The "right stuff on steroids"

Rating: 9/10 (23 October 2018)

I am the type of guy who likes movies of this kind to show man's great accomplishments in the past in as real and life like a setting as can be accomplished. "First Man" is up there with the best i have seen. The special effects are outstanding from the start. The opening scene when he breached the earths atmosphere is jaw dropping, the rest of the movie just kept it coming. I loved the moon scene when he cast his daughters bracelet into the canyon. I learned so much from the movie and about the journey and the obstacles Nasa had to overcome. Also, I felt a real understanding of what it was like to be in Neal Armstrong's shoes. I was moved by the quiet and reserved kind of character he was with a steely resolve to fulfil his destiny. Without doubt, the success of the Apollo missions relied heavily on these test pilots' character, their ingenuity and their strength of resolve. This was what it was like to be part of the greatest show on earth. How things really were on a razor edge all the time and how truly remarkable a feat this was. Amazing the way, we have many reviews here around the 1 mark, It shows me how polarised people have become when a great work like this can have so many low scores. Its a bit like giving "War and Piece" a 1 score just because you prefer Sci-fi books.