Movies about space exploration have tended to be pretty strong box-office performers lately, whether they’re films based on events that did happen, films based on events that didn’t happen or films based on events that will one day happen if only we could get Matt Damon enough potatoes.
Ryan Gosling himself, a Canadian, poured some unintentional gasoline on the flame when he told reporters that “I don’t think he saw himself as an American hero,” referring to Armstrong.
This in turn set off political leaders, particularly <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/neil-armstrong-movie-appears-be-flopping-because-marco-rubio-truth-is-more-complicated/?utm_term=.21f73e45144c">Sen. Marco Rubio</a> (R-Fla.). “This is total lunacy. And a disservice at a time when our people need reminders of what we can achieve when we work together,” the politician tweeted in response both to the flag-planting absence and Gosling’s comments.
The Rubio criticism was echoed by a number of public figures, including fellow Armstrong moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, who tweeted photos many saw as a pointed response to the omission.
Ryan Gosling himself, a Canadian, poured some unintentional gasoline on the flame when he told reporters that “I don’t think he saw himself as an American hero,” referring to Armstrong.
This in turn set off political leaders, particularly <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/22/neil-armstrong-movie-appears-be-flopping-because-marco-rubio-truth-is-more-complicated/?utm_term=.21f73e45144c">Sen. Marco Rubio</a> (R-Fla.). “This is total lunacy. And a disservice at a time when our people need reminders of what we can achieve when we work together,” the politician tweeted in response both to the flag-planting absence and Gosling’s comments.
The Rubio criticism was echoed by a number of public figures, including fellow Armstrong moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, who tweeted photos many saw as a pointed response to the omission.
