Not just another space movie

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2018)

Simply put, 'First Man' is not just another movie about space exploration or how human kind managed to land and walk on the moon.
The movie, as a biographical one, focuses on Neil Armstrong, his personal path, strengths, thoughts, feelings as well as how much the loss of his daughter in her early years cost him. He was an exceptional engineer, pilot, always dedicated to his aims and the rhythm of the movie and the way the story is narrated, based on the editing and on the cuts, focuses on those key points of the life of Armstrong and how he progressed.
In an era, that the rivalry between USA and Russia was tremendous, and the way that both wanted to excel and pioneer on the technological research and development, specifically on space exploration, is cleverly presented by the directing and the editing. That's been done, by using a lot leading actor's 'point of view' shots, that are accompanied by a well scored soundtrack and sound design.The viewer can experience the tension, the agony, the fear, the space and get emerged on the film.