- Great sound effects. I felt like I was in the spacecraft / aircraft, it was incredibly realistic.
- Very nice shot of the reflection of the horizon on Armstrong's helmet in the first scene.
- I knew that some men died in NASA's efforts to finally get to the moon, but I hadn't thought of how it must effect the other astronauts whenever it happened. They were very brave to carry on toward the goal.
- Claire Foy did a great job of being the strong wife, afraid for her husband and for her kids.
- "Your dad's going to the moon." "Ok. Can I go play outside?"
- "Somebody got a Swiss Army knife?"
- Even Ryan Gosling's fingers are sexy. There. I said it. Also, he's a great actor, and I cried along with him after the funeral.
- I especially liked the part of the score when they were piloting the Eagle: it was very intense, unlike the rest of the score, which was subdued.
- Love that they showed part of JFK's speech. This video was shown in my leadership training earlier this year, exemplifying a leader with vision. "We choose to go to the moon." Quite inspirational.
- "We make all the mistakes down here so that we don't make them up there!"
- "Roger, Tranquility, we copy you on the ground. You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot."
I wish that I could hear from my parents what they thought of the moon landing. I asked them about it, and they said we had just immigrated and didn't own a TV or a radio. I wish I could've told y'all that I was listening / watching along as a baby, but no. I'll just have to make do with movies like this one, as well as the real footage. What an amazing feat.
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