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\nI know Hidden Figures was a popular movie, and has received ridiculously high praise from both audiences and critics alike, but I thought it was simply alright. Nothing outstanding, or deserving of any particular praise, just another...\nI know Hidden Figures was a popular movie, and has received ridiculously high praise from both audiences and critics alike, but I thought it was simply alright. Nothing outstanding, or deserving of any particular praise, just another mundane Hollywood biopic, only with 3 characters instead of 1. Unfortunately, as with any Hollywood movie like this, it undermines its own narrative by falsifying the story, but I don’t really see how that could’ve been avoided here. ------------------------------------------------------------ references Beverly Golemba, Human Computers: The Women in Aeronautical Research, unpublished manuscript 1994, NASA Langley Archives, (there are some typos and incorrect dates because it is a manuscript) ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS contribute to my Patreon LET'S CONNECT ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about African American female mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other missions. The film also features Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan and Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson, with Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell and Mahershala Ali in supporting roles. Principal photography began in March 2016 in Atlanta and was wrapped up in May 2016. Hidden Figures was released on December 25, 2016, by 20th Century Fox, received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $229 million worldwide. It was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2016[4] and was nominated for numerous awards, including three Oscars (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Spencer) and two Golden Globes (Best Supporting Actress for Spencer and Best Original Score). It won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #History #HiddenFigures #KatherineJohnson #MaryJackson #DorothyVaughan #Review #BasedOnATrueStory #NASA #segregation #JimCrow\n
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