Canadian ‘First Man’ actor defends omitting American flag planting on moon: Achievement ‘transcended countries and borders’

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

http://www.theamericanmirror.com/canadian-first-man-actor-defends-omitting-american-flag-planting-on-moon-achievement-transcended-countries-and-borders/

[Sonea 138]

Um Actually....

 

the moon landing is one of the rare positives of hyper-nationalism. If there had been no Cold War, I think there  would have been no moon landing in the 20th century. 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

The panting of the flag is one of the most epic pictures in world history. To omit it in the movie is absurd 

[spookyturtle 9,465]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

The panting of the flag is one of the most epic pictures in world history. To omit it in the movie is absurd 

Agreed.

[Mr&Mrs G. 903]

Is this Hollywood's way of taking a knee by refusing to plant the flag? 🤪

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

If it was a world event send the cost of the NASA program from satellites through Apollo to every nation that existed in 1969 and ask them to pay up for their share of this mankind  event, 49 years of interest would be nice too

Edited August 31, 2018 by Randyandyuni

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

I am thinking of recasting the revolutionary war with actors from Portugal and Senegal since it was such an event to affect world power for 300+ years, the part of Canada will be played by Hungary

Edited August 31, 2018 by Randyandyuni

[jg121783 3,909]

Its funny a majority of world changing events in the last 200+ years came from one country. And many on the left hate what made that country a world changing nation.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, jg121783 said:

Its funny a majority of world changing events in the last 200+ years came from one country. And many on the left hate what made that country a world changing nation.

America has never been great,  dontcha know by now?

[TBoneTX 45,088]

7 hours ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

The panting of the flag

Is it aroused?  Did it just run a marathon?  Inquiring Minds Want to Know.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Considering the lunar landing never took place, and was filmed in Hollywood.... at this point, what difference does it even make???

[yuna628 9,665]

Did the author of the headline somehow forget the particular actor's name for it? I mean he is a world famous actor, most people should know who it was if they just used his name.

 

Maybe they were mesmerized by the dreaminess.

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by yuna628

[Dashinka 24,437]

Apparently Buzz is not too happy about it.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6125881/Buzz-Aldrin-blasts-Man-not-showing-planting-American-flag.html

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

Instead of being written out of future history, let's just not participate

 

No more Normandys

No more lend lease

evict the UN from New York

No more charity directed outside our borders

Put the Berlin Wall back up

Let Europe starve after WWII

 

 

Let the world understand what happens when we do not participate, who fills the vacuum

[LeesaMarie 206]

 

 

On 8/30/2018 at 11:57 PM, Nature Boy Flair said:

The panting of the flag is one of the most epic pictures in world history. To omit it in the movie is absurd 

I think this is the point the film is trying to make? It's so iconic, you don't need to have the flag there. We know the film is American, we know it's about an American astronaut. The world knows the USA were the first on the moon. We know all about this, we learn about this.

 

Perhaps omitting the flag was to remove the focus on USA doing it (as everyone knows this), and focus that humans reached the moon. Try not to confuse this with other countries attempting to take credit for the NASA space program, and perhaps try to think what it actually means from this films perspective. No one is trying to take anything from America by doing this, they are simply focusing on the part of history that matters to the film; the story of a man, not the story of a country, or even it's space program, just a man. If you don't like story telling in this way, a way that wants to capture something other than nationalism then I guess, don't watch the film, or even read about it. 

 

And I guess if you are really that upset, make your own version of the film that specifically focuses on the fact that America reached the moon first, but I am sure this has been done quite a few times in many films. But hey, why not keep repeating images just for the sake of it, right?