re: So “First Man” is supposed to be a Armstrong & landing on the moon biopic- w/o USA Flag?

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Gosling said he didn’t think Armstrong “viewed himself as an American hero.”

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I think people are overlooking the "hero" part of that statement, which was in context of the conversation about his humility and insistence on recognizing the efforts of everyone involved. Here is what immediately preceded the "American Hero" comment in the Telegraph article:

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I also think Neil was extremely humble, as were many of these astronauts, and time and time again he deferred the focus from himself to the 400,000 people who made the mission possible.

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He was reminding everyone that he was just the tip of the iceberg - and that's not just to be humble, that's also true.

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