Of course, there’s more to First Man than just a faithful adaptation of Neil Armstrong and his persona.
In fact, the film recently screened for audiences, and the early reactions are incredibly positive — with some even drawing comparisons to Saving Private Ryan in the way that First Man moves the dial forward on its respective genre.
We will not know exactly what that means until we get a chance to see the movie first-hand, but I’m inclined to believe that Ryan Gosling’s faithful representation of Neil Armstrong might have something to do with it.
The film arguably looks like a technical marvel, and the trailers promise some interesting visuals that we have not seen in similar movies like Apollo 13 or even Gravity.