Comparable to Apollo 13.

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2018)

First Man is what space biopics try to be and then some. It's about the Apollo 11 landing that indeed did happen, thanks to miscellaneous third-party sources proving it really occurred (like the BBC, The Soviet Union's government, the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), and everywhere else who received the broadcast live in 1969 outside The States). This film's truly an incredible film about space and the untapped wonders we're still yet to tap into: it also shows how the fragility of life must be balanced with scientific progress, as was the case with the many trials and errors NASA had along the way. Apollo 13 tells a story of aviation in the stars, and how human fragility has helped define certain moments of historical space exploration and how we've overcome our own problems, be it personal ones or overarching ones.
First Man shows that space is still very much a cinematic wonder to explore, and I want more up-and-coming directors like Damien Chazelle to explore the galaxy even more. I love these biopics: this one has all the emotional, historical and cinematic honesty of Apollo 13, and that's one of my all-time favourite movies.
First Man gets 5/5 stars.