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Hidden Figures (2016)

December. 10,2016
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7.8
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PG
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The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

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Lucybespro
2016/12/10

It is a performances centric movie

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Claysaba
2016/12/11

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

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CommentsXp
2016/12/12

Best movie ever!

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Donald Seymour
2016/12/13

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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GlennE
2016/12/14

Tedious and not enough time spent on the space technology. Implausible in places, like when Dorothy "fixes" the computer, it would not be possible without knowing the machine architecture. The men, apart from Harrison, were made to look stupid. IBM would not send incompetent technicians to such a high profile client like NASA. Too much of a political agenda for my liking, I thought it would be a lot better, rather disappointing.

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pitsiponi
2016/12/15

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.

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The Movie Diorama
2016/12/16

I'm sure many of you didn't know who Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan or Mary Jackson were before watching this. And now that you have watched it, you've come out fully informed right? Thus, this historically significant event during the space race of the 60s has done its job, with excellence might I add. The three coloured women mentioned above were all working for NASA in different departments. Using their intellect and self-determination, they must overcome the obstacles of Virginia's enforced segregation policy in order to achieve their maximum potential in their careers. Immediately I was drawn in by the chemistry of our three leading ladies. Henson, Spencer and Monáe did not succumb to the typical role of playing a minority. No no, they embraced the chance to showcase the power, confidence and, most importantly, sass that coloured women took pride in. It's about standing up to the conformities of 60s America, not just laying down on your back because a white man told you to! It gives me great pleasure to see films like this that present equality and the requirement of teamwork regardless of gender, race etc. still being produced today. The narrative beautifully blends the intellectual assignments of NASA with petty racial segregating amenities. One coloured women's bathroom? A kettle just for coloured folk? It's outrageous that disgusting actions like those actually happened. This is why we need films like this, to ensure we never regress to such a primal state of mind in society. For that, this film succeeds. Always brought a smug smile to my face when any of these characters show off and solve a fiendishly difficult calculation that the other employees could not answer. The script allows these characters to be developed by portraying their personal lives as well. It is a bloated subject where certain areas are underdeveloped like the family lives and the new flourishing romance. However, an important and well crafted film.

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proud_luddite
2016/12/17

Based on a true story: In 1961, three black women are friends who work at a research center for NASA in the state of Virginia. All are brilliant mathematicians and have greater qualifications that would exceed those of their current jobs. They include Katherine (Goble) Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson), a genius mathematician, Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), an aspiring engineer, and Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), a computer expert and aspiring supervisor. "Hidden Figures" is based on the non-fiction book by Margot Lee Shetterley.This movie is an entertaining piece of NASA history (including John Glenn's first launch into space) with a special focus. It is occasionally jingoistic ('we gotta beat those Russians in the space race') and with occasional cheesy music to underline a budding romance which is easily foreseen. But it is ultimately a fine story that very ably highlights the stresses and frustrations of regular working life with the added humiliation of segregation in the workplace.Indeed, some of the people in the film were composite characters from the book and there were some incidents in the film that didn't actually happen. One of the most over-the-top "Hollywood" scenes is one where Kevin Costner (as Katherine's boss) is wielding a pick axe (those who've seen the movie will know what I mean). Despite these liberties with the truth, the scenes of segregation still had the right effect of outraging the viewer. The highlight is a scene in which Katherine, who had been timid up to a point, has a perfect meltdown scene (Hanson's best moment in a fine performance). Part of this build-up included the stress of having a very annoying senior peer (played by Jim Parsons) who knows he is less smart than she is and tries to dominate her as much as he can. (Incidentally, "Loving", another movie released in late 2016 also highlighted racist laws in Virginia during the same time period.)The directing by Theodore Melfi is rather conventional in a Hollywood way yet the effect worked by the end as I wanted to stand up and cheer during the closing credits. After the film, I pondered the question: how many other hidden histories are waiting to be told?

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