Hidden Figures (2016)

I loved the story of women and numbers during the movie.

Three brilliant people aim to have great careers at NASA. But this is 1961. And they are women. And black.Our three women - and I use the word "our" because this film is so effective at helping you to identify with them - are maths whiz Katherine (Taraji P Henson), trailblazing computer programmer Dorothy (Viola Davis), and engineer Mary (Janelle Monae). All three are gifted beyond even their contemporaries at NASA, but all three are held back by the double "handicaps" of sex and colour. This film tells their stories.There are several stories here - as well as the individual stories of the three women, there is also the story of fighting to get John Glenn into orbit and safely returned to Earth, and a variety of what would be called sub-plots if this were fiction.But it isn't fiction. Dramatised for the screen, yes, but the substance here is true, and it is sobering to realise that the colour bar in the USA was fully operational so recently.For all that we are presented with a dispiriting picture of how things were, we are never lectured to. This film is rich and heartwarming, helped by the portrayal of these three great women whose achievements and real-life pictures are shown with the end credits. These are strong characters, nicely drawn. We like them, and are pleased to see that their abilities and achievements are finally recognised. The performances here are all good - the principals hold the film, of course. but Kevin Costner as the Head of the Mission Control maths department is another sympathetic character, while Kirsten Dunst and Jim Parsons are effectively less so.The period detail is good. The film is paced well, subject only to a bit too much time given to Katherine's half-mile runs to the toilet. And there is quite a lot of humour. For a two-hour film, the time never drags. And, for a film which addresses a worthy, socially important subject, it never forgets to be entertaining.I enjoyed this rather more than some of the other Best Film contenders for this year's Oscars.

The amount of racist twaddle on these reviews is disgusting!! 'It never happened' ' true story, means made up by Hollywood'?????!!!!!! This movie IS based on a true story, and one we should all know since its about the underdog, people who do not get recongised, and yes for ANY reason not just due to their colour! I'm sorry to say but in this era, there was racism and discrimination just like it is now! by people afraid they are going to die out!!?! Anyway just watch the film, enjoy it and if your get annoyed at it hopefully it will be at the cinematography or something! Xx

Last night i was browsing my cable for a good movie to watch. I came across this one, checked its IMDB rating and though to myself "seems legit, let's watch it". After finishing it, i thought "I need to create an IMDB account and review this movie/farse". So you wanna watch a serious movie about racism? There are masterpieces out there. American History X comes in mind right away. A true anti-racist statement. Just ignore Hidden Figures. I can imagine how this movie was created. A bunch of people got into a room and said "let's create a movie that is politically correct in every frame possible". There is a scene in this movie which, I'd say, sums up the entire movie. The launch team is not entirely sure about the trajectory of the rocket. So John Glenn all suited up in his space suit, is delaying the rocket launch sequence, standing by the rocket, waiting by the phone for the brilliant black girl to call and confirm the trajectory. I mean....... really? This really happened? It is just propaganda and it's blatant. This movie just promotes an agenda and has nothing to do with cinematography. To summarize. This movie is trash. Just watch American History X.