A Deep Character Piece on Neil Armstrong

Rating: 9/10 (9 December 2018)

Phenomenal and one of the best of the year, bar a few bad performances from the children actors, a score that gets reused a few too many times and an ending that never seems to come. This and A Star is Born share a main thing in common, it's not the plot or the basis that makes it great, it's the stellar execution.

First Man succeeds in ways that other space exploration films normally don't go for, emotional consequence. Damien Chazelle has maticulously crafted one of the best space films I've seen, due to the fact that a majority of the film isn't even in space. Most of the film takes place on earth with the family and friends. This, and the beautiful 16mm handheld camerawork help to create a spectacle and one of the best biopics I've seen. The closest thing I could compare it to would be Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk as First Man uses practical effects, sound design and the soundtrack to about the same extent. 9/10