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I can see why they omitted the planting of the flag. SPOILER. Considering that they only land on the moon right at the end of the film, and considering that the film was essentially about Neil Armstrong coming to terms with his daughter's death, it made sense not to kill the well-built momentum and the rather affecting finale by taking time out to show the flag-planting (which in the context of the the finale wouldn't in any way serve the very personal story the filmmakers were telling).

I don't for a second believe the omission is some form of revisionist history; it's about telling a well-paced story. As important a historical moment as the flag-planting was, it would have taken away from the heartbreaking moment where Neil lets go of his daughter's wristband. It's about storytelling: about knowing what to focus on to make the most effective and moving story.

Also, I disagree that the filmmakers were claiming that sending a man to the moon was an immoral waste of money; they were merely showing what was a very real concern by a number of Americans at the time that the money spent on space exploration could be spent on other things. And to balance that scene (and very real concern), they showed what a staggering achievement landing on the moon actually was.

Hilarious post! The entire time spent on the moon was about Armstrong and his feelings about it. It wasn't a historic documentation of the time spent there. And, it only ran for a few minutes. Plus, you can see the flag was planted.

Go to a Trump rally and hush.

I'm surprised they didn't use the LGBTBBQLOLWTF flag instead. Fuck liberal Hollywood

I finally saw the movie. It just proved how reactionary, populist and pathetic American conservative so-called patriots are. What a big nothingburger.

Do you know what the real "planting" was like? It wasn't a planting at all, it was 45 minutes of tweaking and fucking around until it stood the right way. Not to mention it wouldn't fit at the moment / pace of the film. They even showed the flag ffs. This is such a non-issue - you people are such a joke. Just as bad as SJWs.

Edit: Also, beyond even what I mentioned before, I think there's value to having a more objective perspective on the whole thing, instead of it just being about 'Merica, fuck yeah. We are all ultimately one species.