I’ll pass on this but why are they only chastising the actor? What about the writer and producer/director? I’m not giving the actor’s stupid comments a pass, but if the movie was written this way, the blame goes to all involved.
The moon landing(s), especially the first one, was one of the most significant events in human history. That part of their alibi is correct.
It was also the crowning achievement of a decade-long race of wills, scientific, and industrial power between the United States and the then Soviet Union. It was a dramatic struggle because, at that time, the two sides were neck and neck competitively in space technology and it was not at all clear which side would win this important Cold War contest. So it was also an AMERICAN achievement then and now. And an essential part of that victory was planting the US flag on the Moon.
It is possible for the moon landing to be both a great human achievement and a great American achievement at the same time. How did such “smart and creative” people manage to completely miss the expectations of Americans, the largest single audience for this film?
The movie will tank and the entire creative crew (writers, producers, director, and actors) will deserve the blame. And the sad part is that this issue could probably be fixed with some clever inter-cutting of archival stills, audio, film footage and a minute or two of set work to get some fill shots. No, instead they are going to allow the Canadian to try to BS the potential audience.
Bad optics, tone deaf. The whole lot.
Nothing like filming a probably spectacular movie and then shooting yourself in the foot on the most important part.
Yeah, unless they fix it, I probably won't be seeing it either.