotionally open performance makes Gosling’s even more powerful and strong.
Neil Armstrong was just like J.F.K. , to be a pilot at that level you have to be a genius , they are A personality no nonsense and accurate in their delivery , they may goof but when it comes to flying they get super focused, very few people are like them
Well you’ll be disappointed, as the @blunterbeatle said, they removed the flag plant, An American achievement for all mankind and to commemorate the Astronauts.
Ummm, in reality that is the ultimate video shot that any director with a right mind would shoot. Instead they removed it to please all the goddamn SJW’s
Man, that goddamn flag. You don't know how many SJW meetings have been sidetracked for hours because we cannot agree on just how terrible it was that America shoved a flag on a foreign rock. Hell, forget social, racial, and gender equality...this flag is by far the most important and central tenant of SJW beliefs. Gods, but if this movie had shown this wildly distressing historical fact I would have been picketing every movie theater near a conveniently located Starbucks till the whole system burned down. You know us SJWs, just hating the American flag since pumpkin spice lattes were invented. (Actually there is a very interesting conversation to be had about the use of flags to claim ownership of land, and how imperial powers used that ownership in a multitude of ways...but I have a feeling you wouldn't actually care.)
Jeremy has six different ratings on his rating system: Dog Shit: The worst of the worst. Won't Remember It: For forgettable movies that aren't that great. Good Time If You're Drunk: Can be seen as good or bad. Some movies may just be the kind of movie you gather your friends to watch when drunk off your ass, other movies you may need alcohol to even be able to sit through it. Good Time No Alcohol Required: for the movies that aren't perfect but they're still good and fun or interesting to watch. Buy It On Blu-Ray: this one would be more like a 4/5. Awesometacular: Saved for the really really really good movies. Jeremy's rating system isn't exactly like a typical numerical rating system.
I don't know if it's true or not but one story I heard was that while there were better pilots and better engineers etc, one important requirement was that if 1 thing, 2 things, 50 things go wrong, you. do. not. panic. And so Control boosted Neil to the #1 chair.
I remember I thought Ryan Gosling was way wrong for Louis Armstrong, and then I realized it was wrong Armstrong, and he would be perfect as Neil. I guess I assumed Damien Chazelle would keep up his music streak. I guess it's like Jeremy Saulnier going from colors to shade with Hold the Dark. Streaks are made to be broken.
Idk about you but everytime Ryan gosling was on screen, I could feel he's juggling between tremendous emotional baggage and a monumental expectations laid down on him. Hit me in the feels
It does make a lot of sense to pick only the most stoic pilots you can get for the Moon. I don't think i would make a good astronaut because i would constantly bawl my eyes out, pass out every five minutes and ramble on about how "We are now rising above ourselves!!!!"
In my screening people stopped breathing when the hatch opened onto the Lunar surface in Imax quality. This wasn't even viewed IN Imax, it wasn't that big a screen, but people went silent and you could hear swallowing when the camera did a panorama. And on the CG vs practical, the Apollo 11 launch to me seemed a mix of both, with actual raw footage mixed in. Honestly, they blended the style of the CG and models filmed in 35mm so well with the real footage as to be seamless.
I really enjoyed this movie. My father works for NASA so my whole family is really into this. You can't go into this movie expecting Apollo 13. Neil Armstrong was very introverted and calculated and this movie is about Neil Armstrong. For me, it was a very moving film and Ryan Gosling was amazing (Oscar worthy in my opinion but who knows).
The movie is alright it's pretty good actually, but I don't get the anti-American theme I mean yea its one of the greatest human achievement but still it was done by Americans so why not credit it idk...
I saw the film, there was an American flag and too many mentions of space race. There is nothing anti-american about this film. And I am not even American
Angry Morty speaking from a American POV, Americans hate when all of there achievements aren’t shown on screen. They want their elitism portrayed anytime they can
It's difficult to notice whether they did any serious research into the nature and character of Neil Armstrong because he seemed to be very private. Whenever anyone was quoted in the media about the moon landing it was always Buzz Aldrin. As child I found that surprising and supposed that Neil Armstrong might be dead. I carried on thinking that until he died a few years ago.
I don't like that they decided not to include the American flag. Like that's one of the coolest, and most important parts of the moon landing. It showed that we won the space race. And they "creatively" decided to keep it out so as not to alienate other countries. Screw that noise. The astronauts did it, So it should have been in the film.
If you think the planting of a flag by one country to give the middle finger to their ideological competitor was the main takeaway and "the most important part of the moon landing" then you've completely missed the point of space exploration.
@@dwightk.schrute6743 Thank you for misquoting me. And completely missing the point of my comment. I said, and I quote. "One of the coolest, and most important parts of the moon landing." End quote. Notice the S in the word parts. The S changes the meaning of the word. Where it would have said it was the most important. It now says one "of" the most important. Furthermore, the reason we went to the moon was to keep the Russians from being first. That was really one of the only reasons for the mission. (Notice the "one of.") Now exploration played a part. But the reason NASA had so much support from the American public/government, was due to the competition with Russia. So in a way, the U.S making it to the moon before anyone else, was a big middle finger to the rest of the world. And it should be represented in the film.
@@slune85 In the end it didn't really matter thay we "gave them the finger," did it? If we have the best space tech then why is the Russian soyuz in continual use while the American shuttle program was an utter failure, both in cost and in safety? Space travel is great cause it accumulates the best minds and ambitions a generation has to offer. I couldn't give two shits about what landmass they worked out of. This movie is about Neil Armstrong. It's not meant to stroke your primative tribalism.
@@dwightk.schrute6743 Thay??? I think you meant to use "that." But I'm just a primitive tribalist, what do I know. And I would appreciate it if you stopped putting words in my mouth. Because I never said America had the best space technology. What I said was "the reason NASA had so much support." So..... you might need to get your eyes checked. Because that's the second time you've misquoted me. But you are right. In the end this movie is all about 1 man. The first man to ever set foot on the Moon. A man that thought it important enough to plant an American flag on said Moon. A man that saw beyond himself. And knew that this was bigger than one man or country. But he still planted an American flag. Now, why do you want to edit this action from history? Is it because you think yourself smarter or wiser than Armstrong? My point is, Armstrong thought it was important to plant that flag. The First man, planting the First flag, of the First nation, on the moon. So why doesn't Hollywood show it? Because that one action speaks volumes about Armstrong's character. And apparently that part of his personality was left on the cutting room floor.
@@slune85 Wow, a typo. You really got me there. I never once said I was smarter than Armstrong. I am however taking my cue from Neil's sons (you know, the men he raised) who produced the movie and wrote the book from which it was based on. I think they might just know a LITTLE bit more than you when it came to Neil's thoughts. After all, it was "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Not a hint of ignorant nationalism in that sentence.
Neil Armstrong is depicted as depressed in this movie. This is a movie about a man dealing with grief and loss. That's why he's so stoic. He's afraid to feel emotion because he's a man in pain. His wife recognizes that about him and kicks his ass like drill sergeant when he needs it. I thought the film was very moving.
Hey did you ever watch the Last Airbender cartoon if so what are your thoughts about Netflix doing a live action show now. ???? Do you think it will be good or like me do you think they should do another idea in the universe ???
I'm still laughing about the Facebook post that my grandma put up about not seeing this because of the whole flag thing. The biggest achievement in human history and she's worried about a piece of fabric.
We didn't go to the moon because of human achievement, we went because of a bloody ideological war between two superpowers for the soul of earth. Thankfully America won and spared the war of the true horrors the USSR could've inflicted.
kingragnork You should be less of an oversensitive close minded idiot. It's an achievement for mankind not for a fucking flag that will mean nothing in time. Your blind patriotism is part of the problem that's holding humanity back from more achievements like the moon landing.
Stoic is a word to describe Neil Armstrong. Complete badass is another. He was testing a rocket when something went wrong and he had to eject, naturally he was injured. The press and the doctors were all over him when he landed. He ignored them all and and started filing paperwork. Fucking paperwork. His excuse was that the whole reason for the test flight was to gather data. There is no point gathering data if you don't write it down. The guy was a perfect professional down to the bone marrow.
Nick Craig same. I'll never understand why anyone considers him a good actor When I'm watching Gosling act it's not like I'm watching a character, I feel like I'm watching Ryan Gosling try to play a character(which he isn't good at most of the time), if that makes sense.
@@emmanuelakena5365 Exactly! I'm not expecting the American version of Daniel Day Lewis, but seriously, would it kill him to crack a smile once in a while? And I don't mean one of those "devil-may-care" smirks he does.
The opening scene with the X-15 was pretty intense. He was bouncing off the atmosphere because he went too high and he had zero aerodynamic control, it gave me a feeling of anxiety lol
*Jeremy Jahns right arm must be strong as hell he’s been punching the screen for years*
I'm just wondering how is his left hand doing?
I've been beating my meat for years and my hands are fine
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I saw the version of Armstrong in this movie as someone who had been through so much shit that his lack of visible emotion was more of a safety mechanism for him. He couldn‘t deal with all the stress, so he sort of switched off. In a way, him being so cold made him feel more emotional to me.
Yeah plus when he was a test pilot many of his buddies died, not to mention when he was at war in the Navy.
All the flat earthers are going to dislike this video
All 35 of them came for this video.
Space still exists in flat earth, just it’s all up.
Ha! Not just flat earthers.. moon hoax conspiracy has a lot of followers.
Aaron Ribecco flattards don’t count as people and therefore their dislikes don’t count.
The earth is a triangle
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He's a UA-camr... of course he has a drinking problem. ;)
Shannon Shifflett well that’s stereotypical
@Travis Houze: Most one liners jokes tend to play off of stereotypes. However, there's a reason a stereotype *is* a stereotype to start with though... ;)
LMAO
Cool insomnia can actually be helpful sometimes. Like when Jeremy posts a video at 3:30 in the morning.
Ha! It's 6:40 over here. East coast for the win.... Nah dude I'm tired af
11:30 for the U.K. so kind of a decent time 😂
@@bencarter123 12:30 here. :D
I always like coming to these videos early, so i can meet my fellow insomniacs.
6:56 for me but I caught it a minute after he posted.
No other film since interstellar touched my soul like interstellar did. I love space stuff. I hope this film touches me just as much.
Gravity was good too
I was bored outta my mind in this one. Hope its within your type of movies tho.
If you can look at movies made before interstellar, then you have contact starring Jodie Foster, screamers, mission to Mars, treasure planet, the black hole(haven't seen, but the story and ideas were pretty good for its time)...
Except for treasure planet and contact, rest aren't well made.
But they have some interesting ideas and trippy feel.
@@akashdavis8497 Don't forget Apollo 13.
so did you see it? if yes then did you like it?
So, it had 'The Right Stuff'?
Not even close. This move was an absolute snoozefest compared to "The Right Stuff" or any other movie surrounding the space race including "Hidden Figures". And Ryan wasn't playing Neil Armstrong, he was playing Ryan just an even extra depressed version....
NO! Both the right stuff and Apollo 13 show *a lot more of realistic space travel* and dramatic shots of rockets and splash towns that this film almost entirely avoids. I was shocked.
They *NEVER* show the flag on the moon.
A lot of the movie was done in shaky-cam, out of even when that's the character speaking like it's all done Improv. And although the moon scenes were pristine, it was very anti-climatic. Both of the leads were very wooden, and they missed so many opportunities to show exciting shots of lunches and splash towns that I was very disappointed.
It is *very far below* Apollo 13 and the right stuff, and this comes from a huge fan of space and NASA. I would have to give it 2 out of 10, it is that boring and the stuff it chooses to cover is inconsequential to the achievement.
The biggest achievement and all of Mankind's history, probably even more so than the atomic bomb, and it's treated as a side note almost.
Why is the never been a movie in the past 50 years have a celebrated this momentous event the way it should have been?
Dale Stafford They do show the flag on the moon. Pay attention next time, or just watch the third trailer
@@Jack_Stafford you can't really compare Apollo 13 to first man apart from they're set in space. Apollo 13 was showing more of the heroism of that story while first man is showing the emotional impact an opportunity like this has on the person and the people around him. And they do show the US flag on the moon. They don't show Armstrong placing it because it diverts away from theme the film was trying to show. Also because it wasn't just an American achievement but an achievement by mankind.
One of my favorite movies!
Does it revolve around jazz like Chazelles every other film ever lol
I bet part of the reason chazelle took this might have been because he wanted to show that he wasn't just going to make jazz movies. Just a theory though.
Yeah all two of his movies lol
Yet some important scenes in the movie include one jazz track
HellthyJunkFood want to do a colab!
Do a collab
Ryan Gosling has been in the best movies of the year 2 years in a row now can he do it again
Because he probably has standards and doesn't act in movies for a quick cash grab.
AEM Reviews la la land is such a delight
Blade runner 2049 was a masterpiece 😍
try 4 - 2015 - the big short
2016 - La La Land/the nice guys
2017 - blade runner 2049 and now this one.
And he never depends on super heros or franchises to deliver a hit
@@movieclipshd2316 Only a masterpiece at putting people to sleep.
Dude the cockpit scenes worked really well for tension! Everytime they landed after flying I breathed a sigh of relief! It wouldn't have worked if it was a panoramic view! To feel the intensity of the situation you gotta see it from the pilots view point and in that sense it worked!!
Weird request, Jeremy: Could we get a review without you editing it? I enjoy your short, fast-paced reviews but I'm just curious about what goes down before you have at it in the editing room.
But that's a part of the gimmick! There are some Q&A's and stuff without much editing on here too
The Thoro Network I know about the Q&A's and such where he doesn't edit much. I guess I'm just more curious about the specifics of an actual review. Wonder how long it actually takes for him to record a video.
It's because he edits it why I subscribe, dude wraps up quick, love that
I've always been a huge space nerd and yes, Armstrong was known for being rather stoic. He looked at the entire project of going to the moon as a job that had to be done. When it was done, he was done. He never really wanted any of the fame or publicity that came with it. He accepted it as part of the job but he went back to his private life as soon as he could. I haven't seen the movie yet, but it sounds like Gosling kinda nailed it.
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Just saw this movie at a special NASA Glenn early screening here in Cleveland. After the movie, they had the director of the movie and Mark Armstrong, Neil’s son, there for an interview session.
To address some of your pondering, the director used almost no green screen effects. It was almost all practical. He brought in giant LED screens to use for images out of the cockpit and used actual footage wherever possible.
Mark Armstrong said that the family wanted the film to be truthful and that Gosling captured his dad very well.
It was an awesome experience to hear from both people and I really enjoyed the movie a lot. I give it a “buy it on blu-ray” rating.
I loved how it wasn’t a documentary on the discovery channel. It was about people and what they felt. For example his relationship with his kids and when pat was staring at her car the shell of a person she was before her husband died. That sparked jan to realise what she has gotten herself into. Just moments like that
I absolutely love this movie and it’s one of those movies that the more I watch it the more I love it. When I first saw it I didn’t think it was anything spectacular. But like I said it’s fantastic and easily one of my favorite space movies.
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When is it coming out
vikas singh this weekend
I’m curious to see his view on that movie also
Most likely.
This is a given
Neil Armstrong was extremely reserved and stoic. He was privately silly and fun with his kids and private things like that, but when it came to his career as a fighter pilot, a test pilot and of course an astronaut, he was as professional as it gets. He was perfectly even keeled and never let emotion take control. Gosling is a logical choice
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5 years too late buddy.
Are you serious?
Fate took his daughter when she was two.
He honored her memory by letting her live 2 billion years.
I love the fact that this movie is going to cause Flat Earthers and Moon Landing Hoaxers to have melt downs.
In the Flat Earther's mind this movie is just pure propaganda and further proof that Hollywood is controlled by NASA. I'm not sure why they hate NASA so much, but they seem to believe that NASA has tons more power than they do.
OK.
My favorite Flat Earth failing is that they can't even make a map of what they claim is a flat object without having to distort Australia to sizes that aren't even close to reality, or just claim that it doesn't exist. Yet the Globe model has been used for hundreds, thousands, of years to conduct international shipping, wage wars, predict and track the weather and the like all with amazing accuracy.
The moon is a satalight
A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body). In fact.
Most underrated movie of 2018. Look at the 2019 Oscar list for Best pictures and half of those, including the winner, could easily be dumped for this one.
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That X-15 flight intro was spectacularly intense
God damn it, Jeremy you woke me up.
I just saw this film on Imax. If there is any criticism i could warrant is that it ended abruptly which i believe comes from not knowing where you are in the movie which is not even a negative because i got lost in the movie. At no point was i bored. The high tension, the anxiety of it all. It shows how truly dangerous this endeavor was. It shows how terrifying the forces we were fighting against are. How Massive the undertaking was in a world where we knew nothing about any of it. It put us in that place and time. The shot of seeing the moon from the craft, it felt alien, like we were visiting Pluto in today's terms. Every moment of the film gave off the vibe that people could die at any moment from the tiniest failure. I was on the edge of my seat.
I hope they don’t suspend Khabib or strip him of his title.
Me too!
I've read stories and biography about neil armstrong and all about moonlanding stuffs, and i swear, the more you know the more you realise that ryan gosling, damian chazelle,cs, they did an outstanding job 👏
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Neil Armstrong's stoicness was one of the main reasons why I was worried about this film in the first place. He was chosen to be the commander because he was so steadfast, calculating and brave.
I haven't seen the film, but it looks like according to the trailers, they show his Gemini Mission with the stuck Thruster that could have killed him. And the flying bed frame crash that should have killed him. He just casually walked away from both of them, unfazed.
Feh screw Mars, I think Elon Musk is building an island Volcano complex in preparation for when his inevitable arch nemesis finally shows up.
TheRealAlpha2 well... he is uh hero!
ThrRealAlpha2 I’d watch that.
Himself?
Wait,does this volcano also power his villain villa complex which also housed a spherical looking giant robot thats gonna be launched via rocket?
If that car "floating in space" looked real to you, then you need to get your eyes checked. It looks fake because it is fake.
I liked "First Man" a lot. I took Armstrong's (Gosling's) "stoic-ness" as conveying an intense experience. There were a lot of dramatic events in his life that came before the Moon mission. People are known to "lock up" emotionally when experiencing overwhelming events. In Armstrong's case those events included the deaths of people he was close to either emotionally or professionally. All whom he respected. There was a scene where he did let out his feelings. It was also considered common of men in his time, and for some today, to give the appearance of stability for the sake of family. In regards to the visual recreation of the mission itself, it was extremely seamless. Making the transition from experiences on Earth to the Moon convincing and moving at the same time.
Ryan Gosling is the next Johnny Mills. Mark my words !!
He's got the acting abilities of Johnny Knoxville
Top 3 best actor working today.
Admittedly, sometimes I don’t care to see these movies. I just come to these reviews for this dude’s energy. Jeremy seems like the kinda guy you’d go to a convention with and properly nerd out with you without getting weird. Just in a fun, adult, appreciative way.
Do your thing man. Long time fan since like, your low haircut days
Bless up
Thanks for the reviews
As far as I’m aware having read a lot about Apollo Neil was a very level head person even by astronaut standards, so I’m not surprised they struggled to make an emotional drama out of this movie.
Liam yeah I’ve seen interviews with the guy he’s a very quiet stoic individual. Which is probably why he was chosen to be the first man
Neil Armstrong was indeed a very stoic person. Ryan Gosling knocked it out of the park with his portrayal.
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I only just watched this movie and I freaking loved it. Sorry I didn’t see it in the theater. I’ve downloaded the score which is just hauntingly beautiful. Really loved this film!!!
You've basically written exactly what I was going to. Love this film.
So basically a remake of the 1960s film. Got you
Saw an early screening in Dallas last night, anytime they’re in flight it’s extremely intense. Gosling keeps proving he’s one of the best out there. Chazelle has also cemented himself as a top tier director. Almost shit myself when they both showed up after the screening for a Q&A.
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Hey Jeremy, you should check out the soundtrack. At least the Launch track or the Landing track. Justin Hurwitz score for this movie is up there with Stephen Price's score for Gravity.
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It baffled me when I found out they used no green screen and little to no cgi! It looks amazing!
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I enjoyed the movie. I was focused the whole time. What’s best is, I was alone in the cinema, people were at work and school that’s why. The thrillest and maybe my favorite part of the movie was during the Gemini 8 launch. The details are mindblowing it gave me more ideas how the astraunots felt inside that assembled metal with bombs of enormous blasts and infinite rumbles and shaky seats and... I mean, I really appreciate the details that I have just been introduced to. Of course, Apollo 11 event was also fantastic. I also really admire the details of them dealing the whole NASA projects that they have to handle, the complexity not just science, but psychologically. For us knowing there is a big success ahead of them is one thing, but for them not knowing that yet, that it’s about losing another friend or their own lives and leaving their kids behind, or losing another millions of taxes, or just ending up to nothing, is a whole different level and this movie was able to give us that part of the idea. Amazing movie. I recommend watching it solo in the cinema like I did. XD.
I also expected many experts will have something to say about the actual facts, but I went to the cinema to absorb additional info about the experience of being inside that rocket and the psychological feeling of dealing the enormous tasks that they were up to.
The only thing that makes my mind goes back and forth into is, associating the actors’ faces with the real ones since I know Neil’s and Buzz’s faces so well, we all do, and they are not that close, especially Buzz. But acting is more important, so.
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This movie was pretty enjoyable for me, Ryan Gosling was really great as Neil Armstrong, for having to be very stoic and calm for most of his performance it worked out a lot better than I thought because initially when it started out I was like "Aww man, he's gonna be totally stiff and lifeless throughout this entire movie isn't he?" So I'm glad the movie proved me wrong, next to Gosling I thought Claire Foy was the best performance in the movie, you can tell she wants her husband to succeed in what he's doing but she's also hesitant about him going because she understands the danger that comes with the mission, also the training segments and conferences were a lot more interesting than I thought they'd be, as for flaws the movie does get a little too slow at times, particularly when Neil Armstrong is at home with his kids, the interactions he has with his wife are pretty great but when he's hanging around with his kids it just kinda feels like dead air, that and since this movie is more about the process of getting to the moon rather than the moon landing itself when they actually do go to the moon it's a little too short of a time span, I would've liked a little more of the running time focused on that, also considering the subject matter this movie just wasn't as big or grand as it probably should've been, it's a good, enjoyable watch but not as good as it probably should've been, especially considering the director, overall though this was a perfectly enjoyable movie, not the best moon landing movie ever but a fairly interesting and entertaining watch. 6/10
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It is now October 22nd. What are your thoughts on why First Man was 89% critic approval v. 62% fan approval? My thought is that when critics really love a movie and fans don't the critics are falling into the trap of "needing" to love the movie for one reason or another (typically but not always because of politics). While in the reverse like Suicide Squad the fans feel the need to be kind because they like the genre.
It looks pretty good. Jeremy is an awesome reviewer and makes me smile ALL THE TIME! He's inspired me to do my own movie reviews, although i'm not sure I can compete with his charisma. :-)
Nice way of self promoting. Lol
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The problem I had with Gosling’s portrayal is that Neil was very commonly smiling, He enjoyed his work, he believed in the project beyond the human cost of it. So while I appreciate that his portrayal humanized Neil in one direction, it only really humanized Neil in that one, negative emotion direction.
Who's playing Stanley Kubrick?
Hi Jeremy, I'd love to see your review of the 1969 moon landing video. Do you think that they really went ?
I wonder if they filmed it in the same studio ;). That would be something for the Imdb Trivia section.
Maybe it’s because I’m also a very reserved and stoic person myself, but I think Ryan Gosling’s is so much more nuanced and subtle than people are giving it credit for. I could see so much heartbreaking and palpable emotion even in his most reserved and closed off moments in the film. And the contrast with Claire Foy’s much more emotionally open performance makes Gosling’s even more powerful and strong.
Title of the movie: First Man
Feminazis: *Triggered*
I haven't seen anyone triggered
Feminazis didn't watch good movies so we are good to go here
@@charlieorr3048 And Ghostbusters reboot
Which apparently triggered right-wingers.
Should i watch it in imax?
So now we have a Space trilogy with The Right Stuff, First Man, and Apollo 13.
U can check out Saluyt-7, its decent. Some shots are amazing.
Don't forget Hidden Talents.
@@RuslanArtur Good tip, I'm gonna check it out.
The lift off and landing scenes were some of the most artistic moments I've ever seen in cinema
When are you going to see Small Foot?
He's not.
You are the weakest link, goodbye.
Neil Armstrong was just like J.F.K. , to be a pilot at that level you have to be a genius , they are A personality no nonsense and accurate in their delivery , they may goof but when it comes to flying they get super focused, very few people are like them
I’ve been a fan of historical dramas recently. I was really excited for this one
This is not a historical drama. They cut the flag planting and even lowered the height of the American flag shoulder patch. This movie is propaganda.
Well you’ll be disappointed, as the @blunterbeatle said, they removed the flag plant, An American achievement for all mankind and to commemorate the Astronauts.
jed23ify hmm... that’s disappointing
Don't listen to these guys. I saw the movie, and it does show the flag on the moon. There were just rumors that it didn't show it, but it does.
Jeremy's reviews are always great, but this one's particularly thorough. Thanks for this review.
I wish they had shown Neil Armstrong putting the American flag on the moon.
Too offensive.
DeMat How so?
sjw joke
Ummm, in reality that is the ultimate video shot that any director with a right mind would shoot. Instead they removed it to please all the goddamn SJW’s
Man, that goddamn flag. You don't know how many SJW meetings have been sidetracked for hours because we cannot agree on just how terrible it was that America shoved a flag on a foreign rock. Hell, forget social, racial, and gender equality...this flag is by far the most important and central tenant of SJW beliefs. Gods, but if this movie had shown this wildly distressing historical fact I would have been picketing every movie theater near a conveniently located Starbucks till the whole system burned down. You know us SJWs, just hating the American flag since pumpkin spice lattes were invented.
(Actually there is a very interesting conversation to be had about the use of flags to claim ownership of land, and how imperial powers used that ownership in a multitude of ways...but I have a feeling you wouldn't actually care.)
Just to check no alcohol required is a 4/5 right?
Jeremy has six different ratings on his rating system:
Dog Shit: The worst of the worst.
Won't Remember It: For forgettable movies that aren't that great.
Good Time If You're Drunk: Can be seen as good or bad. Some movies may just be the kind of movie you gather your friends to watch when drunk off your ass, other movies you may need alcohol to even be able to sit through it.
Good Time No Alcohol Required: for the movies that aren't perfect but they're still good and fun or interesting to watch.
Buy It On Blu-Ray: this one would be more like a 4/5.
Awesometacular: Saved for the really really really good movies.
Jeremy's rating system isn't exactly like a typical numerical rating system.
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I don't know if it's true or not but one story I heard was that while there were better pilots and better engineers etc, one important requirement was that if 1 thing, 2 things, 50 things go wrong, you. do. not. panic. And so Control boosted Neil to the #1 chair.
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I remember I thought Ryan Gosling was way wrong for Louis Armstrong, and then I realized it was wrong Armstrong, and he would be perfect as Neil. I guess I assumed Damien Chazelle would keep up his music streak. I guess it's like Jeremy Saulnier going from colors to shade with Hold the Dark. Streaks are made to be broken.
Man in the high castle season 3 please
Idk about you but everytime Ryan gosling was on screen, I could feel he's juggling between tremendous emotional baggage and a monumental expectations laid down on him. Hit me in the feels
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It does make a lot of sense to pick only the most stoic pilots you can get for the Moon. I don't think i would make a good astronaut because i would constantly bawl my eyes out, pass out every five minutes and ramble on about how "We are now rising above ourselves!!!!"
I’m the first man to click on this video
Corny
I'm the first man to dislike your comment x'D
Steven you didn’t do that tho xd
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In my screening people stopped breathing when the hatch opened onto the Lunar surface in Imax quality. This wasn't even viewed IN Imax, it wasn't that big a screen, but people went silent and you could hear swallowing when the camera did a panorama. And on the CG vs practical, the Apollo 11 launch to me seemed a mix of both, with actual raw footage mixed in. Honestly, they blended the style of the CG and models filmed in 35mm so well with the real footage as to be seamless.
I wonder how it ends
They run out of fuel after landing on the moon. Legend goes hes still on the moon to this day.
Nice try Kim. We ain't gonna help you build any rockets.
I really enjoyed this movie. My father works for NASA so my whole family is really into this. You can't go into this movie expecting Apollo 13. Neil Armstrong was very introverted and calculated and this movie is about Neil Armstrong. For me, it was a very moving film and Ryan Gosling was amazing (Oscar worthy in my opinion but who knows).
The movie is alright it's pretty good actually, but I don't get the anti-American theme I mean yea its one of the greatest human achievement but still it was done by Americans so why not credit it idk...
I saw the film, there was an American flag and too many mentions of space race. There is nothing anti-american about this film. And I am not even American
Big Capt. I love how captain America is asking this
lol I'm not even American
Chris Montgomery That's not Captain America. That's Big Boss aka Snake from the game series Metal Gear Solid.
Angry Morty speaking from a American POV, Americans hate when all of there achievements aren’t shown on screen. They want their elitism portrayed anytime they can
The soundtrack was beyond my expectations damn it
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So I guess you could say Ryan Gosling plays "A real human being, a real hero"...
I see what u did there. One of my favorite movies :)
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It's difficult to notice whether they did any serious research into the nature and character of Neil Armstrong because he seemed to be very private. Whenever anyone was quoted in the media about the moon landing it was always Buzz Aldrin. As child I found that surprising and supposed that Neil Armstrong might be dead. I carried on thinking that until he died a few years ago.
Jeremy grew up as *First Man*
Wrong reviewer dude.
Idiot
Be careful with over doing your hands. Or find a moment to drop it and sink in deeper with your topic, and the cuts are savage😵
Love your reviews.
I don't like that they decided not to include the American flag.
Like that's one of the coolest, and most important parts of the moon landing.
It showed that we won the space race.
And they "creatively" decided to keep it out so as not to alienate other countries.
Screw that noise. The astronauts did it, So it should have been in the film.
If you think the planting of a flag by one country to give the middle finger to their ideological competitor was the main takeaway and "the most important part of the moon landing" then you've completely missed the point of space exploration.
@@dwightk.schrute6743
Thank you for misquoting me.
And completely missing the point of my comment.
I said, and I quote. "One of the coolest, and most important parts of the moon landing." End quote.
Notice the S in the word parts.
The S changes the meaning of the word.
Where it would have said it was the most important.
It now says one "of" the most important.
Furthermore, the reason we went to the moon was to keep the Russians from being first. That was really one of the only reasons for the mission.
(Notice the "one of.")
Now exploration played a part. But the reason NASA had so much support from the American public/government, was due to the competition with Russia.
So in a way, the U.S making it to the moon before anyone else, was a big middle finger to the rest of the world.
And it should be represented in the film.
@@slune85
In the end it didn't really matter thay we "gave them the finger," did it?
If we have the best space tech then why is the Russian soyuz in continual use while the American shuttle program was an utter failure, both in cost and in safety? Space travel is great cause it accumulates the best minds and ambitions a generation has to offer. I couldn't give two shits about what landmass they worked out of.
This movie is about Neil Armstrong. It's not meant to stroke your primative tribalism.
@@dwightk.schrute6743
Thay??? I think you meant to use "that."
But I'm just a primitive tribalist, what do I know.
And I would appreciate it if you stopped putting words in my mouth.
Because I never said America had the best space technology.
What I said was "the reason NASA had so much support." So..... you might need to get your eyes checked. Because that's the second time you've misquoted me.
But you are right. In the end this movie is all about 1 man. The first man to ever set foot on the Moon.
A man that thought it important enough to plant an American flag on said Moon.
A man that saw beyond himself. And knew that this was bigger than one man or country. But he still planted an American flag.
Now, why do you want to edit this action from history?
Is it because you think yourself smarter or wiser than Armstrong?
My point is, Armstrong thought it was important to plant that flag.
The First man, planting the First flag, of the First nation, on the moon.
So why doesn't Hollywood show it?
Because that one action speaks volumes about Armstrong's character.
And apparently that part of his personality was left on the cutting room floor.
@@slune85
Wow, a typo. You really got me there.
I never once said I was smarter than Armstrong. I am however taking my cue from Neil's sons (you know, the men he raised) who produced the movie and wrote the book from which it was based on. I think they might just know a LITTLE bit more than you when it came to Neil's thoughts.
After all, it was "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Not a hint of ignorant nationalism in that sentence.
Neil Armstrong is depicted as depressed in this movie. This is a movie about a man dealing with grief and loss. That's why he's so stoic. He's afraid to feel emotion because he's a man in pain. His wife recognizes that about him and kicks his ass like drill sergeant when he needs it. I thought the film was very moving.
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I'm still laughing about the Facebook post that my grandma put up about not seeing this because of the whole flag thing. The biggest achievement in human history and she's worried about a piece of fabric.
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We didn't go to the moon because of human achievement, we went because of a bloody ideological war between two superpowers for the soul of earth. Thankfully America won and spared the war of the true horrors the USSR could've inflicted.
Whaaaat? USSR won it!
@@ПавелПовх-з3у USSR was first in space we were first on the Moon.
kingragnork You should be less of an oversensitive close minded idiot. It's an achievement for mankind not for a fucking flag that will mean nothing in time. Your blind patriotism is part of the problem that's holding humanity back from more achievements like the moon landing.
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Hopefully this was filmed better than the moon landing that was done in a studio back in 1969
Stoic is a word to describe Neil Armstrong. Complete badass is another. He was testing a rocket when something went wrong and he had to eject, naturally he was injured. The press and the doctors were all over him when he landed. He ignored them all and and started filing paperwork. Fucking paperwork. His excuse was that the whole reason for the test flight was to gather data. There is no point gathering data if you don't write it down.
The guy was a perfect professional down to the bone marrow.
Ryan Gosling bores the hell out of me. Always the same stoic face in every damn movie he's in, except in The Nice Guys. It gets so stale.
Nick Craig same. I'll never understand why anyone considers him a good actor
When I'm watching Gosling act it's not like I'm watching a character, I feel like I'm watching Ryan Gosling try to play a character(which he isn't good at most of the time), if that makes sense.
@@emmanuelakena5365 Exactly! I'm not expecting the American version of Daniel Day Lewis, but seriously, would it kill him to crack a smile once in a while? And I don't mean one of those "devil-may-care" smirks he does.
He was different in The Big Short as well
@@hulkfan97 I didn't watch that movie for personal reasons.
@@ForgottenHonor0 oh okay.
Will my 8 yr. old son and 5 yr. old daughter like this movie at IMAX?
SPOILER ALERT!
They made it to the moon.
The opening scene with the X-15 was pretty intense. He was bouncing off the atmosphere because he went too high and he had zero aerodynamic control, it gave me a feeling of anxiety lol