Celebrating unsung heroines of the Space Race...
In 1961, Virginia, the home of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was still a state in which segregation was law. “Hidden Figures” tells the story of three black women mathematicians working for NASA when the United States is racing against Russia to get a man into space.<br /><br />This was early in the development of electronic computers and NASA still needed human beings to do the complex mathematical calculations that would determine rocket trajectories, landing coordinates, and other key figures. Black women were among those who painstakingly determined those calculations. Segregated by sex and race, these women worked out of a cramped, basement office marked “Black Computers.”<br /><br />Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) gets transferred to the flight planning team because they need her mathematical expertise. Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) is doing the work of a supervisor without either the title or commensurate pay despite her polite requests. Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) works with the engineers but is blocked from advancing her education to become an engineer because blacks are not permitted in the school that offers the necessary courses.<br /><br />Pressure is on NASA because the Russians have just succeeded in putting a man into space and President Kennedy has promised that America will put a man on the moon within the decade. Project manager Al Harrison (Kevin Costner), determined to fast-track the project, drives his all white male staff and brings in the most qualified person to check their calculations — Katherine.<br /><br />Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, the story of these three women and the everyday pressures they face dealing with indignities, condescension, and outright racism at work and in every aspect of their lives is the heart of the film. The bias was by no means confined to black people. There are virtually no women of any race on the inner-circle teams charged with getting the Mercury astronauts into space and back safely to earth. So the three central characters face double-edged on-the-job discrimination.<br /><br />Director Theodore Melfi beautifully recreates the look of the early 1960s in overall production design, including costumes and hairdos reflecting fashions of the period, vintage cars by the dozens, and the prevailing attitude of white people that black co-workers are inferior. Oddly, not a single character in the film smokes in an era when smoking was far more widespread than today.<br /><br />Ms. Henson (Cookie from TV’s “Empire”) anchors the film and gets most of the screen time. With thick glasses and the seasoned ability to know how to speak to her employers without appearing “uppity,” her Katherine conveys an inner seething kept under control. We see how hurt she is by thoughtless comments, insulting attitudes, and the racist and sexist tenor of the times, yet she perseveres, succeeding despite having to work with information blacked out in key places because she lacks security clearance. She brings to life a woman who was a pioneer though she only wanted to do her job.<br /><br />Ms. Monae (“Moonlight”), as Mary, is the most outspoken of the group, though she, too, must constantly monitor and edit herself. Encouraged by the engineering team leader to go after what she wants, she turns to the law to right an injustice that keeps her from taking the classes that will allow her to become an engineer.<br /><br />Ms. Spencer’s Dorothy is sharp and very good with mechanical things, as evidenced by the film’s first scene, in which she gets a broken-down car up and rolling. This aptitude later helps her find a place for herself in NASA as it transfers its calculations from human beings to a room-sized IBM computer that no one seems to know how to operate.<br /><br />Director Melfi tells a good story without becoming preachy and didactic. He has a subtle touch and we see the discrimination of the period in the looks, the measured dialogue, and the reactions of Katherine, Dorothy, and Mary. It’s amazing that this story hasn’t been told until now. It celebrates the hard work of bright individuals who had to endure marginalization because of their gender and the color of their skin.<br /><br />“Hidden Figures” is rated PG.<br /><br />Bonus extras on the 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include the featurette “It All Adds Up: The Making of Hidden Figures,” deleted scenes, audio commentary by director Theodore Melfi and actress Taraji P. Henson, a behind-the-scenes look at the Georgia filming, and photo gallery. A digital HD copy is included.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)-brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big..