Analysis Of The Film Hidden Figures

The film Hidden Figures is based on a true story and adapted from the book ‘Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race’ by Margot Lee Shetterly. The movie is centered around a trio of African-American women who worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and played an essential role in sending John Glenn to space amidst a burgeoning Space Race between the United States of America and Russia. Based in Hampton, Virginia in the 1960’s, film depicts the deep racism and sexism prevalent in the United States at that time. The film provides a glimpse of the stark realities that black women faced at the time. From the segregated bathrooms and

The 2016 historical / drama film, Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi explores the themes of racism and sexism in America during the 1960’s. These themes expresses Theodore Melfi’s intention of this film is displaying that sexism and racism is hard to abolish. Melfi uses visual and verbal features of dialogue, costume and symbolism to contribute to the director’s intention.

Hidden Figures is a 2016 film that recounts the story of three incredible black women in NASA history: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. The film largely sheds light on the experiences of these three women working as computers for NASA during 1960s segregated America. Public restrooms are separated between the whites and coloreds, the white male patriarchy dominates the field, and as always, racism is alive and well. During the film, the political unrest of the country is present and very much of conversation, and as these three women navigate their way throughout society with positions no one expects them to hold, they quite literally make history through their groundbreaking work, history

Furthermore, one final cinematic device noticed that was mentioned in Ramirez-Berg’s piece was sound effects. Throughout the movie, if the scene was in a run-down area of the city, there were police sirens as well as people yelling in the background noises for the scene. These sound effects represent “dangerousness” in that area of the city, where many of the students of color lived (Ramirez-Berg 49). The sound effects “device” was one that was not so obvious for me to recognize when discussing human stereotypes in

The emotional reaction that the filmmakers intended for anyone who watch this film is that no matter what skin, hair and eye color is no one deserves to be labeled. No race should be discriminated and criticize. We should all get along and just be proud of where our roots come from. This film also intended for everyone who watch this film, is that there should not have to be obstacles to be proud of your own race.

The use of various camera techniques such as canted frames, low-angled, high-angled and close up shots, as well as camera distance, enhances the struggle between the characters. The use of such techniques not only allows the audience to get an extensive insight into the many different characters, but also helps us understand the relationships between them and how all of these factors contribute to the overarching theme of racism in the film. The use of these camera rapid movements

Throughout Margot Lee Shetterly’s “Hidden Figures” she portrays exactly how African American women in the 1950’s overcame social obstacles to become successful in their fields. She exposes the careers of 3 women who have overcome these hurdles to not only succeed, but excel in their fields! Shetterly believes the trio has blazed trails that has allowed others to follow in their footsteps. In fact, the three women have become role models for the younger generations. As a young adult, I believe a role model is someone who displays not only good character, but is also admired for their accomplishments in life. One such person who has become a role model to me is Benjamin Carson, M.D. His success, much like the three characters in this book

The central theme of the film is simple: Everyone is prejudiced -- black, white, Asian, Iranian and, we are responsible, anyone from any other racial or ethnic group. We all carry around racial/ethnic baggage that’s filled with unfair stereotypes, long-stewing grievances, raw anger, and crazy fears. Even when we think we have made progress, we find ourselves caught in frustratingly complex racial webs

So much of what we do, say and feel is based on context (Kellner). In one group somethings are acceptable while the same actions or words in another group are not. Dropping an F-bomb at the bar with your friends is much different than during a job interview or perhaps in front of your mother. The context for viewing this movie is a class where we look for and acknowledge the stigma of racial stereotypes as presented by media. People, for the most part, do not go to the movies thinking about stereotypes or racism.

In the movie, Katherine Johnson was a mathematician at NASA. For one of the space flights, they had to try and get John Glenn to orbit the Earth. Katherine’s two head coworkers would always go into important meetings that they kept telling her she couldn’t attend. Her boss told her that it was because no blacks or women go into these meetings. After constant asking, Katherine’s boss finally gives in. During one of the meetings, they are trying to find the perfect landing spot for the rocket. No one in the room knows what to do and how to solve the problem so Katherine steps in and shows everyone that she can solve their problems. (Melfi). Katherine was very intelligent and everyone took her for granted. After that meeting, her boss wanted her to do more and more things. Before the rocket took off, everyone thought there was an error in the landing coordinates. Katherine had just been fired so her boss called her in immediately because they couldn’t mess this up (Melfi). That just proves that blacks and women can do anything that whites and men can do. No one should be told that they can’t do something because of their skin color or their gender. During this period of time, racism began to be more directed to more people than just blacks. Gender has always been a big role but now mixed with race, it became an even bigger problem. Men felt that women, especially black women weren’t meant to be in the spotlight, doing big things with their lives. This movie just goes to show that blacks and women can do anything a man can do. We all have the same brain, and we can all get the same knowledge if all people were given the same

To show that the white women are large and incharge the director idealizes the low angle shot especially when the Hilly is blaming Aibileen for stealing. This shows Hilly’s dominance over Aibileen. Because of camera angle throughout the movie, we can see that race in this movie plays a prominent role. Another way we can see racism in the movie is by the words used. The words “negro” and even “nigger” are spoken way too often throughout the movie.

Hidden Figures is a movie about three, strong, independent black women in a time of segregation who all work for Nasa. They all have goals that they are trying to reach, but the color of their skin is preventing them. All three of them are computers, which are people who are good with numbers who check and run all the numbers that NASA gives them to see if they are correct, and to fix them where they are wrong. These three women are the brains behind the largest space launching of the time, the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Katherine Johnson is in the room where all the mathematical problems are being solved for the launching and her one goal is to get her name on a paper published for NASA, because her mathematical skills are

In the movie they was definitely has a pull and push with femininity and masculinity in the reading the Representing women they state that “gender ideology constructs femininity as inferior to masculinity.”(p.96) in the film you see the male characters acting like they were much smarter than the black characters. There was scene where Jim Parsons character was visibly upset that Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson) was hire to double check his work. He believe that she was inferior to him because she was black and a

(((((((make more intriguing)))))) Hidden Figures is a feel-good movie that is based on a true story. The story line takes place in Hampton Virginia, in 1961, a time when racism and male superiority was a big problem. As three female African-American geniuses working for NASA, take on obstacles that are being thrown their way and make something positive out of it, all while trying to send an American man to space to orbit the earth. ((((space race)))))

Motif in the film can be considered as an item which helps reveal the theme of the film that repeated several times throughout the film. “Racial discrimination” was shown throughout the whole movie as playing a supporting role in order to develop Owens’ characterization. In this movie, the