


    • Excellent performance by the leading ladies Taraji .p. Henson (Katherine Johnson) ,Octavia Spencer (Dorothy Vaughan) and Janelle Monae (Mary Jackson).
    • It was a fresh story that most people have never heard before.
    • Accurate depiction of the racial divisions in the 1960’s.

Dorothy Vaughan: “Separate and equal are two different things. Just ’cause it’s the way, doesn’t make it right, understand?”

Mary Jackson: “Every time we get a chance to get ahead they move the finish line. Every time.”

Karl Zielinski: “Mary, a person with an engineer’s mind should be an engineer. You can’t be a computer the rest of your life.”
Mary Jackson: “Mr. Zielinski, I’m a negro woman. I’m not gonna entertain the impossible.”
Mary Jackson: “I wouldn’t have to. I’d already be one.”

John Glenn: “Let’s get the girl to check the numbers.”
Al Harrison: “The girl?”
John Glenn: “Yes, Sir.”
Al Harrison: “You mean Katherine?”

Hidden Figures is a very inspirational movie about 3 black women that overcame their obstacles to reach the pinnacle of their fields of work.
The overlooked advances from individuals forgotten by history provides a cutting edge perspective into the historical event. This movie should motivate women to venture into male dominated fields and know that they too can excel and contribute to world changing events.


4 out of 5


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