My Thoughts on Hidden Figures
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| Hidden Figures Movie Poster 20th Century Fox |
So, I just finished hidden figures and I honestly liked it
more than I thought I would. The movie follows three black women who work for NASA
during the 1960’s and it shows the struggle of not only women in the workforce but
black women in the workforce. The main plot point was the launch of the
friendship 7, which allowed the first US astronaut to orbit the earth.
Overall, I thought it was a fantastic movie. The fact that
it was two hours did worry me a bit because I wasn’t sure if the movie was going
to be drawn out or not, because a lot of historical movies tend to just keep
going and they often don’t feel like they go anywhere. I was happy that the
pacing kept up well and there never really seemed to be a lull in the movie’s
atmosphere. I loved all the acting as well, especially with Jim Parson’s
character and his interaction with Katherine. He was extremely unlikable and discriminatory
against her, but she just kept pushing forward, and it really showed a dynamic
of what that part of the country was like at the time.
I always found learning about the 50’s and 60’s quite
interesting, especially given a lot of the feelings towards racism that we’re
seeing right now. To me I find it incredible that, at one point, we had
segregated restrooms, cafeterias, libraries, and basically every common thing
you see in a city. While the segregation in Wisconsin probably wasn’t as bad as
it was in the southern US, I still find incredibly hard to even imagine a society
that worked like it did way back then. Obviously, I can’t ignore the fact that
it segregation still exists today and there are many people who still think
like they did in the 60’s, I get that. But for me personally I couldn’t treat
people like that, and that might just be because I was born now but still.
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