【誰にともなしに、独り言レス―その2898】
アームストロングとオルドリンが月面に星条旗を掲げる肝心要のシーンを省いている（omit the flag-planting scene）ことへの（アメリカ・ファースト的）批難・反撥に、監督のデイミアン・チャゼル Damien Sayre Chazelle は（きっぱりと）―
「いや、（描きたかったのは）そこじゃないから」 “I wanted the primary focus in that scene to be on Neil’s solitary moments on the moon. …This film is about one of the most extraordinary accomplishments not only in American history, but in human history”
といった感じの応えをしている。
In “First Man” I show the American flag standing on the lunar surface, but the flag being physically planted into the surface is one of several moments of the Apollo 11 lunar EVA that I chose not to focus upon. To address the question of whether this was a political statement, the answer is no. My goal with this movie was to share with audiences the unseen, unknown aspects of America’s mission to the moon —particularly Neil Armstrong’s personal saga and what he may have been thinking and feeling during those famous few hours.I wanted the primary focus in that scene to be on Neil’s solitary moments on the moon — his point of view as he first exited the LEM, his time spent at Little West Crater, the memories that may have crossed his mind during his lunar EVA. This was a feat beyond imagination;it was truly a giant leap for mankind. This film is about one of the most extraordinary accomplishments not only in American history, but in human history. My hope is that by digging under the surface and humanizing the icon, we can better understand just how difficult, audacious and heroic this moment really was. [Yahoo Finance]
