Remember the recent uproar over the USA flag not being in the new movie? I just saw a commercial for the movie, and the final scene showed the lander and the flag.
Do you suppose a change in message?
Do you suppose a change in message?
Okay, so a quick Google search tells me that there are several scenes where the US flag is shown; what is not shown was the actual planting of the flag on the Moon's surface. Both the director and the actor, Ryan Goosling, who portrayed Neil Armstrong defended this decision, quite well actually, and both stated it was not intended as an affront towards the USA or the Flag itself. I think I will go see this movie, and then decide for myself, if it is a fair portrayal or not rather than letting a bunch of second-hand tweets influence me.
JUSTIN BIEBER FOR PRESIDENT!I guess my biggest beef is the casting. The liberal Hollywood elite are always going on about cultural appropriation and inappropriate casting. So what made them think it was a good idea to cast a Canadian actor to play an American hero?
Plausible deniability.Okay, so a quick Google search tells me that there are several scenes where the US flag is shown; what is not shown was the actual planting of the flag on the Moon's surface. Both the director and the actor, Ryan Goosling, who portrayed Neil Armstrong defended this decision, quite well actually, and both stated it was not intended as an affront towards the USA or the Flag itself. I think I will go see this movie, and then decide for myself, if it is a fair portrayal or not rather than letting a bunch of second-hand tweets influence me.
Plausible deniability.
The planting of the flag on the moon was a significant event in U.S. History that the entire world watched in awe. For them to not bother with it is plenty enough for me to fly the finger at going to see it. :finger:
I guess my biggest beef is the casting. The liberal Hollywood elite are always going on about cultural appropriation and inappropriate casting. So what made them think it was a good idea to cast a Canadian actor to play an American hero?
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