Tag: moon landing
For All Mankind (2019-)
The series dramatises an alternate history which shows a world where the global space race hasn’t ended.
American politics is intertwined with NASA’s efforts, pushing them for results and milestones. Female astronauts and mission commanders get involved in the program much sooner. The drama plays out on both Earth and space, with various issues which were not factored in, that come to light.
Excellent performances by the cast and no expense spared in the production values make this a realistic and riveting watch.
First man (2018)
An interesting take on Neil Armstrong’s personal life and the challenges he faced makes for an interesting back drop of the technologically challenged 60s moon landing.
Conspiracy theories aside, the film explores Neil’s family life and his inability to communicate his feelings with his wife and family. Played brilliantly by Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, it speaks volumes for the man sent into space and his mental strength despite what he had been through.
The 60s were a decade filled with many advances, a political climate that used Cold War, where NASA was at the forefront of achieving what no other space program had.
A creative balance is achieved as director Damien Chazelle captures the mundane, the despair, the wondrous, and the human elements in an unknown side of a historic story.
3/5
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