Materpiece! Chazelle did it again!

Rating: 10/10 (24 October 2018)

I hardly make any comments about movies. But I could not hold myself (and hold my tears in some moments).
I have, at least, some points to stress:
1) The silence and the sound - It is a good moment to reflect on the lyrics of the Simon/Garfunkel song: "The sound of silence". Chazelle knows how to work with the silence. The silence echos inside of you, alternately, with huge impacting sounds.
2) First minutes - First scenes have no (or few) dialogs. However, you are already immersed in the film.
3) The Director - Damien Chazelle showed, once more, that it doesn't matter the movie genre...HeÂ´ll be there doing his best...And we know what "his best" means. Shots and scenes being capable of embracing the audience during the whole film. He also knows what Art means. Art comes from the capacity of finding the simplicity.
4) CoudnÂ´t stand up - It is the kind of film that it is not easy to leave the room (for any reason). Despite of the fact of having a slow pace, it is a smooth pace, but involving the audience; it seems you are part of the story.
5) Not a heroic movie - Normally, I am not a fan of over-the-top/patriotic movies. But it is not. As far as I can remember, there is, at least, 1 scene I would avoid: French woman saying that she knew the America would succeed.
6) The shots - several shots deserve comments. The empty bed without the sheets, the pillow (and, mainly, the child), the moon surface appearing for the first time, the child bracelet falling into the moon darkness (reminding the diamond collar on Titanic, although with another message) and so on.
7) The protagonist - I am not a big fan of Ryan Gosling, but I cannot deny he fits perfectly in this role. He is not a hero (neither was Armstrong in real life), nor empathetic. More important: it seems he does not want to be. When he is asked about the mission, he just says, repeatedly: I am pleased...
8) The Final scene - It, again, fitted smoothly...After all, the movie is not about the US, neither the moon, but the human being. The couple hands trying to touch each other with a window between them. It means a lot.
9) Interesting - He was chosen to command the Apollo 11 while inside a restroom in a straightforward and sharp dialog.
10) The Score - the bottom line: Surely that is too crazy for words. The score also fitted perfectly in each scene, following (synchronized) the sadness, the fear, the emotional coldness, the happiness, the silence, the pace...in other words, the movie waves....
11) Finally - it is a Masterpiece!
PS.: I was in an IMAX Theatre. It DOES make a difference in this movie. Size DOES matter.
PS. 2: In my opinion, 7.7 (the current IMDB user grade) does not represent what the movie deserves. Well, people are different. There is no right or wrong...