Neil Armstrong's Sons Fire Back: 'First Man' Isn't "Anti-American"

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4. Planting the flag in the regolith

proved to be daunting due to the hardness of the surface around the landing site.
Flag planting was something of an afterthought considering all that needed to be done just to get there alive.
The fact that it was placed far too close to the lander, which was also their launch platform, resulted
in the flag being knocked over from the blast of the ascent stage engine when they departed.
The 11 crew rarely spoke of that part of the flight, and I don't blame them.
Perhaps that had some bearing on the director paying less attention to that moment.
Armstrong was a heroic pilot long before he began training for the moon, but it was the quiet dignity
in which he led his amazing life that outshines any single moment of it.

FIRST MAN is a good read, I'm looking forward to the film.

If you really want to understand the Apollo experiences in exquisite detail, pick up Andrew Chaikens
"A Man on the Moon" it was the basis for the HBO series, and probably the best written account
available.