First Man (2018) - scene comparisons

First Man (2018) chronicles the life of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, focusing on the personal and professional challenges he faced leading up to the historic Apollo 11 mission. The film delves into Armstrong’s emotional journey and the technical hurdles of space exploration. This video compares key scenes from the movie with real-life events from Neil Armstrong's life, exploring the film's accuracy in depicting pivotal moments of the space race and Armstrong's remarkable achievement.

[SceneComparisons]

Like many have already pointed out, there are some mistakes on the video.
I'm not a specialist, I just searched on the youtube and sadly I didn't notice the mistakes. The info on the title of the videos were wrong, so I got wrong too.
Sorry! :(

ALSO, I WILL FUCKING BAN ANY MORON WHO SAYS THAT MOON LANDING IS FAKE!

[jacekmak]

I have seen this movie in theatre. After it was over and I got out and into my car I just sat there and think, my hand on the keys in ignition. I just couldn't get off my mind thoughs about how small and insignificant I am, how little I've seen in my life and about all those things that I'll never be able to look at. Despite the fact that I just love aviation and space exploration it was worth to watch it and get little more humble.

[Ronniecodm]

The Background score for this movie deserves an award

[ForceMaximus]

WHY WAS THIS NOT NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE!?!?!??!??!

[adamhale]

The only misconception here that is distracting is that in the movie everything is shaky. Any time a motor fires or something spins there’s a rocky earthquake going on. In actuality there was only the rumble upon the first minute of liftoff then the crew would report smooth.

Also the roll rate of Gemini reached only 1 r/s, but the movie portrays about 3. And it wasn’t immediate. That would be hard to walk away from.

Other than this the movie has fantastic accuracy.

[SimplySpace]

You might wanna check your launch footage for Gemini 8, that was actually footage of an Atlas-Agena launch, not a Titan-Gemini launch.

[wmustanggt]

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. To hear that still chokes me up. I was 9 year old boy with visions of being an Astronaut when this happened and still remember watching this on TV.

[franklippert]

The side-by-side videos from inside the capsule and outside feel nicely complementary. Great care was given to recreate the moonlanding as exact as possible. Great video!

[JSwan-bdtc]

7:46 you have some nice Apollo 12 footage mixed in too. Good to see Alan Bean shaving and Pete Conrad with his cap, but don't mistake that as Apollo 11.

[Mirandorl]

I mean, the pre-launch stuff is total fiction in the movie. I was surprised the movie did not replay the section where the BBC journalist asks about getting stranded on the lunar surface, as this would have fit neatly into the narrative at that point. The real Armstrong's obvious annoyance at this question, yet also being quite revealing about the risks they were facing, is fascinating to watch.

[dfg]

I wanna see this movie again on a big screen 😩

[coldeb]

Not seen this film yet... looking forward to it though... it’ll probably be on the ‘Now’ box I remember the real thing like it was yesterday, being woken and taken out of bed by my parents to watch, as the world held its breath, a Man take a giant leap for Man Kind, ....I was only 9 😂... I remember the country being swept away by Moonmainia... even The Beatles couldn’t compete.... marvellous days, wonderful memories....I feel privileged to have been around at the same time.

[aai]

People raised a fuss that they didn't have a scene in the movie of planting the American flag, but nobody said anything about an American hero being played by a Canadian actor. Funny

[leif]

7:38 - Apollo 12, not 11. That's Conrad (front) and Bean (back, shaving). Cheers.

[Astra]

Best moment when he drop little crystal ring in to the moon hole and flight ignition part

[mishtaromaniello]

Who else thinks that at 1:38, the movie should've included the actual telecasted narration into this scene? I think it works extremely well.

[sciblastofficial]

11:06 That's one small step for [a] man, one... giant leap for mankind.

[retrocny]

Gemini 8 launch footage is wrong. That's the agena launch vehicle, Gemini 8 was not on it. Gemini spacecraft launched via a Titan 2 booster, not an Atlas. It'd be impossible to miss because the capsule is just sitting on top of it, with no protective cover or launch escape tower. Just a capsule on top of an ICBM.

[sciblastofficial]

8:45 Contact light...




OK, engine stop.
The Eagle has landed.

[TheAJ]

The Gemini 8 scene liftoff was chilling as hell. It captured what it felt like being in there.