Watch Interstellar

So the Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man, doesn't show him planting the Stars and Stripes on the moon.

We here at William Stroock aren't going to judge a film we haven't seen.

As it is we're sure the missing flag is only an oversight.

We'd like to take this opportunity to talk about Interstellar. If you haven't seen it, go watch it. Go now!

Ok, we'd like to draw attention to the film's concluding shot:

That's an astronaut  (Anne Hathaway) alone on a far away planet. As far as she knows, mankind's survival is in her hands. Look at the scene. The night is closing in, the base lights are on and above them flies the American flag, proud and defiant against the encroaching dark.

Director Christopher Nolan is a genius, and he made sure to include the American Flag.